Natural world

[Dan Salter]

Hmm i thought we had a "Natural World" thread but i cant seem to find it?

Anyhooo....its been a great series so far..i have enjoyed some more than others...particularly the snow leopard and the earth pilgrim...wasnt overly blown away with simon kings tiger, but thats not to say it wasnt any good ...and tonights with the gyr falcon and wolves was good but not the best.....BUT....i have a new "Favourite wildlife film moment" contender (personally) when the little long tailed duck chicks ( i think?) were ducking under, then popping up to breath each time the wolf was looking the other way!....absolute classic...loved it.

[JeffH]

I agree Dan, watching those ducklings literally 'ducking and diving' to stay alive was magic

I must say I thoroughly enjoyed last night's programme - excellent footage of the breeding Gyr Falcons and Snowy Owls, with Wolves and Artic Foxes thrown in for good measure - and not a single frame showing a human being ('pilgrim' or not ) throughout the whole 50 minutes.

For me, that's what wildlife programmes are about

Jeff

[PMG]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Hmm i thought we had a "Natural World" thread but i cant seem to find it?

Anyhooo....its been a great series so far..i have enjoyed some more than others...particularly the snow leopard and the earth pilgrim...wasnt overly blown away with simon kings tiger, but thats not to say it wasnt any good ...and tonights with the gyr falcon and wolves was good but not the best.....BUT....i have a new "Favourite wildlife film moment" contender (personally) when the little long tailed duck chicks ( i think?) were ducking under, then popping up to breath each time the wolf was looking the other way!....absolute classic...loved it.

Originally Posted by JeffH

I agree Dan, watching those ducklings literally 'ducking and diving' to stay alive was magic

I must say I thoroughly enjoyed last night's programme - excellent footage of the breeding Gyr Falcons and Snowy Owls, with Wolves and Artic Foxes thrown in for good measure - and not a single frame showing a human being ('pilgrim' or not ) throughout the whole 50 minutes.

For me, that's what wildlife programmes are about

Jeff

Mmmm............ twas very enjoyable - but I have a but I'm afraid - I could hear other things calling in the background - I could even see them flying about during the duck versus wolves wide filming - small waders. Ok they showed ?think it was Bairds Sandpiper and a few American/Pacific Golden Plover but I felt there must have been more waders......... and I've liked to have seen them. Also the skuas - that's not a bird you see filmed that much and I'd have liked a few mins more........

Ok I know it was titled and about two species but I think they could make a programme about the whole island and fill 50 mins surely and show more of what manages a precarious life there........

Its the same when they film in Africa - lions etc yet we know a lot of our summer migrants are in Africa during our winter - when is someone going to film them in Africa for a change - you catch a glimpse and hear swallows around watering holes - come on guys (Simon King?!) its a part of our Brtish wildlife that I'm sure more of us would like to see? The film makers seem to be missing such an opportunity here..............

Pauline

[JeffH]

Fair point Pauline and I'm sure you're right about the film makers missing out on other opportunities.

But personally I much prefer the detailed single/limited-subject type of programmes than the more general bit-of-everthing type.

Still, it just goes to show that individual tastes vary dramatically even amongst groups of people with similar and shared interests - long may we all continue to be different

Jeff

[Dan Salter]

Im with both of you on this...i loved the snow leopard eopisode purely for fixing on one species ( and its prey and habitata) and i ended up using a lot of it in a uni assignment on People and protected areas...

However, i also agree with pmg...and i too was thinking....hmmm...maybe i will get to see some of the migrating waders that go there from here...but we only saw the one. And now i think about it like pmg said, there is never any footage or docs on waders and birds we love in the uk in the places they migrate to?..im also wondering if i have ever seen ruff in their big fancy plumage?..

Still, i cant really fault this series, is it an ongoing series or is this the second as the dvd currently available is of older programs.

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Im with both of you on this...i loved the snow leopard eopisode purely for fixing on one species ( and its prey and habitata) and i ended up using a lot of it in a uni assignment on People and protected areas...

However, i also agree with pmg...and i too was thinking....hmmm...maybe i will get to see some of the migrating waders that go there from here...but we only saw the one. And now i think about it like pmg said, there is never any footage or docs on waders and birds we love in the uk in the places they migrate to?..im also wondering if i have ever seen ruff in their big fancy plumage?..

Still, i cant really fault this series, is it an ongoing series or is this the second as the dvd currently available is of older programs.

I could be wrong but I think its a really long running series that just reappears from time to time

[aeshna5]

The series has been going for years, possibly decades!

Last night's programme was superb + I thoroughly enjoyed it, though can sympathise with Pauline wanting to see some of the other waders. The number of times on wildlife programmes you see out of focus birds, etc in background + you want to see them too!

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

The series has been going for years, possibly decades!

Last night's programme was superb + I thoroughly enjoyed it, though can sympathise with Pauline wanting to see some of the other waders. The number of times on wildlife programmes you see out of focus birds, etc in background + you want to see them too!

or worse those birds you only hear in the background and never see - those fantastic sounds in the rainforest etc where yoiu can't even be sure what it is you are listening to at all!

When I heard my first turtle dove I recognised the noise from African documentaries where there must be a similar dove and a mystery was solved!

[PMG]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

or worse those birds you only hear in the background and never see - those fantastic sounds in the rainforest etc where yoiu can't even be sure what it is you are listening to at all!

When I heard my first turtle dove I recognised the noise from African documentaries where there must be a similar dove and a mystery was solved!

Yes I love the sound of the rain forest but more than that its that I want to see our british species in Africa - I know its a big place - a huge place - but when you read how many of our birds go there to wait out the winter - then in places it must be teeming with stuff.

I think the film makers are missing a trick here..........

Pauline

[paulchandler6]

As usual a very enjoyable series, think I've managed to see them all and am still in awe of the stunning sights and sounds.

Paul