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{\an7}HI, I’M BILL PULLMAN.
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{\an7}THE FILM YOU’RE ABOUT TO SEE
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{\an7}REVEALS A SIDE OF YELLOWSTONE
\h\h\h\h\hTHAT FEW APPRECIATE,
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{\an7}\hSOARING OVER THE PARK
WITH A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW.
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{\an7}\h\h\hIN THE SHADOW
OF BISON AND BEARS,
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{\an7}BIRDS LIVE A COMPLEX
AND FASCINATING LIFE
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{\an7}IN ALL OF YELLOWSTONE’S
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHABITATS.
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{\an7}THERE’S A FAMILY OF OSPREYS
NESTING HUNDREDS OF FEET UP
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{\an7}ON A TINY COLUMN OF ROCK
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hOVERLOOKING
THE YELLOWSTONE FALLS.
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{\an7}THERE’S A MOMENT WHEN THE CHICKS
ARE READY TO TAKE OFF
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{\an7}FOR THEIR FIRST FLIGHT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hIT’S A RARE GLIMPSE
OF THE DRAMA THAT PLAYS OUT
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{\an7}\hIN NESTS HIDDEN
ALL OVER THE PARK.
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{\an7}THIS IS THE STORY OF
YELLOWSTONE’S BIRDS,
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{\an7}LIFE ON THE WING.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hIT’S HOME TO BIRDS
OF EVERY FEATHER...
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{\an7}[THRUMMING]
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{\an7}[CHIRPING]
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{\an7}DRAWN TO ITS WILDEST REACHES.
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{\an7}HUNTERS PATROL THE CANYONS.
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{\an7}PROTECTORS STAND GUARD
\h\h\hIN THE WETLANDS.
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{\an7}[CROAKING AND CHIRPING]
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{\an7}PROVIDERS TOIL IN THE FORESTS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHESE ARE THE WINGS
THAT SOAR OVER YELLOWSTONE...
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{\an7}GATHERING FROM DISTANT HORIZONS
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{\an7}TO MAKE THE MOST OF SUMMER’S
\h\h\h\h\h\hBRIEF ABUNDANCE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[CHIRPING]
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{\an7}THEY MUST SURVIVE
\hAMONG GIANTS...
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{\an7}IN A PLACE WHERE WINTER
\h\h\hIS NEVER FAR AWAY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}A SINGLE PURPOSE
DRIVES THEM ON--
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{\an7}\h\hAN URGENT NEED
THEY MUST FULFILL.
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{\an7}[SCREECHING]
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{\an7}\h\hTO SEIZE OPPORTUNITY
IN THE SEASON OF PLENTY
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND GIVE FLIGHT
TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[CHIRPING]
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{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
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{\an7}A WINTER MORNING IN YELLOWSTONE.
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{\an7}WARMTH AND COLOR ARE GONE.
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{\an7}BUT A SINGLE SONG FILLS THE AIR.
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{\an7}[TWITTERING]
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{\an7}WEARING TINY SLIPPERS OF ICE,
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{\an7}THE DIPPER IS UNDETERRED
BY SUBZERO TEMPERATURES.
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{\an7}RAPIDS ON THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER
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{\an7}\h\h\hHAVE FROZEN INTO
A SLIPPERY STAIRCASE.
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{\an7}PERFECT HUNTING GROUNDS
\h\h\h\hFOR THE DIPPER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNORTH AMERICA’S
ONLY TRULY AQUATIC SONGBIRD
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{\an7}DIVES BENEATH THE ICE
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{\an7}\h\hIN SEARCH OF INSECT LARVAE
HIDING ON THE ROCKY RIVER BED.
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{\an7}ITS WATERPROOF FEATHERS
\h\hPROTECT A DOWNY COAT
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{\an7}AS IT PROBES UNDER PEBBLES
\h\hIN THE SWIFT CURRENT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}FEW BIRDS REMAIN IN YELLOWSTONE
THROUGH THE BITTER WINTER.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hRESIDENT BALD EAGLES
ARE RESOURCEFUL SCAVENGERS,
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{\an7}FLYING VAST DISTANCES
\hIN SEARCH OF MEALS.
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{\an7}RAVENS TRACK WOLVES,
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{\an7}LOOTING THEIR KILLS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND ALONE ON THIS
TINY STRETCH OF OPEN WATER,
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{\an7}THE DIPPER THRIVES
\h\hAMONG THE ICE.
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{\an7}BUT SOON ITS SOLITARY WINTER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE RIVER
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{\an7}WILL COME TO AN END.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[HONK HONK]
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{\an7}[CHIRPING]
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{\an7}AS THE DAYS GROW LONGER,
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{\an7}A CHORUS GRADUALLY RETURNS
\h\h\h\h\hTO YELLOWSTONE.
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{\an7}[BIRDS CALLING]
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{\an7}SPRING IS THE SEASON
\h\h\hOF ARRIVAL...
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{\an7}[HONKING]
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{\an7}OF EMERGENCE...
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{\an7}[CHIRPING]
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{\an7}[HONKING]
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{\an7}A CONCERT OF NEW LIFE.
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{\an7}[TRILLING]
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{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
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{\an7}\h\h\hRISING ABOVE IT ALL
IS AN UNMISTAKABLE SOUND.
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{\an7}[WARBLING]
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{\an7}A PAIR OF SANDHILL CRANES,
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{\an7}EARLY MIGRANTS
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{\an7}FROM THEIR WINTER RANGE
\h\h\hIN THE SOUTHWEST.
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{\an7}[WARBLING]
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY’VE LANDED
IN GRIZZLY TERRITORY
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{\an7}IN A HIGH ALPINE MEADOW.
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{\an7}THEY MUST BE CAUTIOUS,
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{\an7}\h\h\hBUT THEY DON’T
HAVE TIME TO WASTE.
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{\an7}THEY’RE HERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hOF YELLOWSTONE’S
BRIEF SEASON OF ABUNDANCE--
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{\an7}A RACE...
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{\an7}TO BREED AND REAR THEIR YOUNG
\h\h\hBEFORE THE COLD RETURNS.
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{\an7}EACH SPRING, THE SANDHILL CRANES
REVIVE THEIR COURTSHIP.
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{\an7}[WARBLING]
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{\an7}A DANCE.
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{\an7}[BEAR GROANS]
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{\an7}\hTHEY COORDINATE
THEIR MOVEMENTS...
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{\an7}[WARBLING]
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{\an7}AND CALL IN UNISON.
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{\an7}[WARBLING]
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{\an7}SHE TILTS HER BILL SKYWARD
IN SIGNAL OF READINESS...
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{\an7}[WARBLES]
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{\an7}\h\hAND THE CRANES
RENEW THEIR UNION.
