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The Insatiable Appetite

Episode 3 of 10

Natural history of bird life, narrated by David Attenborough. This programme focuses on the remarkable variety of feeding habits employed by birds.

The legendary David Attenborough takes another look at the natural history of bird life. This edition focuses on the remarkable variety of feeding habits employed by birds, from the hummingbird, whose long beak can sup nectar from the deepest blooms, to the acorn woodpecker, which peppers the trunks of trees with hundreds of holes to store enormous quantities of food.

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Thu 13 Nov 201413:10
BBC Two Wales

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Credits

ProducerMike Salisbury
PresenterDavid Attenborough

Broadcasts

  • Wed 4 Nov 199820:00
    BBC One London
  • Wed 13 Jun 200722:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 12 Oct 201310:40
    BBC Two England, Scotland, HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Sat 12 Oct 201316:10
    BBC Two Wales
  • Wed 12 Nov 201413:10
    BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland & Scotland only
  • Thu 13 Nov 201413:10
    BBC Two Wales

The challenges of life for birds, at BBC Nature

The challenges of life for birds, at BBC Nature

As birds are warm-blooded, their eggs have to be incubated, or the embryos will perish.