Earthflight - Pelicans & Flying Rays in the Sea of Cortez (Narrated by David Tennant)

Brown pelicans off the coast of Baja California in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, reveal a birds eye view of the spectacular flying devil rays.

Earthflight uses many different filming techniques to create the experience of flying with birds as they encounter some of the greatest natural events on the planet.

Narrated by David Tennant
Music by Will Gregory & Steven Faux

Showing Thursday 29th December, at 8pm on BBC1.

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[parkerst1]

00:47 "i'm a fucking bird and i...WHAT THE SHIT"

[m1kel0n]

Oh come on, he's the Doctor, he can do any creature jump if he want

[danlefou]

@ForConstructionPros In a word, no. However, a lot of footage was shot with cameras carried by trained birds, and some of the pelican shots in this sequence were of birds flying in formation with a microlight aircraft.

[vezun67]

super

[ssurfcity]

2 of the coolest animals on the planet, IMO

[DemonLineOnlineX]

Cool!

[BirdingBrazilTours]

What a peculiar behavior!

[ForConstructionPros]

Wait, wait: are we to believe that the pelicans were carrying the cameras that shot this footage?

[ICTicon]

Spectacular footage!

[test244]

That one Ray at the end almost pulls off a full 360 but lands on his tail...wait, 360...and Major Nelson linked this....subliminal messages! Conspiracy! :) good video.