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{\an7}[WARBLING]
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{\an7}\h\h\hNOW THEY CAN BEGIN
THEIR SEARCH FOR A HOME.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE GROUND NESTERS
WILL SEEK A SECLUDED WETLAND,
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{\an7}\h\h\hOUT OF THE WAY
OF CURIOUS ONLOOKERS
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{\an7}AND POTENTIAL PREDATORS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR SANDHILLS,
A MATE IS A PARTNER FOR LIFE.
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{\an7}BUT FOR OTHERS,
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{\an7}COUPLING CAN BE A QUICK
\h\hAND DRAMATIC AFFAIR.
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{\an7}JUST OUTSIDE OF YELLOWSTONE’S
\h\h\h\h\h\hWESTERN BOUNDARY,
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{\an7}\h\hA REMOTE VALLEY OPENS UP TO
A VAST EXPANSE OF SAGE MEADOWS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[THRUMMING]
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{\an7}AN INTRIGUING SOUND
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{\an7}DRAWS A FEMALE SAGE GROUSE
\h\hTO A SPRING GATHERING.
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{\an7}AND SHE’S NOT THE ONLY ONE
\h\h\h\h\h\hWHO HEARS IT.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hALL ACROSS THE MEADOW,
HENS ARE CONVERGING ON A LEK,
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{\an7}A STAGE WHERE MALES
DISPLAY THEIR WARES.
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{\an7}THE HEN PERUSES THE OFFERINGS,
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{\an7}JUDGING EVERY DETAIL.
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{\an7}A FANCY FAN OF TAIL FEATHERS...
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{\an7}BRIGHT YELLOW EYE-COMBS...
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{\an7}ERECT PLUMAGE...
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{\an7}A LARGE BREAST POUCH.
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{\an7}BUT MOST IMPORTANT TO THE HEN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS THE SOUND.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA COURTING CALL
PRODUCED FROM HIS AIR SAC,
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{\an7}WHICH HE FILLS
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{\an7}AND FLAUNTS.
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{\an7}HIS ELABORATE DISPLAY
ATTRACTS HER INTEREST.
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{\an7}BUT THE MORNING IS YOUNG.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND THE FIELD
IS FULL OF PROSPECTS.
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{\an7}SHE CONTINUES HER REVIEW.
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{\an7}IN CHOOSING THE SHOWIEST MALES,
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{\an7}FEMALE SAGE GROUSE SELECT TRAITS
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{\an7}\hTHAT ARE USEFUL
ONLY IN COURTSHIP.
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{\an7}\hBRIGHT DECORATIONS
AND UNGAINLY POUCHES
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{\an7}\h\h\hARE A DISADVANTAGE
IN A WORLD OF PREDATORS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBY SURVIVING
IN SPITE OF THESE BURDENS,
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{\an7}A MALE PROVES THAT HE HAS
\hSTRONG GENES TO PASS ON.
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{\an7}AND THE HEN TAKES NOTE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[THRUMMING]
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{\an7}SHE MAKES HER SELECTION.
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{\an7}BUT THE MALE IS WRAPPED UP
\h\h\hIN HIS PERFORMANCE.
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{\an7}HE KEEPS ON STRUTTING.
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{\an7}AND SOMEONE ELSE
CATCHES HER EYE.
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{\an7}A RIVAL,
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{\an7}READY TO COMPETE.
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{\an7}THE STANDOFF BEGINS
\h\hWITH POSTURING.
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{\an7}[CLUCKING]
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{\an7}THE MALES SIZE EACH OTHER UP.
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{\an7}IT’S AN EVEN MATCH.
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{\an7}AND BACKING DOWN NOW WOULD MEAN
LOSING THE CHANCE TO BREED.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[CLUCKING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE RIVAL CLAIMS
A BEAK FULL OF FEATHERS,
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{\an7}AND WITH IT, VICTORY.
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{\an7}HIS OPPONENT LOSES HIS CHANCE.
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{\an7}THE WINNER BRIEFLY SERVES
\h\h\h\hHIS ONLY PURPOSE,
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{\an7}PASSING HIS SUPERIOR STRENGTHS
\h\h\h\h\hTO THEIR OFFSPRING.
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{\an7}BUT THE FEMALE SAGE GROUSE
\h\hWILL RAISE THEM ALONE.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLATE SPRING WARMS
YELLOWSTONE’S HIGH COUNTRY,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMELTING THE SNOWPACK
AND REVEALING FIELDS OF GREEN.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}BILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER
DRAIN INTO YELLOWSTONE LAKE
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{\an7}AND POUR OVER THE FALLS.
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{\an7}IN A MATTER OF WEEKS,
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{\an7}THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER SURGES
TO 25 TIMES ITS WINTER FLOW.
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{\an7}THE ANNUAL SPRING FLOOD
\h\h\h\h\h\hIS UNDERWAY.
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{\an7}THE DIPPER’S HUNTING GROUNDS
\h\h\h\h\h\hARE TRANSFORMED.
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{\an7}[CHIRPING]
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{\an7}AND NEW NEIGHBORS HAVE MOVED IN.
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{\an7}HARLEQUIN DUCKS.
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{\an7}[QUACKING]
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{\an7}LIKE THE DIPPERS,
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{\an7}\hHARLEQUIN DUCKS
AVOID COMPETITION
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{\an7}BY EXPLOITING A PLACE
\h\h\hFEW OTHERS CAN--
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{\an7}THE WHITEWATER.
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{\an7}BENEATH THE RAGING RAPIDS,
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{\an7}AQUATIC INSECTS GROW LARGE
IN THE OXYGENATED WATERS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE DUCKS HAVE ARRIVED
191
00:14:30,453 --> 00:14:33,164
{\an7}FROM WINTERING GROUNDS
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
192
00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:38,503
{\an7}\h\h\hLIFELONG PARTNERS
ARE PREPARING TO BREED.
193
00:14:43,466 --> 00:14:45,843
{\an7}BUT SOME DUCKS HAVE NO MATES.
194
00:14:47,345 --> 00:14:50,682
{\an7}THE PAIRED HARLEQUINS
\h\hMUST BE WATCHFUL.
195
00:14:53,643 --> 00:14:55,812
{\an7}[CALLING]
196
00:14:57,897 --> 00:14:59,941
{\an7}IN THE CHAOS OF THE RAPIDS,
197
00:15:00,024 --> 00:15:03,528
{\an7}BACHELOR MALES TEST THE STRENGTH
OF THE ESTABLISHED COUPLE.
198
00:15:10,284 --> 00:15:12,203
{\an7}THEY RUSH THE FEMALE,
199
00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:14,748
{\an7}WORKING TO SEPARATE HER
\h\h\h\h\hFROM HER MATE.
200
00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:19,252
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE MALE MUST
DRIVE AWAY INTRUDERS
201
00:15:19,293 --> 00:15:20,961
{\an7}WHILE GUARDING HIS PARTNER.
