Australia: Land of Parrots

Jan 1, 2008

1h 48m

★ 7.4

Overview

Discover the beauty, brilliance and behaviour of Australia's most conspicuous birds - parrots and cockatoos in Australia: Land of Parrots. Multi-award winning, natural history filmmakers David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-Cook have turned their cameras to the sky to capture the spirit of these dazzling birds with breathtaking results - including rare and never before seen footage - all shot in HD.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Cast

Narrator

Colin Friels

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