An animated image of two birds looking in an open house window.

Bird's Eye View

5m

Turning the table on the traditional concept of bird-watching. Fun for the entire whānau to laugh at themselves through the eyes of another species.

Available to watch in Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Made with the support of NZ On Air

Series details.

Credits

Jerry Diaz & Dough Schwalbe
Executive Producers
Tania Smiler
Line Producer
Sharlene George & Gal Greenspan
Producers
Gemma Easton
Supervising Producer
Katy Roberts
Development Producer
Pete Circuit & Jared Kahi
Directors
Nick Ward, Melanie Bracewell, Te Waiarangi Ratana, & Andrew Beattie
Writers
Ngawaero Maniapoto
Commissioning Editor

Who doesn't love a bit of people-watching? New Zealand's native birds entertain themselves by observing the absurd behaviours of everyday human beings, and they've got a lot to say about it...

Meet Tūī, Kererū, Pīwakawaka, and Pūkeko.

These four feathered friends love to ponder and debate the bizarre behaviours of humans in their natural habitat. Every day, they kōrero about all sorts of theories, trying to understand what these humans are getting up to... and they always come up with off-the-wall conclusions. This misinterpretation leads to misguided attempts to put things right, which catapults them into adventure!

What may seem mundane and ordinary to us is fascinating and confusing for our flock of friends.

What on earth are the humans doing, kicking a poor little egg back and forth on a field whilst other humans watch on and cheer?

How do the humans manage to break the sun into tiny little pieces and then control them with little switches on the walls at nighttime?

And where do the humans get these magic food discs that arrive at their doors just in time for dinner?! Holy heka!

These are the questions that plague our birds' minds, and they can all agree the adults are the most absurd of all -- they're porangi as!

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Studio Local

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Sweetshop & Green

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