Water Birds (1968)
6 minutes - Colour

A lyrical account of the colour and movement of waterfowl enhanced by the piano preludes of Debussy. Russian red-breasted geese, Chinese mandarin duck, Arctic eiders and many other species, including some familiar British waterfowl,display their finest plumage, chase, wash and preen. This film was made specially for BBC colour television from the film taken at the Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge, during location work on Wild Wings.

16mm


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