The Life of Birds (1998)

Name: The Life of Birds
Genre: Documentary, Family
Rating: 8.9
Cast: David Attenborough

Documentary · Family

In the documentary series produced by the BBC, The Life of Birds, Sir David Attenborough unveils a new investigation into the behaviour of birds, perfectly adapted animals that conquer the air. This ten-part series reveals the secret of the birds' great success, their remarkable strategies for finding food, their complex social systems, and their ingenious and often bizarre ways of mating and breeding. From the high speed of large airborne hunters to long distance migrations or the bright colors of nectar feeding hummingbirds, this is the ultimate bird series that every ornithologist should not miss.

IMDb rating: 8.9 (3,124 votes)
Episode average: 8.7 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

David Attenborough Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

8.73 avg 10 episodes 8.7 → 8.8 50 min avg

Consistent

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	To Fly or Not to Fly?	8.7	110
2	The Mastery of Flight	8.6	100
3	The Insatiable Appetite	8.8	97
4	Meat-Eaters	8.7	95
5	Fishing for a Living	8.8	92
6	Signals and Songs	8.9	98
7	Finding Partners	8.7	90
8	The Demands of the Egg	8.7	93
9	The Problems of Parenthood	8.6	89
10	The Limits of Endurance	8.8	93