Life producer Stephen Lyle answers selected questions about the "Birds" episode from our viewers.
Stephen has spent roughly a decade filming wildlife in tropical locations such as the Caribbean. His first BBC job was as part of the
Blue Planet team.
Click the button below each question for the answer.
What motivates you to film wildlife, especially birds?
What is your favorite scene from the "
Birds" episode?
How difficult is it to film birds in flight?
What is one of the newly discovered behaviors in the "
Birds" episode?
I was surprised to see the great white pelicans eating gannett chicks. Is this the only type of bird known to eat other birds?
In what area of the United States did you film the red knots?
The scene of the Clark's grebes performing a ritualized dance was beautiful. How fast are they actually moving across the water, and how were you able to slow it down?
Where do Vogelkop bowerbirds live and was it difficult to reach them?
What was it like to film the
Vogelkop bowerbirds?
The scene of the flamingo chick falling out of its nest into the mud, and then struggling to get back, was nerve-wracking to watch. Are scenes like this difficult to film?
Is the spatuletail hummingbird the same one from
Planet Earth? Or was this filmed for
Life?
How are vultures like the
lammergeier built to handle the meals they eat?
How are sage grouses able to make those weird booming noises?
Why do birds perform courtship dances?
