Birds, Birds, Birds! An Indoor Birdwatching Field Trip DVD Video Bird and Bird Song Guide | 
 enlarge | Director: John Feith
Studio: Caculo
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 20483
Format: Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 643157340492
EAN: 0643157340492
ASIN: B0006U6KIU
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: December 1, 2004
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Description
The DVD can be viewed on the living room TV or on personal computers as a 70-minute bird-filled documentary. It also serves as an audio/visual reference guide-- one can use the easy-to-use menus to quickly find a particular bird (it contains 218 species found in Midwest and Eastern North America). The DVD is full of extraordinary photography, bird songs and with video footage. Some features unique to the DVD include a collection of 18 quizzes and a section for comparing similar-sounding birds (for example, melodic, buzzy or unmusical). The narration for each bird does not occur immediately, allowing the viewer to guess what bird she is hearing and seeing. This quiz format keeps the viewer in a state of wonder and makes learning to identify birds more engaging and fun. The focus of the narration is bird song and bird song mnemonics (such as "Who's awake? Me too" of the Great Horned Owl, or "Quick, three beers!" of the Olive-sided Flycatcher). Also, a bonus "Soundscape" track is included without narration to simulate a field trip to different habitats such as marsh, grassland and forest. This creates a very relaxing natural background which, along with the bird photos, can keep bird-watchers of any level, kids, babies, and pets (especially cats) enthralled for hours.
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 Best way to learn bird songs May 20, 2008
We use this at Audubon displays - next best to being on a field trip.
Useful tool for learning bird calls February 11, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love the DVD, however I was surprised to find that there seems to be many more still photos than video clips included. I previewed this DVD very briefly in a store, and noticed only the video.
 Bird songs galore July 13, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The DVD provided an image or images of the bird whose call we were hearing. Sometimes photos only, sometimes actual video of the bird. A woman described the call and imitated it, in human terms. She was excellent. First we just started the DVD and for an hour were treated to innumerable bird calls, from all over. Since we were trying to learn birdcalls, it was overwhelming. Then we discovered that there was an alphabetical index and we could choose which bird to hear.
I would have liked to see a better format where birds were grouped by family, perhaps, and a bit more information provided; like migration paths, mating habits and how the families developed and when the chicks went out on their own, for example. Perhaps there's another video that does just that.
But Birds Birds Birds is the first bird call DVD we ever heard or purchased. Holly/Brooklyn
Great for teaching high school ornithology March 17, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
It's been great for teaching a high school level bird watching class in the middle of winter before the birds get to the North East. Great preparation.
 Birds, Birds, Birds! An Indoor Birdwatching Field Trip March 10, 2006
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed in this DVD. It was a DVD for someone who wanted only the very basic information on birds. The DVD was very short and could have added a lot of expanded details. The ability to view details of color and details of wing, tail bands, etc would have offered a much better learning tool. It also could have had the bird call longer throughout a longer display of bird colorations.
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