Migration Series on National Geographic

[Carol P.]

Anyone watching this series?  Last night they focused mostly on elephants and zebras.

The best segment (of course!) was about Peregrine Falcons. They showed a cliff side aerie with eyases.  A juvenile Bald Eagle came a little too close and momma Pefa started kakking and tore up the sky, escorting the young eagle out of her territory and away from her young.  Incredible footage and photography!   

[loheron]

Anyone watching this series?  Last night they focused mostly on elephants and zebras.

The best segment (of course!) was about Peregrine Falcons. They showed a cliff side aerie with eyases.  A juvenile Bald Eagle came a little too close and momma Pefa started kakking and tore up the sky, escorting the young eagle out of her territory and away from her young.  Incredible footage and photography!   

I was channel surfing and saw about 2 - 3 minutes of the aerie and the feeding. How much total time did they spend on peregrines? It seemed to be about the other species, and the peregrines were secondary in focus.

[Carol P.]

They only spent about 5 mins on the Peregrine.  They spent some time on other birds, including the Bald Eagle, water fowl and songbirds.  But mostly on elephants, zebras, the great white shark, and different seals.  Very, very good though.   

Did you know that when a baby elephant dies, the whole "family unit" grieves?  By the time the "family" left the watering hole to move on, the dead baby was mostly bones.  Before they left, each family member approached the remains and gently touched them with their trunks, lifting each bone and placing it back on the ground.  Incredible!

[Kris G.]

Fantastic series!

[gayle]

The entire series was splendid!  It consists of four episodes plus one on how it was made.  It will be rebroadcast next Sunday on the National Geographic channel.

Gayle

[Carol P.]

The entire series was splendid!  It consists of four episodes plus one on how it was made.  It will be rebroadcast next Sunday on the National Geographic channel.

Gayle

I saw a little bit of the "how it was made" episode.  They were showing how they filmed the Great White Shark in a very small boat.  As the shark passed under the boat, one of the camera men fell into the water!  Yikes!   

Not to worry, he was pulled back to safety after a few very scary moments in the water.  Phew!