Original air date: 16 December 1998
Above is a graphical timeline of the episode, below is a more detailed text version
Selected material:
Seeing in the dark (4′-6′)
Gouldian finches (left) and zebra finches (right) have nests in holes of trees. It is inevitably dark inside but the young help their parents by opening up the mouth which includes impeccable guide to where the food should go.
Coming up: “Life for all birds everywhere can be hard, but some species have become specially adapted to the harshest environments on Earth. How they do so you can see in the next programme, the last in this series about The Life of Birds.“