John Young is an expert on Australia’s Birds of Paradise. These rare birds are difficult to track and we follow John’s endeavours to record the mating rituals and displays of these birds. Bird artist William Cooper’s illustrations are considered the finest in this genre of painting. Sir David Attenborough narrates this program on a truly great artist.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
306383
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
People → Cooper, William T. 1934
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)