202
00:15:21,087 --> 00:15:30,972
{\an7}♪
203
00:15:31,013 --> 00:15:32,973
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
204
00:15:33,015 --> 00:15:41,148
{\an7}♪
205
00:15:41,190 --> 00:15:45,152
{\an7}TOGETHER, THEY WARD OFF
\h\h\h\hCONSTANT ATTACKS
206
00:15:45,194 --> 00:15:47,571
{\an7}UNTIL THEY SUCCESSFULLY BREED.
207
00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:49,782
{\an7}[CALLING]
208
00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:03,170
{\an7}[TWITTERING]
209
00:16:05,214 --> 00:16:08,092
{\an7}THE RITUALS OF SPRING
\h\h\h\hIN YELLOWSTONE
210
00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:10,011
{\an7}UNFOLD IN A STEADY RHYTHM.
211
00:16:10,178 --> 00:16:16,184
{\an7}[THUNDER]
212
00:16:16,225 --> 00:16:20,479
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT THE SEASON HERE
IS ANYTHING BUT PREDICTABLE.
213
00:16:25,776 --> 00:16:29,029
{\an7}EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE
\h\h\h\h\hIN A MOMENT.
214
00:16:33,034 --> 00:16:34,536
{\an7}[CALLING]
215
00:16:34,577 --> 00:16:37,038
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hMORE THAN HALF
OF YELLOWSTONE’S WETLANDS
216
00:16:37,205 --> 00:16:38,623
{\an7}ARE SEASONAL.
217
00:16:39,916 --> 00:16:41,209
{\an7}[GEESE HONKING]
218
00:16:41,250 --> 00:16:43,043
{\an7}THEY FILL WITH SPRING MELT,
219
00:16:43,169 --> 00:16:44,962
{\an7}THEN VANISH IN THE SUMMER HEAT.
220
00:16:47,632 --> 00:16:51,052
{\an7}AS THESE EPHEMERAL MARSHES
\h\h\h\h\h\hCOME TO LIFE,
221
00:16:51,135 --> 00:16:54,889
{\an7}THEY PROVIDE POCKETS OF HABITAT
FOR THE RETURNING BIRDS.
222
00:17:00,811 --> 00:17:03,856
{\an7}USING LAST YEAR’S REEDS
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND SEDGES,
223
00:17:03,898 --> 00:17:06,275
{\an7}THE SANDHILL CRANES
\hHAVE BUILT A NEST.
224
00:17:07,818 --> 00:17:11,530
{\an7}\h\hA MOAT OF WATER
PROTECTS THEIR SITE.
225
00:17:11,572 --> 00:17:16,202
{\an7}BUT THE MARSH OFFERS NO SHELTER
FROM THE SUDDEN SPRING SNOW.
226
00:17:18,412 --> 00:17:21,624
{\an7}THE PARENTS-TO-BE TAKE SHIFTS,
227
00:17:21,666 --> 00:17:24,502
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGUARDING TWO
TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE EGGS.
228
00:17:26,712 --> 00:17:29,465
{\an7}THEY MUST TRADE POSTS QUICKLY.
229
00:17:29,507 --> 00:17:32,510
{\an7}THE WARMTH OF THEIR BODIES
\h\h\h\hWILL GIVE THE EGGS
230
00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:36,097
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEIR ONLY CHANCE
OF SURVIVING THE BLIZZARD.
231
00:17:36,138 --> 00:17:44,480
{\an7}♪
232
00:17:44,522 --> 00:17:48,693
{\an7}BIRDS THAT LAY THEIR EGGS EARLY
GIVE THEIR CHICKS A HEAD START.
233
00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:53,447
{\an7}BUT THEY MUST COMMIT TO ENDURING
THE LATE SPRING STORMS,
234
00:17:53,489 --> 00:17:55,116
{\an7}OR LOSE EVERYTHING.
235
00:17:55,324 --> 00:17:57,535
{\an7}[WARBLING]
236
00:17:57,577 --> 00:18:07,921
{\an7}♪
237
00:18:07,962 --> 00:18:18,973
{\an7}♪
238
00:18:19,015 --> 00:18:22,018
{\an7}AS THE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATES,
239
00:18:22,059 --> 00:18:23,852
{\an7}MAMMALS CONTINUE TO MOVE.
240
00:18:25,187 --> 00:18:27,898
{\an7}BISON PUSH TOWARD
\hSUMMER PASTURE.
241
00:18:31,861 --> 00:18:33,529
{\an7}GRIZZLIES FORAGE,
242
00:18:33,571 --> 00:18:36,657
{\an7}MAKING UP FOR CALORIES LOST
\h\h\h\hDURING HIBERNATION.
243
00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,830
{\an7}\h\hBUT THE BIRDS ARE BOUND
TO THE NEST AS GUARDIANS...
244
00:18:45,207 --> 00:18:47,793
{\an7}BURIED BY RESPONSIBILITY.
245
00:18:52,506 --> 00:18:54,425
{\an7}EXPOSED IN THE STORM,
246
00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:58,471
{\an7}AN EMPTY NEST BALANCES
ON A PILLAR OF STONE.
247
00:19:03,601 --> 00:19:06,771
{\an7}PERCHED HUNDREDS OF FEET
\h\h\h\hABOVE THE RIVER,
248
00:19:06,812 --> 00:19:10,190
{\an7}\h\hIT’S BUFFETED BY THE WIND
THAT HOWLS THROUGH THE CANYON
249
00:19:10,274 --> 00:19:14,236
{\an7}AT THE BASE OF YELLOWSTONE’S
\h\h\h\hICONIC LOWER FALLS.
250
00:19:19,283 --> 00:19:21,202
{\an7}IN THESE CONDITIONS,
251
00:19:21,243 --> 00:19:24,204
{\an7}IT’S NO PLACE FOR AN OSPREY
\h\h\h\h\hTO KEEP EGGS WARM.
252
00:19:31,796 --> 00:19:34,215
{\an7}[CALLING]
253
00:19:34,423 --> 00:19:37,509
{\an7}BUT SHE MUST TAKE A GAMBLE.
254
00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:39,636
{\an7}IF SHE WAITS ANY LONGER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO BREED,
255
00:19:39,679 --> 00:19:42,348
{\an7}HER CHICKS WON’T HAVE TIME
\h\h\h\hTO GROW AND FLEDGE
256
00:19:42,390 --> 00:19:44,309
{\an7}BEFORE THEIR FALL MIGRATION.
257
00:19:44,350 --> 00:19:47,436
{\an7}[CALLING]
258
00:19:47,478 --> 00:19:50,314
{\an7}SO, IN SPITE OF THE BLIZZARD,
259
00:19:50,356 --> 00:19:53,568
{\an7}SHE CALLS IN HER MATE.
