The Secret Lives of Melbourne's City Birds | FULL DOCUMENTARY

Why have penguins, peregrine falcons, and powerful owls made Australia's bustling cities their home? Join Dr. Ann Jones on a 24-hour urban safari through Melbourne to uncover the secret lives of our feathery neighbours. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/secret-... From the surprising discovery of critically endangered parrots at a sewage plant to the high-tech 3D-printed nests saving a threatened species, this film reveals a world of drama, resilience, and remarkable adaptation hiding in plain sight. We explore how some birds, like the intelligent magpie, have mastered city living, while others face a desperate struggle for survival against habitat loss and aggressive native competitors. This is the story of our urban birds, and it's more complex and captivating than you could ever imagine. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Introduction: The Urban Jungle 2:07 - St Kilda's Little Penguins 10:48 - The City's Deadliest Raptors: Peregrine Falcons 16:44 - The Street Smarts of Magpies 23:05 - The Threatened Powerful Owl 28:21 - 3D Printing a Home for an Owl 33:06 - A Surprising Haven: The Western Treatment Plant 37:05 - Finding the Critically Endangered Orange-Bellied Parrot 41:31 - The Battle for the Suburbs: Noisy Miners 54:33 - The Impact of City Lights on Birds --------------------------------------------------------------- This documentary was first broadcast in 2022 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. #Melbourne #BirdsWatching #Twitcher #Birds Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Like:   / abcscience   Follow:   / abchealth   --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/