1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,360 2 00:00:10,630 --> 00:00:13,970 For 80 million years, birds have controlled the sky, the sea, and the land. 3 00:00:14,190 --> 00:00:15,850 Every spring, they fly away. 4 00:00:16,240 --> 00:00:17,860 Every fall they fly back on the same route. 5 00:00:18,290 --> 00:00:20,020 This film is the result of 4 years following their amazing journey, 6 00:00:20,260 --> 00:00:22,030 in the northern part of the earth and then South part of the earth, 7 00:00:22,430 --> 00:00:24,220 species after species, flying across every continent. 8 00:00:25,080 --> 00:00:28,180 No special effects were used when filming the birds. 9 00:04:34,730 --> 00:04:37,690 Graylag geese fly 1800 miles... 10 00:04:37,860 --> 00:04:41,940 ... from Southwest Europe to Scandinavia. 11 00:04:51,620 --> 00:04:56,250 The story of bird migration is a story of promise: 12 00:04:56,420 --> 00:04:58,750 Promise to return. 13 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:05,050 They fly, often thousands of miles, facing danger... 14 00:05:05,220 --> 00:05:07,130 ... for one reason: 15 00:05:07,300 --> 00:05:09,050 To survive. 16 00:05:09,220 --> 00:05:12,930 Their migration is a battle for life. 17 00:06:33,810 --> 00:06:37,640 When spring comes, they fly to the North Pole. 18 00:06:37,810 --> 00:06:40,770 Some of them fly not rest, day and night. 19 00:06:41,230 --> 00:06:43,650 Others travel in several stages... 20 00:06:43,820 --> 00:06:46,980 ... work to achieve their distant goals. 21 00:06:48,670 --> 00:06:57,190 22 00:07:49,550 --> 00:07:56,720 The Eurasian stork flies 2500 miles from Spain to the North Forest. 23 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:47,000 White storks fly as far as 3100 miles from Central Africa to Western Europe. 24 00:10:30,750 --> 00:10:33,040 As navigation crosses latitude... 25 00:10:33,210 --> 00:10:36,170 ... they use natural signs from nature: 26 00:10:36,340 --> 00:10:38,760 Sun, star. 27 00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:41,550 They can track the Earth's gravitational field... 28 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,060 ... as sensitive as a compass needle. 29 00:11:39,530 --> 00:11:46,280 Barnacle geese fly 1500 miles from Western Europe to Greenland. 30 00:13:01,030 --> 00:13:03,610 Whooper geese fly 1800 miles... 31 00:13:03,780 --> 00:13:07,030 ... from the Far East to the Siberian tundra. 32 00:13:10,870 --> 00:13:13,500 Everything in the North Earth... 33 00:13:13,660 --> 00:13:18,460 ... on all continents spring migration has begun. 34 00:13:18,630 --> 00:13:20,750 There are no obstacles that stop them. 35 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,590 Birds fly directly towards the North. 36 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:06,820 The head swans fly 1500 miles from India to the Central Asian steppe. 37 00:18:58,590 --> 00:18:58,630 The red crown stork flies 600 miles from the Far East to the Siberian Taiga. 38 00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:33,310 Bald Eagle flies 1800 miles from West America to Alaska. 39 00:21:10,890 --> 00:21:13,520 Canadian geese fly 2000 miles... 40 00:21:13,730 --> 00:21:17,650 ... from the Gulf of Mexico to the North Pole Circle. 41 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,330 Everything is all over America... 42 00:23:35,490 --> 00:23:37,120 ... from coast to coast... 43 00:23:37,290 --> 00:23:42,250 ... migrants fly to the North Pole Circle. 44 00:23:43,750 --> 00:23:50,920 Snowmen fly 2500 miles from the Gulf of Mexico to the North Pole. 45 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:58,160 46 00:25:45,120 --> 00:25:48,460 Clark Grebe in Oregon. 47 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:50,810 Goose Sandhill flies 2000 miles... 48 00:26:50,980 --> 00:26:55,020 ... from the land of Central America to the North Pole. 49 00:30:04,510 --> 00:30:08,220 Greater Sage Grouse in Idaho. 50 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:19,260 Coming from all continents... 