David Attenborough's Life Of Birds (DVD 2000)

This magnificent series celebrates the incredible variety of the world's best-loved creatures and provides fresh insight into their fascinating way of life. Contains all ten episodes, from the popular BBC series with David Attenborough.

To Fly or Not to Fly: When the dinosaurs disappeared, some birds abandoned flight and made a bid to take over the earth. And some are still doing so today.

The Mastery of Flight: Speed, endurance and unrivalled agility are the hallmarks of the aces of the skies.

The Insatiable Appetite: A diversity of bill shapes and sizes have evolved to cope with all the most difficult-to-find foods, but some birds still need tools.

Meat Eaters: Both hunters and scavengers need incredible strategies and skills to compete for their elusive prey.

The Demands of the Egg: The drive to reproduce is fraught with danger.

The Problems of Parenthood: Bringing up offspring is a full-time job that requires some very special skills.

The Limits of Endurance: Changes and disasters wrought by both nature and man create new challengers.

Fishing for a Living: The earth's vast areas of fresh and salt water provide dinner for millions of birds.

Signals and Songs: Communication makes everything possible.

Finding Partners: Extroardinary displays and bizarre mating rituals.

If there is something you want to know about birds, it is right here in The Life Of Birds. Sir David Attenborough is a very talented presenter and conservationist. BBC documentaries are unbeatable.