KILLER whales power after scarpering seals in a life-and-death pursuit, while white-tailed eagles snatch a goose clean out of the sky. These are some of the dramatic — and never-before-captured — s…
But their fight for food has become increasingly hard, with overfishing and climate change depleting the supply of sand eels.In the programme we watch as the larger bird grapples with a puffin in mid-air.
As the puffin clings to its catch, a flock of gulls swarm the tiny bird, savagely swiping with their beaks to try to wrestle the eels away.It’s a heart-in-mouth moment as the puffin scoots into the nest, with inches to spare.In another segment, Sir David shows his mettle by climbing to the highest point of the island to witness a Manx shearwater chick take flight.
Series producer Alastair Fothergill said: “David just hasn’t changed. He has a boyish enthusiasm for nature.” “I can assure you that nature in these islands, if you know where to look, can be just as dramatic and spectacular as anything I’ve seen elsewhere.”Filmed in 145 locations over the course of three years and using the latest technology, the series looks at how our woodland, grassland, freshwater and ocean habitats support wildlife of all kinds,As Sir David explains: “Perhaps the most complicated pollination technique of all is surprisingly used by a common woodland plant.
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