简介：Discoverthebeauty,brillianceandbehaviourofAustralia'smostconspicuousbirds-parrotsandcockatoosinAustralia:LandofParrots.Multi-awardwinning,naturalhistoryfilmmakersDavidParerandElizabethParer-Cookhaveturnedtheircamerastotheskytocapturethespiritofthesedazzlingbirdswithbreathtakingresults-includingrareandneverbeforeseenfootage-allshotinHD. VarietiesofparrotsandcockatoosthriveacrossAustraliaandofteninlargenumbers.Fromthedenserainforestsofthetropicalnorthtothecold,wind-sweptcoastofsouthernAustraliaandtheariddesertsoftheinterior.Australia:LandofParrotsexploresthespectacularandbizarrebehaviourofAustralia'swildparrotsandcockatoosacrossthevariedlandscapesoftheislandcontinent. InthetropicalrainforestsofnorthernAustraliathefemaleEclectusParrotdefieseveryruleintheevolutionaryrulebook.Insteadofbeingdrab,likemostfemalebirds,she'sbrightlycoloured. Meanwhilethedecade-longdroughtinthecentreofAustraliahasbrokenandbudgerigarsgathertobreed.Timeisshort-theyquicklypairup,layeggsandreartheiryoung,allinthespaceofafewmonths. Parrotsareveryadaptable,thesoutherncoastofAustraliaisbatteredbyfierceweatheryetRockParrotslivealongtheshoreline.Sulphur-crestedCockatoos,LittleCorellasandgalahshavebeenquicktotakeadvantageofopportunitiesarisingfrommodernfarming.Withfoodandwatereasilyavailable,theirpopulationshaveexploded,causinghavocforfarmers. OneofthemostamazingparrotsistherarePalmCockatoowhichlivesupnorth.Imitatingtheircalls,SteveMurphyhasbeentrackingthemforyearstryingtoworkouthowtheyliveandhe'suncoveredsomeamazingbehaviour.…