Fou des oiseaux
Season 1
TV-G
This documentary series hosted by Pierre Verville takes us into the heart of nature and helps you discover the wonderful and fascinating life of birds that inhabits our country. By meeting ornithology enthusiasts, this series explores the often overlooked areas of our general surrounding and helps us see the world from a new perspective, that of a bird.
Where to Watch Season 1
13 Episodes
- A treasure of the AtlanticE1
A treasure of the AtlanticOn the Atlantic, at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy, is an archipelago that thrills many ornithologists. Among its islands, Grand Manan and Machias Seal are particularly fascinating because you can observe land birds, birds of shores and especially surprising species that spend most of their lives at sea. It is in this universe one where the mist comes tint the landscapes we go to meet the sparrow Nelson, the blue heron, the great shearwater and puffins, the man nicknamed the parrot seas. - At the Heart of the Boreal ForestE2
At the Heart of the Boreal ForestIn the spring, Abitibi is a veritable nursery for birds of forests, lakes and wetlands. Here, in the heart of the Boreal forest, species adapt to unusual media such as Osisko lake and the old tailings site of East Sullivan. At the heart of this still little-known territory, we go in search of sharp-tailed grouse, red-necked grebe, several species of woodpeckers and the saw-whet owl, one of the smallest owls in the world. - Birds of the PeninsulaE3
Birds of the PeninsulaIn eastern Quebec, stretching into the Atlantic, is the Gaspé Peninsula, a spit of land which for many birds, is the last refuge before the northern territories of Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador. Thanks to some ornithologists Gaspé, we observe closely the shores swallow and swallow white forehead. We also go in search of harlequin duck, Great cormorant and a mythical species that lives a worrying decline in recent years, the gannet. - The Treasures of the OutaouaisE4
The Treasures of the OutaouaisIn the Outaouais region, in south-western Quebec, we find a great variety of habitats and a large amount of birds. Accompanied by birding enthusiasts, we start looking for the Virginia Rail and black tern, who live in Piacenza marshes. In the forests of Gatineau Park, we then try to flush out the red-eyed vireo, the veery and scarlet piranga. Finally, near the agricultural plains, we want to find a bird that has almost disappeared: wild turkey. - The Paradise of ShorebirdsE5
The Paradise of ShorebirdsThe Eastern New Brunswick is a haven for shorebirds. Whether on the endless sandy beaches of Northumberland or in the huge Bay of Fundy Strait where the highest tides in the world are found, this part of the country is a favorite place for several species of plovers, sandpipers and of Knights. But most impressive of all is undoubtedly the Semipalmated Sandpiper, the flagship species of the region, including theft in groups of tens of thousands of birds reminiscent of a ballet school of fish in the sea. - An Observatory on the DunesE6
An Observatory on the DunesIn Tadoussac on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, scientists have been studying for more than 20 years the migration of Boreal species. Each fall through the nets they tend in the forest and dunes, they capture day and night hundreds of birds arriving from northern territories. Pipits, warblers, hawks and small owls are just a few of the birds manipulated by the expert hands of master banders, who will see you as close as you've never seen them! - Penguins Near YouE7
Penguins Near YouOn the St. Lawrence River at the height of Rivière-du-Loup, is a string of islands which is a unique place to observe seabirds. The breeding season is in full swing and eiders are dressed in their finest feathers. Accompanied by a scientist who observes the eiders for several years, we visit a colony of these birds and discover how, in a few days will be collected their down. Every year, they return to nest in the same place. But eiders are not the only ones to frequent the islands of Pot à l'Eau-de-Vie, as we also go with the common murre, the guillemot and especially the little penguin.