The Life of Birds those birds whose sustenance comes from flesh and their methods of hunting. In New Zealand, Attenborough observes keas, parrots that do not eat meat exclusively, raiding a shearwater's burrow for a chick. However, it is the dedicated birds of prey, such as owls, buzzards, eagles, falcons and vultures, to which much of the programme is devoted. In order to spot and pursue their victims, senses of sight and hearing are very acute. Vultures are the exception, in that they eat what others have left, and once a carcass is found, so many birds descend on it that the carrion seems
Dawn chorus (birds) bellbird and the tui are two of the birds that would have formed part of the dawn chorus since they have a vocal and melodious call. In the UK the dawn chorus may begin as early as 3am in early summer. The most often heard species of birds are, in order of them beginning to sing: Several primate species vocalise early in the morning as an audible territorial display. These include the lesula ("Cercopithecus lomamiensis"), the black howler ("Alouatta caraya") (which can be heard 5 km away) and the mantled guereza ("Colobus guereza"). Dawn chorus (birds) The dawn chorus occurs