Bird Movies

By some measures, it’s a tiny country, just .03% of the Earth’s landmass. But when it comes to wildlife, Costa Rica is an ecological...

Quaint observation of the birds around Lake Eola in downtown Orlando, Florida.

After a short history on bees and bee-keeping, we find Windy the bear's attempts to steal honey from a bee hive (he is teaching his son the "right"...

A homeless musician finds meaning in his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots.

The remarkable story of one woman raising an army of over 10,000 people to help save one of the rarest birds on Earth from the depths of extinction.

A clever parrot becomes the sole witness to a violent murder and may hold the answers when it mimics the victim's final words.

Composed of serious and funny musical scenes, an exploration of the virtues of translation and desire for communication between humans and birds....

A renowned actress's world takes a strange turn when a peculiar entity suddenly begins to plague her life, blending the line between what's real and...

Narrated by David Attenborough, this film explores the private life of a pair of Barn Owls. Often associated with folklore and magic, there can be...

An evil man with bread arms trying to be eviler with varying degrees of success.

In the remote deserts of Australia lives an elusive nocturnal bird called the Night Parrot. Virtually nothing is known of its ecology. It disappeared...

Footage of the seabirds found in the Shetland Isles. One of a group of films made by Jenny Brown and bought by John Grierson for the GPO Film Library...

Colorful puffins, which pop in and out of underground burrows they've dug in an islands' meager soil; the slender, graceful Arctic terns, which make...

Captivated by its sweet song, an emperor takes a nightingale into his palace as his companion. But when the emperor shows more interest in a...

The peculiar trait of the cuckoo, which tricks another bird into hatching her egg for her, is shown in color photography.

While hunting, the Peregrine Falcon can reach speeds of over 90 miles per hour. During its aerial displays, it holds the all-time speed record of 242...

Arne Sucksdorff’s short documentary observes gulls raiding nests and stealing eggs with ruthless persistence. Though presented as pure nature...

Documentary about kookaburras