BBC: Wings 3D Page #4
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Two million converge...
...on this one prime location alone.
But such an astonishing gathering
can hardly be ignored.
The peregrine falcon...
...looking for his evening meal.
It won't be easy.
He's hunting the world's best
aerial flying team.
Their rapid movements
and mesmeric waves...
...confuse the peregrine...
...stopping him locking on
to a single target.
To achieve such defensive synchrony...
...each starling flies in formation...
...with seven of his nearest neighbors.
They move as one...
...with reflexes 10 times faster...
...than any human fighter pilot.
Despite the peregrine's best efforts...
...he has been outmaneuvered
and outperformed.
The tables turn.
A squadron of several thousand birds
chase the peregrine away.
The starlings can finally
come home to roost.
Elsewhere in Italy...
...the southerly migration
of common cranes...
...have taken some over Venice.
Different families take different routes.
Each follows the path taken
Venice was once an area of marshland...
...where migrating cranes
could rest and feed.
The passage of time...
...has seen many changes...
...but still these traditional routes endure.
[HONKING]
[HONKS]
[HONKS]
[HONKS]
Soon, they will take their new family
across the Mediterranean...
...to spend the winter
in the welcoming warmth of North Africa.
Back in North America,
snow geese...
...have also felt
the cold winds blowing...
...and start to head south.
Those taking the eastern route...
...pass through another
of the world's great cities.
[HONKING]
Despite New York's immense
human population...
...the city is a busy crossroads
for traveling birds.
Over 250 different species...
...migrate through each year.
Like the rock formations
of Monument Valley...
...the buildings create uplifts of air...
...helping speed their journey.
[AIR WHISTLING]
[HONKING]
Birds are ever adaptable.
By passing on new knowledge
to their families...
...they have learned to survive
in a world transformed by human hand.
The geese leave New York behind.
[CAR HORN HONKS]
The welcoming warmth
of the Deep South beckons.
As the year draws to an end...
...all the birds stop traveling.
Japanese cranes celebrate the change...
...as they gather in the marshes
of Hokkaido in Japan.
[SQUAWKING]
Their population was once reduced...
...to just 25 birds.
Now, they number well over a thousand.
Gifts of fish left out by local people...
...have helped them thrive once more.
But it's not all Zen serenity.
In winter...
white-tailed eagles
gather here too.
They are notorious bird hunters.
[SQUAWKING]
[SQUAWKING]
Faced with the danger,
the cranes fearlessly fight back.
[SQUAWKING]
They are the largest cranes
in the world.
[SQUAWKING]
For the eagles,
there is a far easier meal:
The food...
...given to the cranes.
The eagles leave...
...and tranquility returns once more.
To the Japanese,
the cranes' courtship dance...
...is a symbol of peace, harmony...
...and long life.
The birds can live for over 60 years...
...making their faithful partnerships...
...among the most enduring of any bird.
The relationships that birds have
with each other...
...and with other animals...
...allows them to thrive
Their flights to find food,
make homes, and rear young...
...embrace countries...
...and continents.
the skills of survival...
...they connect life on earth...
...in ways we are only just beginning...
...to fathom.
For a brief moment, these cranes
may have stopped traveling.
But across the planet
and throughout the seasons...
...the journeys of birds...
...unite the world.
To capture...
...a bird's-eye view,
the team employed the latest...
...state-of-the-art techniques.
On the way...
...they witnessed behavior
that had never been seen before...
...and looked anew at some...
...of the greatest...
...wildlife events on Earth.
Wherever they took us...
...they showed us the world with fresh eyes.
With their help...
...we flew on wings...
...across the world.
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[BICYCLE HORN HONKING]
[CHIRPING]
[MOTOR WHIRRING]
[MOTOR WHIRRING]
[English - US - SDH]
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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