![]() It’s a welcome flutter of sounds, smiles and storylines. Product Details Dimensions: 15.1 x 12.0 x 0.1 inches Weight: 0.05 pounds Fly as a kite or windsock Emulates a bird in flight Pre-constructed, but some assembly is still required, ready to fly in minutes Made of Tyvek, made in the USA, water resistant, high quality Inks used to resist fading Wing Span - 28' Jackite, designers of unique Bird Kites. Geese, hawks, hummingbirds, kites, osprey, ravens, shrikes, white terns and woodpeckers also make appearances. Along the way, Cooper learns how to care for injured birds, digs a dwelling for a tiny owl, meets another owl that saved a man’s life, gives a boost to an essential bird of prey, revels in the grandeur of great blue herons, greets a bald eagle family, white-water rafts to a strikingly serene island of nests galore, supports conservationists to help grassland fowl and drives a tractor to woo acrobatic birds. The other episode destinations are New York City (June 24), Hawaii (July 1), Palm Springs (July 8), Washington, DC (July 15) and Alabama (July 22). The first episode soars in verdant Puerto Rico (June 17 on Nat Geo WILD), where Cooper, among other winged pursuits, kayaks through a bat-brimmed cave to locate the tiny emerald-green Puerto Rican Tody, reveals a rarely seen bird nestled behind a waterfall and alights upon a young, hearing-impaired pelican by the ocean. ![]() National Forest System, to celebrate Puerto Ricans’ passion for parrots. Enthusiastically flying the extra mile for meaningful stories, Cooper scales heights of the George Washington Bridge in New York City to visit a peregrine falcon mother and her chicks in a nest, negotiates volcanic terrain in Hawaii to unearth elusive honeycreepers and hikes Puerto Rico’s gargantuan El Yunque, the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. Cooper has an eagle eye for spotting wildlife and a vocal skill for imitating birdsong. There is feel-good, far-flung inspiration as Cooper travels across the United States and talks with experts who share fun facts and insider info about birds’ mysterious goings-on. Premiering June 17 on Nat Geo WILD and June 21 on Disney+, this six-episode series is designed to attract ardent bird-watchers as well as viewers who have never previously considered raising binoculars to spy feathered friends. ![]() ![]() Like a duck to water, life-long birder Christian Cooper, who hosts the new National Geographic TV show Extraordinary Birder, is at home as on-air talent - an engaging voice for this appealing deep dive into an uplifting program about the wondrous world of birds. ![]()
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