260
00:19:53,609 --> 00:19:56,028
{\an7}♪
261
00:19:56,070 --> 00:19:57,238
{\an7}[CHIRP]
262
00:19:57,279 --> 00:20:06,038
{\an7}♪
263
00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:12,086
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
264
00:20:12,128 --> 00:20:13,880
{\an7}♪
265
00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:15,297
{\an7}THIS PAIR’S LEGACY
266
00:20:15,339 --> 00:20:17,424
{\an7}IS NOW AT THE MERCY
\h\hOF THE ELEMENTS.
267
00:20:17,466 --> 00:20:20,552
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
268
00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:24,348
{\an7}\h\h\hFOR THEIR EGGS TO SURVIVE,
THE WEATHER MUST CHANGE QUICKLY.
269
00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:25,933
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
270
00:20:27,476 --> 00:20:30,229
{\an7}AND IN YELLOWSTONE,
\h\h\hIT OFTEN DOES.
271
00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:45,619
{\an7}[THUNDER]
272
00:20:45,661 --> 00:20:47,580
{\an7}THE MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD
273
00:20:47,621 --> 00:20:50,290
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hCAN TAKE NO CHANCES
IN THE FICKLE SPRING WEATHER.
274
00:20:50,416 --> 00:20:54,295
{\an7}[THUNDER]
275
00:20:54,378 --> 00:21:00,134
{\an7}\hAT THE EDGE OF A FOREST
STANDS A GNARLED FIR TREE.
276
00:21:00,176 --> 00:21:02,387
{\an7}ITS DAYS ARE NUMBERED.
277
00:21:02,428 --> 00:21:05,806
{\an7}BUT STILL, IT NURTURES LIFE.
278
00:21:08,642 --> 00:21:10,644
{\an7}ITS HOLLOWED REFUGE
279
00:21:10,686 --> 00:21:13,981
{\an7}HOLDS THE BLUEBIRD’S MATE
\h\h\h\h\hAND THEIR EGGS,
280
00:21:14,023 --> 00:21:18,486
{\an7}\hSHELTERING THEM
FROM THE EXTREMES.
281
00:21:18,527 --> 00:21:20,070
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
282
00:21:22,031 --> 00:21:25,660
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAFTER 10 DAYS
OF INCUBATING HER CLUTCH,
283
00:21:25,701 --> 00:21:27,620
{\an7}THE BLUEBIRD IS RESTLESS,
284
00:21:27,661 --> 00:21:31,248
{\an7}\h\hAND BENEATH HER,
SHE FEELS STIRRINGS.
285
00:21:32,291 --> 00:21:36,086
{\an7}♪
286
00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:39,798
{\an7}A TREE IS A WONDERFUL PLACE
TO HIDE FROM THE BIG WORLD.
287
00:21:42,468 --> 00:21:45,972
{\an7}\h\h\hBUT CLIMBING BACK DOWN
TO THE GROUND CAN BE TRICKY.
288
00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:52,061
{\an7}WHILE THEIR MOTHER WAS FORAGING,
289
00:21:52,102 --> 00:21:58,609
{\an7}\hTWO TINY BLACK BEAR CUBS
HID STASHED IN THE CANOPY,
290
00:21:58,651 --> 00:22:00,403
{\an7}\h\h\h\hOUT OF THE PATH
OF AGGRESSIVE GRIZZLIES
291
00:22:00,444 --> 00:22:02,655
{\an7}THAT ROAM THE MEADOWS.
292
00:22:05,407 --> 00:22:08,744
{\an7}\h\h\hSHE RETRIEVES THEM
WHEN IT’S TIME TO NURSE.
293
00:22:08,786 --> 00:22:20,381
{\an7}♪
294
00:22:20,422 --> 00:22:22,549
{\an7}THE BLUEBIRD SUMMONS HIS MATE.
295
00:22:22,591 --> 00:22:25,719
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
296
00:22:25,761 --> 00:22:27,388
{\an7}HE DELIVERS HIS GIFT--
297
00:22:27,555 --> 00:22:29,265
{\an7}A FAT CATERPILLAR,
298
00:22:29,306 --> 00:22:31,183
{\an7}THE BLUEBIRD’S FAVORITE MEAL.
299
00:22:34,562 --> 00:22:35,396
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
300
00:22:35,563 --> 00:22:37,648
{\an7}HIS SONG, SUNG FOR HER,
301
00:22:37,690 --> 00:22:41,360
{\an7}REASSURES HER THAT ALL IS WELL
\h\h\h\h\h\hOUTSIDE THE NEST.
302
00:22:41,402 --> 00:22:44,238
{\an7}♪
303
00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:47,033
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
304
00:22:49,201 --> 00:22:52,788
{\an7}\h\h80% OF YELLOWSTONE
IS COVERED IN FOREST.
305
00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:57,877
{\an7}\h\h\hITS EDGES PROVIDE BOTH
PROTECTION AND OPPORTUNITY.
306
00:22:57,918 --> 00:23:03,215
{\an7}♪
307
00:23:03,257 --> 00:23:04,467
{\an7}[CUB SCREECHING]
308
00:23:05,968 --> 00:23:09,430
{\an7}AS THE CUBS BEGIN TO EXPLORE
\h\h\h\h\hTHE RICH HABITAT,
309
00:23:09,513 --> 00:23:11,015
{\an7}THEIR MOTHER WILL TEACH THEM
310
00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:14,977
{\an7}THE RESOURCEFULNESS
\hOF THE OMNIVORE...
311
00:23:15,019 --> 00:23:17,438
{\an7}[SCREECHING]
312
00:23:17,479 --> 00:23:21,441
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSEEKING OUT MEALS
WHEREVER THEY CAN BE FOUND.
313
00:23:21,483 --> 00:23:25,988
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
314
00:23:26,030 --> 00:23:31,452
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hALL ALONG THEIR ROUTE,
THE NEIGHBORS KEEP CLOSE WATCH.
315
00:23:31,577 --> 00:23:32,953
{\an7}[SQUAWK]
316
00:23:36,206 --> 00:23:38,417
{\an7}\h\hTHERE’S A REASON
THE NORTHERN FLICKER
317
00:23:38,459 --> 00:23:43,422
{\an7}CHOOSES A HOME WITH STURDY WALLS
AND A VERY SMALL DOOR.
318
00:23:43,464 --> 00:23:54,433
{\an7}♪
319
00:23:54,475 --> 00:23:57,478
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
320
00:23:57,561 --> 00:24:02,024
{\an7}THE BLACK BEAR’S SHORT CLAWS
\hMAKE HER AN AGILE CLIMBER.
321
00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:09,657
{\an7}[GROANING]
322
00:24:09,698 --> 00:24:11,283
{\an7}SHE CAN HEAR THE FLICKER
323
00:24:11,325 --> 00:24:13,577
{\an7}\h\h\hAND ITS CHICKS
MOVING IN THE NEST.
