A close-up view of the water birds of Canada’s east coast - their habits, breeding grounds, peculiarities and distinguishing marks. Included are herring gulls, gannets, eider ducks, great blue herons, black guillemots, razor-billed auks and cormorants. Throughout the film many bird calls are heard.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314083
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Habitations
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Canada
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Physiology
Animals & Wildlife → Water birds
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Coastal ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)