Good
I did buy this from Amazon and it was delivered promptly and in good condition.
And also I ordered this for my uncle, who had watched it on PBS, but he did let me watch it. I am not a Harry Potter fan so I really don't know much about his owl.
But this documentary is very well done, but a bit sad. The father owl really has to struggle to find food for his mate and thier owlets. And I will give a heads up...all of the baby owls don't make it. But the care that the mother owl shows for her brood is really amazing and touching. It is humorous how the mother owl fusses at the father owl when he is so slow in bringing food. And when the mother owl takes the babies out of the nest, the father owl is pretty clueless about his family's whereabouts for a moment or two. But he catches on after he walks around the empty nest for awhile.
My favorite part was when the young owls have to cross a small river. They can't fly yet so how they get across to thier waiting...
Average but, still recommended
Great subject matter however, the cinematography was nothing special--probably the result of time constraints. Another season or additional cameramen working in various locations would have resulted in a better product. Still, you get a good dose of rearing and feeding the young owlets in a difficult environment along with some interesting behavior. No indication of how the immature owls make their way south or where they are destined for and whether or not they stay together. Also, do the young come back to the same general breeding area year after year or do they disperse widely, and if so how far from their original home range?
DVD quality is quite good upscaled in a blu-ray player. Not sure I'd recommend a more expensive blu-ray version if it should become available.
Wonderful
I really enjoyed this program. I had no idea the young snowy owls came as south as Wisconsin. I would recommend this Nature program to bird lovers.
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