324
00:24:13,619 --> 00:24:17,248
{\an7}[BIRD CHIRPING]
325
00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:25,172
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
326
00:24:25,214 --> 00:24:29,301
{\an7}BUT TRY AS SHE MIGHT,
SHE CAN’T GET TO THEM.
327
00:24:29,343 --> 00:24:32,096
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE PROTECTION
OF THE CAVITY HOLDS.
328
00:24:41,021 --> 00:24:42,356
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
329
00:24:43,732 --> 00:24:45,525
{\an7}AND EVERYONE CAN RELAX.
330
00:24:45,567 --> 00:24:47,444
{\an7}[CALLS]
331
00:24:47,486 --> 00:24:50,322
{\an7}[GROANING]
332
00:24:50,364 --> 00:24:55,452
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
333
00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:57,538
{\an7}AFTER TWO WEEKS OF INCUBATION,
334
00:24:57,663 --> 00:25:00,541
{\an7}THE BABY BLUEBIRDS BEGIN TO PUSH
AGAINST THEIR SHELLS.
335
00:25:00,624 --> 00:25:01,834
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
336
00:25:01,875 --> 00:25:04,544
{\an7}\hTHEIR MOTHER CALLS
WITH ENCOURAGEMENT.
337
00:25:04,753 --> 00:25:07,881
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMAYBE TONIGHT
SHE’LL MEET HER CHICKS.
338
00:25:19,935 --> 00:25:24,857
{\an7}MELTING SNOW AND FALLING RAIN
\h\h\hHAVE REVIVED THE MARSH.
339
00:25:29,695 --> 00:25:32,198
{\an7}[CROAKING]
340
00:25:32,239 --> 00:25:35,576
{\an7}ALL AROUND THE CRANE,
\hTHE WETLAND WAKES...
341
00:25:35,743 --> 00:25:42,583
{\an7}[CROAKING]
342
00:25:42,624 --> 00:25:44,626
{\an7}FILLS WITH SOUND.
343
00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:47,588
{\an7}[CROAKING]
344
00:25:47,671 --> 00:25:51,550
{\an7}[SCREECHING]
345
00:25:51,592 --> 00:25:53,594
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
346
00:25:53,677 --> 00:25:55,762
{\an7}SHE’S SAT THROUGH THE NIGHT
347
00:25:55,804 --> 00:25:58,598
{\an7}AND WAITS TO BE RELIEVED
\h\h\h\h\h\hBY HER MATE.
348
00:25:58,766 --> 00:26:03,437
{\an7}[SCREECHING]
349
00:26:03,479 --> 00:26:05,231
{\an7}BUT HE’S LATE.
350
00:26:06,732 --> 00:26:10,486
{\an7}IN HIS APPROACH,
HE’S TRESPASSED.
351
00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:18,911
{\an7}\hTHE RED-WING BLACKBIRD
IS FIERCELY TERRITORIAL.
352
00:26:18,952 --> 00:26:24,374
{\an7}[CHIRPING AND WARBLING]
353
00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:25,626
{\an7}AND IT HAS BACKUP.
354
00:26:25,834 --> 00:26:30,213
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
355
00:26:30,255 --> 00:26:39,139
{\an7}♪
356
00:26:39,181 --> 00:26:43,394
{\an7}\h\hWHEN HE FINALLY ARRIVES,
HE’S MET WITH HIS NEW TASK.
357
00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:54,446
{\an7}♪
358
00:26:54,488 --> 00:26:56,490
{\an7}PARENTING.
359
00:26:56,532 --> 00:27:05,458
{\an7}♪
360
00:27:05,499 --> 00:27:07,501
{\an7}ONLY HOURS OLD,
361
00:27:07,543 --> 00:27:09,670
{\an7}THE COLT STANDS,
362
00:27:09,753 --> 00:27:11,964
{\an7}READY TO MEET ITS PROTECTOR.
363
00:27:13,715 --> 00:27:16,885
{\an7}[WARBLING]
364
00:27:16,927 --> 00:27:19,179
{\an7}THE CRANES REAFFIRM THEIR BOND
365
00:27:19,221 --> 00:27:22,683
{\an7}AS THEY EMBARK ON THIS NEW PHASE
OF THEIR UNION...
366
00:27:22,724 --> 00:27:25,435
{\an7}[WARBLING]
367
00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:27,896
{\an7}THE CARE OF A TINY COLT.
368
00:27:35,487 --> 00:27:39,116
{\an7}IN THE NEST, A SECOND EGG
\h\h\hHASN’T YET HATCHED.
369
00:27:42,327 --> 00:27:46,581
{\an7}BUT CONCERN FOR THE EGG
IS QUICKLY PUSHED ASIDE
370
00:27:46,623 --> 00:27:48,750
{\an7}BY MORE PRESSING DANGER.
371
00:27:48,792 --> 00:27:59,428
{\an7}♪
372
00:27:59,469 --> 00:28:01,304
{\an7}[WARBLING]
373
00:28:01,346 --> 00:28:05,934
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA LIFE ON THE GROUND
MEANS A LIFE AMONG PREDATORS.
374
00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:11,148
{\an7}THE SANDHILL CRANES
MEET DANGER HEAD ON,
375
00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:14,735
{\an7}PUTTING THEMSELVES BETWEEN
THE COYOTE AND THEIR NEST.
376
00:28:14,776 --> 00:28:18,280
{\an7}[WARBLING]
377
00:28:18,322 --> 00:28:21,450
{\an7}\hBUT IN THEIR EFFORT
TO DEFEND THEIR CHICK,
378
00:28:21,491 --> 00:28:24,744
{\an7}\h\hTHE PARENTS HAVE EXPOSED
THE COLT TO ANOTHER THREAT.
379
00:28:24,912 --> 00:28:29,041
{\an7}♪
380
00:28:29,082 --> 00:28:33,587
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE NORTHERN HARRIER
COURSES YELLOWSTONE’S MARSHES,
381
00:28:33,629 --> 00:28:35,756
{\an7}GLIDING LOW.
382
00:28:35,881 --> 00:28:39,093
{\an7}FLIGHTLESS, WITHOUT SHELTER,
383
00:28:39,134 --> 00:28:41,386
{\an7}THE COLT IS AN EASY TARGET.
384
00:28:41,428 --> 00:28:45,474
{\an7}♪
385
00:28:45,515 --> 00:28:47,267
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
386
00:28:52,564 --> 00:28:53,899
{\an7}[SQUEAK]
387
00:28:55,484 --> 00:29:00,155
{\an7}♪
388
00:29:00,197 --> 00:29:03,784
{\an7}TODAY’S CATCH IS A MOUSE.
