Bird Movies

David Attenborough tells the remarkable story of how these " birds of paradise " have captivated explorers , naturalists, artists, filmmakers and...

This film is about the traditional puffin catch in the Westman Islands and shows the fowlers in action, often performing breathtaking feats in the...

A lively young boy befriends and attempts to raise an abandoned baby jackdaw unbeknownst to his choleric and disapproving father.

Ray Parkes takes in abandoned parrots at his sanctuary in Peachland, British Columbia. Owning a parrot is a huge commitment. They often outlive their...

Nature documentary that takes a breathtaking flight on the wings of birds across six continents and experiences some of the world's greatest natural...

An encounter at Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa shot in 16mm by JMG+PP.

About 50 Amazon parrots live rough on Stuttgart’s streets. They’re not built for the German winter- surviving there takes extraordinary...

Finland’s first nature documentary. The filmmakers’ expedition leads them all the way to the Åland Islands and the Karelian Isthmus.

A witch and a magpie bake a carrot cake together on the anniversary of the witch's roommate's death.

Go deep into the woods to explore the lives of a unique avian family. Woodpeckers come in 239 species and live on every continent except Antarctica...

Devastated by the loss of her baby, Brontë discovers a bird’s nest in her backyard, and with it, an unconventional way to process her...

Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild...

An excellent display of how humans can rehabilitate and restore an area where a heavy industry polluted the water so severely that it was unsuitable...

David Attenborough returns to the island of Madagascar on a very personal quest. In 1960 he visited the island to film one of his first ever...

Swedish filmmaker Mikael Kristersson directs this austere yet beautiful experimental documentary about two European falcons. Shot over the course of...

When a boy is pushed by his Father to steal a rare Peregrine egg, he finds strength in the natural world to stand up to his Father and experiences...

An experimental film about a black market surgery. Exploring the meaning of freedom, pain and relief.

From somewhere along the east coast of South America, an osprey has just flown 4000 miles to a small saltmarsh at the delta of the Connecticut River,...

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