BIRD

Ten million red-billed quelea rest at the waterhole during their migration. These small birds are prey for larger birds, including steppe eagles. One quelea escapes the jaws of a terrapin only to be spotted by an eagle and must hide in a log before attempting ...

After their parents leave the nest for the winter, their three young ones are left to fend for themselves. The parents don't teach the young ospreys how to dive and catch fish, so they must teach themselves.

The ospreys are having a housing crisis. They want to nest up high, but there are not enough spots for the birds that have come to breed. The only way for the young, less-experienced birds to get a good nest site is to steal one.

Ostrich: the largest and heaviest living bird. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Aves Order: | Struthioniformes Family: | Struthionidae Genus: | Struthio There are two living species of ostrich: the common ostrich (Struthio camelus) and the Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes). Size and ...

A veteran pair of ospreys return home to a Connecticut saltmarsh. Over one summer they must battle their enemies, withstand the elements, and hunt hundreds of fish, all to raise the next generation of these consummate sea hawks.

  Peacock (or peafowl): any of three species of birds of the pheasant family Phasianidae. AKA: The male is a peacock, the female is a peahen and the babies are peachicks. All are peafowl. Kingdom: | Animalia Class: | Aves Order: | Galliformes Family: | ...

Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): an upland ground bird native to North America. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Aves Order: | Galliformes Family: | Phasianidae Subfamily: | Meleagridinae Genus: | Meleagris Species: | Meleagris gallopavo There are five subspecies of North American wild ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDHHqe7Ay-Q   Watch an osprey family in the Long Island Sound. The chicks were born in June 2021 and are being tenderly cared for by their parents. Filmmaker Jacob Steinberg from CosmoVision Media has been following and filming these osprey parents for several years and ...

When their lily pad home is threatened by a crocodile, this devoted father jacana saves his chicks by tucking one under each wing and carrying them to safety.