389
00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:05,577
{\an7}THE COLT IS SPARED.
390
00:29:07,871 --> 00:29:11,249
{\an7}\h\hBUT THE CLOSE CALL
SERVES AS A REMINDER.
391
00:29:12,668 --> 00:29:15,588
{\an7}THE SUCCESS OF THIS FAMILY
\h\h\h\hOF GROUND NESTERS
392
00:29:15,629 --> 00:29:20,008
{\an7}WILL REQUIRE THE CONSTANT
VIGILANCE OF BOTH PARENTS,
393
00:29:20,050 --> 00:29:23,178
{\an7}UNTIL THEY’RE READY TO LEAVE
\h\hTHEIR SUMMER RESIDENCE.
394
00:29:23,220 --> 00:29:33,021
{\an7}♪
395
00:29:33,063 --> 00:29:37,067
{\an7}YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
\h\h\hIS NO ORDINARY HOME.
396
00:29:39,319 --> 00:29:44,282
{\an7}\h\hHERE, AN ACTIVE VOLCANO
RUMBLES BENEATH THE SURFACE.
397
00:29:49,037 --> 00:29:50,205
{\an7}[HISSING]
398
00:29:50,247 --> 00:29:53,292
{\an7}\h\hIT RELEASES GASES
AND HEATS GROUNDWATER,
399
00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:55,585
{\an7}TRANSFORMING THE TERRAIN.
400
00:29:58,422 --> 00:30:02,051
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hYELLOWSTONE
IS CONSTANTLY IN FLUX,
401
00:30:02,092 --> 00:30:05,596
{\an7}A LAND REFORGED.
402
00:30:05,637 --> 00:30:10,308
{\an7}THE FLOW OF MINERAL-RICH WATERS
BUILDS DRAMATIC FEATURES.
403
00:30:12,477 --> 00:30:15,855
{\an7}AND WHEN GEOTHERMAL FORMATIONS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBECOME DORMANT,
404
00:30:16,064 --> 00:30:18,358
{\an7}NEW HABITATS RISE.
405
00:30:25,032 --> 00:30:28,619
{\an7}\hON THE VERTICAL FACE
OF AN OLD HOT SPRING,
406
00:30:28,660 --> 00:30:31,872
{\an7}DAWN ERUPTS IN A FRENZY.
407
00:30:32,039 --> 00:30:42,883
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
408
00:30:42,924 --> 00:30:49,889
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
409
00:30:50,057 --> 00:30:52,685
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
410
00:30:52,726 --> 00:30:55,354
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hCLIFF SWALLOWS
MIGRATE THOUSANDS OF MILES
411
00:30:55,395 --> 00:30:58,106
{\an7}FROM WINTERING GROUNDS
\h\hIN SOUTH AMERICA.
412
00:31:00,275 --> 00:31:04,446
{\an7}THEY LIVE LIFE ON THE WING,
413
00:31:04,488 --> 00:31:07,866
{\an7}VISITING THE GROUND
ONLY WHEN THEY MUST,
414
00:31:07,908 --> 00:31:13,914
{\an7}TO COLLECT SOMETHING SIMPLE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT CRUCIAL--
415
00:31:13,997 --> 00:31:15,707
{\an7}MUD.
416
00:31:17,376 --> 00:31:20,671
{\an7}THEY FERRY TINY DROPLETS
\h\h\hBACK TO THE CLIFF,
417
00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:23,840
{\an7}\h\hGRADUALLY CONSTRUCTING
THEIR HOME FOR THE SEASON.
418
00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:31,139
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
419
00:31:31,181 --> 00:31:38,230
{\an7}\h\h\hEACH NEST IS BUILT FROM
A THOUSAND INDIVIDUAL PELLETS,
420
00:31:38,271 --> 00:31:41,065
{\an7}WHICH MEANS A THOUSAND TRIPS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE RIVER.
421
00:31:43,110 --> 00:31:44,570
{\an7}HARD WORK.
422
00:31:45,987 --> 00:31:48,781
{\an7}\hBUT NOT EVERYONE
IS SO INDUSTRIOUS.
423
00:31:51,159 --> 00:31:54,079
{\an7}SOME WILL TRY TO STEAL
\h\h\hFROM A NEIGHBOR.
424
00:31:55,872 --> 00:31:59,959
{\an7}LEAVING A NEST UNATTENDED
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS RISKY.
425
00:32:00,001 --> 00:32:02,962
{\an7}PARTNERS EXCHANGE GUARD DUTY.
426
00:32:03,171 --> 00:32:06,966
{\an7}AND SHORT TRIPS OUT ARE BEST.
427
00:32:07,008 --> 00:32:11,971
{\an7}\hAT THIS COLONY OF SWALLOWS,
VISITORS LEND A HELPING HAND.
428
00:32:12,013 --> 00:32:22,774
{\an7}♪
429
00:32:22,816 --> 00:32:25,444
{\an7}AS HERDS OF BISON MOVE,
430
00:32:25,485 --> 00:32:27,529
{\an7}THEY TRANSFORM THE LANDSCAPE.
431
00:32:28,655 --> 00:32:32,659
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
432
00:32:32,701 --> 00:32:35,913
{\an7}\hALL AROUND THE CONE
OF THE DORMANT SPRING,
433
00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:37,873
{\an7}THE BISON CHURN THE EARTH.
434
00:32:40,542 --> 00:32:42,919
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
435
00:32:42,961 --> 00:32:47,674
{\an7}♪
436
00:32:47,716 --> 00:32:50,469
{\an7}EVEN THE PLAYFUL CALVES
\h\h\h\h\hDO THEIR PART.
437
00:32:55,265 --> 00:32:56,767
{\an7}STIRRING THE MUD...
438
00:32:56,808 --> 00:33:03,023
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
439
00:33:03,064 --> 00:33:05,191
{\an7}MAKING A PERFECT MIX.
440
00:33:10,071 --> 00:33:11,364
{\an7}WITH THE BISON’S HELP,
441
00:33:11,406 --> 00:33:14,034
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE CLIFF SWALLOWS
HAVE A SHORTER COMMUTE...
442
00:33:14,075 --> 00:33:17,078
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
443
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:19,664
{\an7}WHICH MEANS MORE TIME FOR WORK.
444
00:33:19,706 --> 00:33:31,051
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
445
00:33:31,218 --> 00:33:34,054
{\an7}THE RESULT IS RAPID EXPANSION.
446
00:33:38,475 --> 00:33:40,060
{\an7}THROUGHOUT THE SPRING,
447
00:33:40,101 --> 00:33:43,980
{\an7}THE POPULATION OF YELLOWSTONE
\h\h\h\h\h\hCONTINUES TO RISE.
448
00:33:44,022 --> 00:33:52,989
{\an7}♪
449
00:33:53,031 --> 00:33:57,661
{\an7}JUST MINUTES AFTER IT’S BORN,
\h\h\h\h\hA BISON CALF STANDS.
