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Orange Bellied Parrot Kim Murray

The open water migration of three rare parrots

It is unusual that there's only three species of parrot that migrate across open water in the world. They all migrate across Bass Strait, and they're all on the threatened species list. These are the Swift Parrot and the Orange-Bellied Parrot, which are both critically endangered, and the Blue-Winged Parrot, which has just been listed as vulnerable.

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Mavista Bruny Island Warwick Berry

The incredible diversity of Bruny Island

Bruny Island is a really special place. It's got an incredible diversity of habitats. It's relatively undeveloped, relatively undamaged. So on Bruny Island you can see things like threatened species of birds, still breeding on this island, which is really a wonderful thing.

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Forty Spotted Pardalote Bruny Island Kim Murray

Ecology of the Forty-Spotted Pardalote

The 40-spotted Pardalote is a very specialised bird and one of the rarest on planet Earth. Expert Dr Andrew Hingston explains some of this beautiful endangered bird's ecology.

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Gooragal to Chowder Bay

A place for city dwellers to breathe

Naturalist Kate Eccles describes the plants, birdlife and exquisite beauty of the Mosman Peninsula

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Walking over icefields Laspur Trek

A tale of the Laspur-Kumrat Trek

The tale of an incredible 5-day trek from Laspur. Through history, Laspur's mountain passes have played a pivotal role connecting Dir, Swat, Gilgit, Afghanistan, and Western and Eastern Turkistan.

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Deciduous colours and mountain Northern Pakistan

Visual journey Chitral & Gilgit Baltistan

This short collage of aerial footage takes viewers on a sweeping visual journey across some of the sights of the Chitral & Gilgit-Baltistan region

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Tree in Autumn Snow Pakistan

Autumn Colours of Pakistan

Autumn, in the northern regions of Pakistan, is nothing short of mesmerizing. The air carries a pleasant crispness. The mountains are a sight to behold when the sun's beams paint a golden glow across the terrain.

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Goat Herd Chitral Valley Shams Uddin

Nomadic Mountain Life in Northern Pakistan

Nomadic Life in the Mountains of Northern Pakistan is one framed by the unadulterated beauty of nature. At the heart of this existence lies the attentive care of precious livestock.

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Katora Lake

Katora Lake is an alpine glacial lake located in the upper reaches of Kumrat Valley near Jahaz Banda in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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Bligh Rocks "Morning Light" Bruny Island Warwick Berry

An island where natural processes are at work

For more than 40 years Bob Graham has observed the ongoing natural processes on Bruny Island. These processes remind us that we are part of everything that surrounds us

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Forty Spotted Pardalote KM

The relationship between birds and trees on Bruny

There is a dynamic relationship that builds up with a particular species of trees, and particular species of birds, and their need to feed, to breed and to survive.

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Whales and dolphins of Bruny Island

Dolphins are common around Bruny Island. Whales including Southern Wrights, Humpbacks, and occasionally Blue Whales and Orcas seasonally migrate through here.

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