简介：Travelingfromwildcoastlinestourbanhabitats,thisfascinatingBBCnaturalhistoryseriesfollowshostandwildlifeexpertIoloWilliamsasheexploresthebehaviorofbirds.JoinWilliamsasheinvestigateshowandwhybirdscommunicate,thebreedingandnestingbehaviorofbirds,thesurvivalchallengesthatbirdsencounter,aswellasanin-depthstudyrevealingbirds'abilitytofly,theintricatedesignoftheirbeaksandhowtheircolorandcamouflageenablesthemtoliveinmanydifferenthabitats.Thisgroundbreakingseriesrevealseveryaspectoftheirlivesfromsurvivingharshwinterstoavoidingdeadlypredators. Episode1:DawnChorus Duration:00:30:22 Thisfilmexaminestheearlymorningactivitiesofbirds.FeaturedisthesecretlifeofbirdcallsStudiedistheWelshnaturalhabitatinwhichthebirdslive,theefforttoidentifythebirdsthroughtheirsoundsandcalls,andbirdcallstobothmateandmarktheirterritory.Thoughmostbirdscallformates,thewoodpeckerdrums.Alsohighlighted:thechallengesfacedbybirdsnestinginurbanareas,birdslivinginareaswithoutmanysuitableperches,warningcalls,RavenandGrousecalls,andcommunicationinlargegroups. Episode2:FeatheringtheNest Duration:00:30:17 Thisepisodehighlightsthevariedmatingritualsandfamilylifeofbirds.Examinedisthematingseasonphysicalchangesofspecies,matingsong,andmatingdisplaysofflightforspecieswithpoorsongandlittlecolor.Alsostudiedisthephysicalmatingprocess,nestconstructionandlocation-includingcliffnesting-theunendingsearchforfood,andfeedingyoung. Episode3:LivingontheEdge Duration:00:30:26 Thechickshavehatched,andallseemswell,untildisaster-manytypesofdisaster-oftenstrikes.Thisfilmexaminesthethreatofpredatorstonewly-hatchedchicks,howbirdspreventtheiryoungfrombeingeatenbypredators,andhowtheydefendthemselvesagainsttheelements.Also:theeffectofmildconditionsfoolingbirdsintomatingatthewrongtimeofyear,thebenefitsofspringtimeinWalesandthechallengesofharshwinterconditions,feedinginbothclearandinclementweather,theroleofpersonalhygieneinsurvival,andautumnandwintertimemigration. Episode4:LivingwithUs Duration:00:30:20 Thisfilmfocusesonthelifeofbirdsasitisinfluencedbythepresenceofman.Examinedisthenecessaryadaptationtoco-existside-by-sidewithpeopleandotheranimalsandbirds'abilitytotakeadvantageofman'sstructuresandmaterials,particularlydiscardedmaterials.Featuredisthelifeofurbanbirds,thebrilliantdisplaysavailabletobirdwatchersthankstoafamiliaritybetweenthespecies,thereplacementofcliffsbymanmadestructuresasnestingspots,andfeedingfromhumantrash. Episode5:DesignedForaWelshLife Duration:00:30:37 ThefinalfeatureexamineshowspecieshaveadaptedtoWales,regardlessofnaturaldesign.Studiedisthepurposeandusageofthebeak,varioustypesandusesoffeet,takingadvantageofthenaturalgeographyandresourcesavailable,theuniqueJaywhichusescolorandsongasbothanattractantandarepellant,abird'snaturalcamouflage,andvariedusesforflight.…