450
00:33:59,287 --> 00:34:03,792
{\an7}IN LESS THAN AN HOUR,
\hIT JOINS THE HERD--
451
00:34:03,833 --> 00:34:06,544
{\an7}\hITS ONLY DEFENSE
AGAINST PREDATORS.
452
00:34:09,589 --> 00:34:17,639
{\an7}♪
453
00:34:17,681 --> 00:34:22,102
{\an7}\h\hFOR CALVES, EVERY MOMENT
SPENT FRISKING AND SPARRING
454
00:34:22,227 --> 00:34:23,979
{\an7}BUILDS STRENGTH AND SPEED...
455
00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:30,110
{\an7}AND MAKES MORE MUD.
456
00:34:30,193 --> 00:34:41,121
{\an7}♪
457
00:34:41,329 --> 00:34:44,541
{\an7}♪
458
00:34:44,583 --> 00:34:47,211
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE SWALLOWS’
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
459
00:34:47,252 --> 00:34:48,962
{\an7}LASTS FOR ABOUT A WEEK.
460
00:34:49,004 --> 00:34:52,633
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY’LL LAY THEIR EGGS
EVEN BEFORE THE MUD HAS DRIED.
461
00:34:56,595 --> 00:35:00,015
{\an7}THE WORK OF NURTURING
\hTHE NEXT GENERATION
462
00:35:00,056 --> 00:35:01,683
{\an7}FILLS THE MEADOW...
463
00:35:04,019 --> 00:35:06,188
{\an7}[GROANING]
464
00:35:06,229 --> 00:35:08,398
{\an7}AND THE SKIES.
465
00:35:10,025 --> 00:35:13,153
{\an7}\h\h\h\hMAMMALS CARRY
NOURISHMENT WITH THEM,
466
00:35:13,278 --> 00:35:15,280
{\an7}NURSING THEIR YOUNG WITH MILK.
467
00:35:19,242 --> 00:35:23,705
{\an7}\hBUT BIRDS MUST LEAVE THE NEST
TO GATHER FOOD FOR THEIR CHICKS.
468
00:35:23,747 --> 00:35:27,584
{\an7}♪
469
00:35:27,626 --> 00:35:30,379
{\an7}\h\hTHE EAGLE TRACES
THE RIVER CORRIDOR,
470
00:35:30,420 --> 00:35:33,089
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE LIFEBLOOD
OF ITS SUMMER HABITAT.
471
00:35:35,216 --> 00:35:38,261
{\an7}IT SCANS THE CHANNEL FOR FISH,
472
00:35:38,303 --> 00:35:40,889
{\an7}THE BANKS FOR WATERFOWL.
473
00:35:40,930 --> 00:35:46,185
{\an7}♪
474
00:35:46,227 --> 00:35:51,149
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
475
00:35:54,861 --> 00:35:59,074
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
476
00:36:01,326 --> 00:36:07,165
{\an7}ITS MATE FEEDS HUNGRY MOUTHS
THE LAST REMAINS OF A DUCK.
477
00:36:07,207 --> 00:36:11,211
{\an7}BUT THEIR APPETITES GROW FASTER
THAN THEIR WINGS.
478
00:36:11,294 --> 00:36:15,757
{\an7}AND HUNGER CAN TURN SIBLINGS
\h\h\h\hINTO SAVAGE RIVALS.
479
00:36:15,799 --> 00:36:24,891
{\an7}♪
480
00:36:24,933 --> 00:36:27,644
{\an7}HUNTING HAS BECOME
\hA CONSTANT CHORE
481
00:36:27,686 --> 00:36:29,855
{\an7}FOR BOTH OF THE BLUEBIRDS.
482
00:36:33,525 --> 00:36:37,404
{\an7}\h\h\hLIBERATED FROM THE NEST,
THE FEMALE JOINS THE PURSUIT.
483
00:36:39,072 --> 00:36:44,160
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hSIX CHICKS REQUIRE
A PERPETUAL SUPPLY OF INSECTS.
484
00:36:48,206 --> 00:36:52,210
{\an7}\h\h\hAND EACH DELIVERY
COMPELS A SEPARATE HUNT.
485
00:36:52,252 --> 00:37:04,639
{\an7}♪
486
00:37:04,681 --> 00:37:07,893
{\an7}♪
487
00:37:07,934 --> 00:37:15,024
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
488
00:37:15,066 --> 00:37:17,902
{\an7}♪
489
00:37:17,944 --> 00:37:22,740
{\an7}\h\hTOGETHER, THE PARENTS MAKE
OVER A DOZEN TRIPS EACH HOUR.
490
00:37:22,782 --> 00:37:25,201
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
491
00:37:25,243 --> 00:37:35,754
{\an7}♪
492
00:37:35,795 --> 00:37:39,674
{\an7}\hAND THE CHICKS GROW
WITH REMARKABLE SPEED.
493
00:37:45,346 --> 00:37:49,725
{\an7}THEIR DEMAND IS TIMED PERFECTLY
WITH YELLOWSTONE’S SUPPLY.
494
00:37:51,352 --> 00:37:54,021
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
495
00:37:54,063 --> 00:37:55,773
{\an7}[TWEETING]
496
00:37:58,318 --> 00:38:00,153
{\an7}AT THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER,
497
00:38:00,195 --> 00:38:02,823
{\an7}INSECTS ARE PLENTIFUL
\h\h\h\hIN THE MEADOW.
498
00:38:06,242 --> 00:38:08,828
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
499
00:38:08,870 --> 00:38:11,498
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBLUEBIRDS AREN’T
THE ONLY WINGED HUNTERS
500
00:38:11,539 --> 00:38:13,624
{\an7}REAPING THE BOUNTY.
501
00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:22,342
{\an7}\hDRAGONFLIES EVOLVED
300 MILLION YEARS AGO
502
00:38:22,383 --> 00:38:25,344
{\an7}\h\h\hAND TOOK TO THE AIR
BEFORE ANY OTHER CREATURE.
503
00:38:25,470 --> 00:38:38,066
{\an7}♪
504
00:38:38,107 --> 00:38:42,069
{\an7}FOUR WINGS POWER THE MOST
PRIMITIVE FORM OF FLIGHT.
505
00:38:45,532 --> 00:38:47,617
{\an7}OVER THE MILLENNIA,
506
00:38:47,659 --> 00:38:51,413
{\an7}THE DRAGONFLY HAS PERFECTED
\h\h\hTHE ART OF THE ATTACK.
507
00:38:54,541 --> 00:38:57,586
{\an7}IT HAS 360-DEGREE VISION
508
00:38:57,627 --> 00:39:01,381
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND PROCESSES IMAGES
FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN A HUMAN.
