Australia: Land of Parrots

Name: Australia: Land of Parrots
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-01-01
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Colin Friels

NR 2008 · 108 min · ★ 7.4 · Documentary

Discover the beauty, brilliance and behaviour of Australia's most conspicuous birds - parrots and cockatoos in Australia: Land of Parrots. Multi-award winning, natural history filmmakers David Parer and Elizabeth Parer-Cook have turned their cameras to the sky to capture the spirit of these dazzling birds with breathtaking results - including rare and never before seen footage - all shot in HD.

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Colin Friels Narrator

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3h 8m together

Australia: Land of Parrots

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