A Bird's Eye View of Earth

This film (drama)Also known asEarthflight，is aUKProducerporn video，At2011Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating9.3(For reference only)。

The meticulously crafted, full HD natural ecological documentary "The Long Flight" by the BBC. Shot over a period of more than three years, it spans six continents, including South America, North America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia, across more than forty countries. The production team used cutting-edge photography equipment, combined novel shooting techniques, and even attached lightweight cameras to the necks of migratory birds, allowing them to lead the way on long journeys across oceans and continents, entering the wondrous world of migratory birds and nature. The program has been praised by The Times of London as a "stunning" work. 　Episode 1 　North America 　The production team’s first stop is North America. A flock of snow geese faces a formidable predator - the American bald eagle. The snow geese quickly band together to combat the fierce enemy. However, a more severe test lies ahead - they must fly over the narrow pathways of the Grand Canyon and withstand turbulent air currents. 　In California, pelicans are flying over the sea, devil rays are swimming freely, and silver salmon are preparing to spawn on the shore; in Alaska, a group of brown bears is catching salmon by the river while bald eagles swoop in to snatch the fish from the bears. In the plains, barn swallows are found beneath the feet of battling bison. 　Viewers can enjoy the world from the perspective of migratory birds, as well as through the lens of egrets observing dolphins stranded by the shore feeding; thousands of waterfowl interact with primeval creatures in the sea; seagulls guide everyone to Mono Lake, showcasing their special skill of opening wide their mouths to catch massive amounts of flies. 　Episode 2 　Africa 　The production team places the camera on the back of a vulture, leading viewers across Africa, the continent with the most animal congregations. Sharks, dolphins, and whales track large schools of tasty sardines, and pelicans hastily open their mouths, diving into the sea to partake in the feast. Large numbers of lesser flamingos gather at the S-shaped Kamfiss Dam in South Africa, searching for food to replenish their energy, prompting ospreys to hunt alongside them. Meanwhile, black-backed gulls follow great white sharks in the sea, hoping to learn some hunting techniques from the ocean's most powerful predator. 　With intricate cameras attached to the eagles' backs and wings, viewers soar above the misty Victoria Falls, diving into the Zambezi River to fish; together with vultures, they observe the migration of wildebeests in the Serengeti, witnessing how they instantly become prey. 　Surrounding the alkaline lake, baboons, hyenas, and other predators lie in wait for the lesser flamingos, compelling them to fend off their attackers. 　From the wings of birds, viewers gaze down on Africa, entering desolate regions! 　Episode 3 　Europe 　Cameras attached to cranes and geese commence a European tour, flying over Venice, the White Cliffs of Dover, and Edinburgh… The white stork leaves Africa, heading towards Istanbul in Europe; while the cranes opt for a simpler flight path, safely arriving at Gibraltar alongside a troop of "bird guardians" monkeys. 　In France, the Camargue’s white horses splash water for a group of new immigrants. The heat of Rome creates a spectacle in the sky as twenty million starlings successfully deceive a peregrine falcon. In Hungary, sand martins catch mayflies in the air, while pelicans slowly glide into the water from the rocks, forming the UK’s most magnificent natural scenery. 　On another front, storks and swallows patiently await the return of their mates to build nests; geese finally establish their home in Svalbard. A group of migratory birds monitors polar bears to prevent them from preying on their chicks. 　The sight of migratory birds freely flying around the Loire Valley, London docks, and Dutch flower gardens is a rare occurrence! 　Episode 4 　South America 　Vultures soar along the Andes, macaws invade the heart of the Amazon, and hummingbirds and vultures marvel at the great natural sights across South America. This journey passes through Machu Picchu, the Nazca Lines, Rio de Janeiro, and Santiago. 　On the beaches of Patagonia, giant petrels encounter orcas preying on seals. At Iguazu Falls, gray swifts leap over the falls, gathering in nests while hummingbirds bathe below. On a hidden patch of Andean land, a group of llamas confronts each other, prompting vultures to take to the sky in flocks. 　On another front, a mother vulture gently nudges her chicks off a 200-meter cliff, starting their flight training. Macaws delve deep into the Amazon in search of medicinal clay, while a mysterious cast of forest animals, including spiders, monkeys, and tapirs, joins them. 　In Peru, vultures take flight while sea lions battle, heading north to await other injured ones. At the Panama Canal, flocks of birds gather. In Costa Rica, black vultures land on turtles that are laying eggs, performing the unique skill of egg tossing in the air. 　Episode 5 　Asia and Australia 　The fifth episode invites viewers to appreciate migratory birds in Asia. The first stop is India, where the sarus cranes encounter a threatening Himalayan resident; geese prefer to take a shortcut, swiftly flying towards their destination at high altitude. 　In Rajasthan, vultures watch tigers hunting, hoping to profit from it; pigeons spot a temple full of rats to satisfy their hunger and guide us to the place with the most camels on earth, even showcasing their skills to evade vultures near the fort of Jodhpur. 9,000 cranes surprisingly spend the winter perched on a barbed wire in downtown a desert city. 　Rainbow lorikeets fly freely along the Gold Coast of Sydney, Australia. In the interior, thousands of white cockatoos circle in the air, while budgerigars fly in flocks over Uluru (Ayers Rock), creating an unprecedented spectacle. 　In China, many swallows and swiftlets fly to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City in Beijing for the winter. In Japan, locals feed their most revered red-crowned cranes, inadvertently attracting a horde of hungry red foxes, white-tailed eagles, and tawny owls; they all forage harmoniously, while beautiful red-crowned cranes gracefully dance in the snow. 　Episode 6 　Flying High 　The final episode of "The Long Flight" reveals how the production team used advanced photography equipment to meticulously present the migratory process, flight dynamics, and life moments of migratory birds to viewers. To capture certain precious and unique flying shots, the production team employed various means to transform into different birds, flying alongside the flocks. In the skies over Kenya, the team designed a glider mimicking the shape of a vulture to fly in sync with them, capturing their flights gracefully up close. In Africa, the team controlled a drone carefully landing next to lesser flamingos to fly together; a photographer also trained a vulture, attaching a lightweight camera to it, successfully documenting its entire journey across African shrubland and capturing rare wild animals brushing past it. 　Some migratory birds got accustomed to the presence of the team, even following the lightweight aircraft across Edinburgh and London. When the storks reached Istanbul, light aircraft and helicopters were already prepared, and equipment was set up on the ground to capture their arrival in style. However, the team's filming methods did not always yield results; a flock of snow geese, which had been following the team, was lured away by other birds when they arrived in New York City, and although trackers had been attached to the snow geese, they malfunctioned due to the geese getting lost.