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The Black swan

Australia, 1959
film

The life history of the majestic black swan is depicted in its natural surroundings of swampland at the edge of lakes and lagoons. The nest which is made on r..

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A Place to live

New Zealand, 1965
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Edge of the deep

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Where the pelican builds her nest

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Blackbird family

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Black Swan

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The Swans of Abbotsbury

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Birds of the prairie marshes

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Marshland birds I and II: island builders and shore builders

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If trees can fly

United States, 1975
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Australia's birds: Wetlands

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Waterfowl in action

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United Kingdom, 1976
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United States, 1980
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Egretta

Australia, 1964
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