Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
Autumnwatch might be over for another year but there's another great British wildlife show you'll enjoy. Johnny Kingdom, the wildman of the moors, is back with a new series where he spent a year recording the bird life in and around his home on his beloved Exmoor.
Chris and Kate showed a fabulous clip from it on last night's Autumnwatch. How many wrens can you fit in one nestbox? Johnny filmed an amazing 18 in just one box. As Chris pointed out, they're maximizing their body temperatures as a collective unit.
Johnny filmed 18 wrens roosting in this nestbox
So tune into Ö÷²¥´óÐã Two on Saturday night at 7.30pm (England and Northern Ireland only) to see part one in which Johnny clears out bird boxes and sorts out his new remote cameras in preparation for the winter.
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At 29th Nov 2010, Birving wrote:Just watched episode 2 of Johnny Kingdom's Year with Birds. Does anyone know who played, and what was the name of the piece of incidental music used during the episode (cello, I think)?
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At 30th Nov 2010, bobthe001 wrote:johnny kingdom is great
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At 1st Dec 2010, Lesley wrote:Al 3 progs in series were great. Johnny is unique - a true eccentric and a caring man. Hope to see more of his filming soon
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At 5th Dec 2010, chloehelloe wrote:Does anyone know where you can buy the bird box, above?
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