| SECRETS OF NATURE - THE BITTERN Bittern on its nest, hatching eggs, attacking predators, feeding young etc. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6552 |
| Catalog #: | 488026 | |
| Clip Number: | 488026-4 | |
| Orginal Film: | DOCUMENTARIES | |
| Timecode: | 01:39:56 - 01:42:54 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/BIRDS: Bittern ANIMALS/GENERAL: Baby Animals ANIMALS/GENERAL: Behavior, Mating & Reproduction ANIMALS/GENERAL: Dwelling, Nests ANIMALS/GENERAL: Endangered ANIMALS/GENERAL: Wildlife LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England SCENICS: Wetland / Marsh or Swamp | |
| Description: | Bittern in flight. Mother is off to get food for babies. The baby birds are called: "golliwogs" by the narrator. We see the babies in the nest. Mother feeds them bits of partially digested fish. Baby bird eats a piece of reed by mistake. The babies squawk when the mother leaves the nest. They are very cute and fuzzy. Mother feeds them again and sits over them to keep them warm. Baby pulls a mother's beak to get her to cough up some more food. Sunset over the Fens: "...sending holidaymakers home across the broads". | |
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