51 00:34:19,430 --> 00:34:24,390 ... migratory birds gather at the North Pole and then scatter. 52 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:27,770 Their lives as a community are over. 53 00:34:27,940 --> 00:34:31,520 Now, it's time for family. 54 00:38:10,990 --> 00:38:12,990 There is a separate world: 55 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,500 Seabirds. 56 00:38:15,660 --> 00:38:18,000 Every spring, they avoid ocean waves... 57 00:38:18,210 --> 00:38:21,590 ... and gather to nest on the same cliffs and rocks. 58 00:39:44,790 --> 00:39:48,130 North Gannet in the North Atlantic. 59 00:41:30,570 --> 00:41:32,780 The summer of the North Pole lasts only a short time. 60 00:41:32,940 --> 00:41:38,070 Soon the Northland will be locked in cold and polar nights. 61 00:41:38,240 --> 00:41:40,870 It's time for autumn migration. 62 00:41:51,420 --> 00:41:54,260 No more food. Time to go. 63 00:41:54,420 --> 00:41:58,390 Flying south now is a matter of life and death. 64 00:42:06,190 --> 00:42:10,440 North Pole Tern flies 12,500 miles from the North Pole to the South Pole. 65 00:46:17,690 --> 00:46:18,940 In the open ocean... 66 00:46:19,110 --> 00:46:23,320 ... any floating object can save a tired bird's life. 67 00:46:24,030 --> 00:46:28,280 For others, there is no rest to the coast. 68 00:48:24,020 --> 00:48:27,570 During the fall, there is one main need: 69 00:48:27,730 --> 00:48:30,490 Stay protected from bad weather. 70 00:49:11,190 --> 00:49:16,360 Going south through North America. 71 00:49:11,190 --> 00:49:16,360 A trip to the South passes through North America. 72 00:51:59,780 --> 00:52:06,870 Red chest geese travel south through Eastern Europe. 73 00:56:12,490 --> 00:56:15,950 Autumn migration minimizes rank. 74 00:56:16,410 --> 00:56:20,290 Among those who survive, by flying with their parents... 75 00:56:20,460 --> 00:56:23,790 ... the young ones remember the route and recognize the location pointer... 76 00:56:23,960 --> 00:56:28,460 ... they will stay twice a year, during their lives. 77 01:01:59,290 --> 01:02:01,960 Take a trip to Africa. 78 01:04:06,460 --> 01:04:08,670 For millions of birds from Europe... 79 01:04:08,840 --> 01:04:11,470 ... the trip ends in Africa... 80 01:04:11,640 --> 01:04:15,180 ... but many die on the edge. 81 01:04:19,980 --> 01:04:26,730 Waders fly 6200 miles from the North Pole Circle to the west coast of Africa. 82 01:06:46,410 --> 01:06:48,710 At the end of their odyssey... 83 01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:53,170 ... birds from all corners arrive at a tropical paradise. 84 01:06:53,800 --> 01:06:59,970 Pelican white Africa crossing Africa. 85 01:11:56,180 --> 01:11:58,350 Heaven is mortal. 86 01:11:58,520 --> 01:12:00,480 Only lasts one season. 87 01:12:00,650 --> 01:12:01,770 Again... 88 01:12:01,940 --> 01:12:06,230 ... they have to fly to the sky for their needs to find food. 89 01:12:24,040 --> 01:12:27,250 Amazon. 90 01:12:24,040 --> 01:12:31,620 i c ha nsu b ma nga.blog sp ot.co m 91 01:15:20,090 --> 01:15:26,810 Sea eagles around Antarctica. 92 01:15:29,850 --> 01:15:34,520 There is no land that dampens the waves of the South Sea. 93 01:15:34,730 --> 01:15:38,490 Nesting seabirds on islands hit by strong winds. 94 01:15:40,110 --> 01:15:42,490 Young sea eagles only come to this island... 95 01:15:42,660 --> 01:15:47,120 ... after traveling around Antarctica for several years. 96 01:16:54,020 --> 01:16:57,770 Penguin Rockhopper traveled as far as 620 miles... 97 01:16:57,940 --> 01:17:00,690 ... following the South Atlantic flow. 98 01:18:31,580 --> 01:18:34,120 Penguin King travels... 99 01:18:34,290 --> 01:18:38,210 ... from the South continent to the Island of Antarctica. 100 01:23:50,100 --> 01:23:51,940 One has passed. 101 01:23:52,110 --> 01:23:55,940 Millions of birds have flown thousands of miles. 102 01:23:56,110 --> 01:23:59,780 In the sky, the same trip starts again. 103 01:24:47,330 --> 01:24:49,330 In the northern part of the Earth... 104 01:24:49,500 --> 01:24:52,670 ... migratory birds bring new spring news. 105 01:24:52,830 --> 01:24:55,830 The promise to return has been fulfilled.