509
00:39:03,550 --> 00:39:05,969
{\an7}NOTHING ESCAPES ITS ATTENTIONS.
510
00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:11,183
{\an7}FEW CAN AVOID ITS GRASP.
511
00:39:12,308 --> 00:39:13,351
{\an7}♪
512
00:39:13,393 --> 00:39:25,405
{\an7}♪
513
00:39:25,446 --> 00:39:36,415
{\an7}♪
514
00:39:36,541 --> 00:39:44,424
{\an7}[FLUTTERING]
515
00:39:44,549 --> 00:39:50,013
{\an7}♪
516
00:39:50,054 --> 00:39:50,888
{\an7}[CHIRP]
517
00:39:50,930 --> 00:39:53,433
{\an7}FED BY THIS SUMMER’S ABUNDANCE,
518
00:39:53,558 --> 00:39:55,685
{\an7}THE BLUEBIRD CHICKS HAVE GROWN.
519
00:39:57,478 --> 00:39:59,438
{\an7}AFTER LESS THAN THREE WEEKS,
520
00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:01,816
{\an7}THEY’RE NEARLY READY TO FLEDGE,
521
00:40:01,858 --> 00:40:04,903
{\an7}TO HUNT ON THEIR OWN.
522
00:40:04,944 --> 00:40:08,448
{\an7}THEIR PARENTS ENCOURAGE THEM
\h\h\h\h\hTO LEAVE QUICKLY.
523
00:40:08,489 --> 00:40:10,449
{\an7}SUMMER WON’T LAST FOREVER,
524
00:40:10,533 --> 00:40:14,537
{\an7}\hAND THE BLUEBIRDS ARE READY TO
GET STARTED ON BATCH NUMBER TWO.
525
00:40:16,456 --> 00:40:27,509
{\an7}♪
526
00:40:27,550 --> 00:40:37,560
{\an7}♪
527
00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:41,022
{\an7}DEEP IN THE GRAND CANYON
\h\hOF THE YELLOWSTONE,
528
00:40:41,064 --> 00:40:44,901
{\an7}\hTHE MALE OSPREY RETURNS
TO ITS NEST EMPTY-HANDED.
529
00:40:44,943 --> 00:40:47,487
{\an7}♪
530
00:40:47,570 --> 00:40:52,241
{\an7}[FALLS ROARING]
531
00:40:52,283 --> 00:41:02,335
{\an7}♪
532
00:41:02,335 --> 00:41:08,174
{\an7}♪
533
00:41:08,216 --> 00:41:09,509
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
534
00:41:09,717 --> 00:41:11,761
{\an7}PERCHED HIGH ABOVE THE FALLS,
535
00:41:11,803 --> 00:41:14,389
{\an7}HIS FAMILY WAITS EXPECTANTLY.
536
00:41:19,102 --> 00:41:22,564
{\an7}BUT HE HAS NOTHING TO OFFER
\h\h\h\h\hTHE THREE CHICKS,
537
00:41:22,605 --> 00:41:24,941
{\an7}WHO ARE STILL FAR FROM FLEDGING.
538
00:41:26,651 --> 00:41:30,738
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
539
00:41:30,780 --> 00:41:33,992
{\an7}\h\h\h\hHIS MATE HEADS OFF
IN SEARCH OF BETTER LUCK.
540
00:41:35,034 --> 00:41:38,162
{\an7}THERE ARE SIGNS OF TROUBLE HERE.
541
00:41:38,204 --> 00:41:41,457
{\an7}THE YOUNGEST CHICK
HUDDLES MOTIONLESS
542
00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:43,543
{\an7}BETWEEN ITS LARGER SIBLINGS.
543
00:41:45,586 --> 00:41:47,129
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
544
00:41:47,171 --> 00:41:52,551
{\an7}\h\hWHEN FOOD IS LIMITED,
THE YOUNGEST SUFFERS MOST.
545
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:57,431
{\an7}ITS SURVIVAL MAY DEPEND
\h\h\h\hON TODAY’S HUNT.
546
00:41:57,473 --> 00:42:00,393
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
547
00:42:03,563 --> 00:42:05,815
{\an7}THE OSPREY IS A SPECIALIST.
548
00:42:07,775 --> 00:42:09,986
{\an7}EVOLVED FOR LIFE ON THE WATER,
549
00:42:10,028 --> 00:42:13,698
{\an7}SHE PREYS EXCLUSIVELY
\h\h\h\hON LIVE FISH.
550
00:42:22,498 --> 00:42:24,917
{\an7}SHE SPOTS HER TARGET FROM ABOVE
551
00:42:24,959 --> 00:42:26,752
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWITH VISION
THAT CUTS THROUGH THE GLARE
552
00:42:26,794 --> 00:42:28,879
{\an7}ON THE RIVER’S SURFACE.
553
00:42:33,593 --> 00:42:34,969
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
554
00:42:43,311 --> 00:42:44,729
{\an7}[SPLASH]
555
00:42:49,192 --> 00:42:50,652
{\an7}A MISS.
556
00:42:50,693 --> 00:42:53,446
{\an7}BUT HER HUNT IS JUST BEGINNING.
557
00:42:53,488 --> 00:43:05,667
{\an7}♪
558
00:43:05,708 --> 00:43:10,379
{\an7}♪
559
00:43:26,854 --> 00:43:30,066
{\an7}STILL, SHE HAS NOTHING
\h\h\hFOR THE CHICKS.
560
00:43:30,108 --> 00:43:43,830
{\an7}♪
561
00:43:43,871 --> 00:43:46,540
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
562
00:43:46,582 --> 00:43:48,501
{\an7}BUT IN A QUIET LAKE,
563
00:43:48,543 --> 00:43:51,755
{\an7}\h\hHER MATE HAS FOUND
A BETTER OPPORTUNITY.
564
00:43:53,589 --> 00:43:58,052
{\an7}\h\hHERE, EACH SUMMER,
TROUT GATHER TO SPAWN.
565
00:44:06,102 --> 00:44:08,980
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY’RE OCCUPIED
WITH THE TASK AT HAND,
566
00:44:09,021 --> 00:44:12,066
{\an7}LAYING THEIR EGGS,
567
00:44:12,108 --> 00:44:15,236
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAND OBLIVIOUS
TO THE OSPREY’S APPROACH.
568
00:44:15,278 --> 00:44:17,113
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
569
00:44:19,365 --> 00:44:20,449
{\an7}[SPLASH]
570
00:44:21,409 --> 00:44:26,122
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
571
00:44:26,164 --> 00:44:32,671
{\an7}♪
572
00:44:32,712 --> 00:44:34,464
{\an7}HE HEADS FOR HOME.
573
00:44:37,758 --> 00:44:40,427
{\an7}BUT HIS CATCH IS NOT SAFE YET.
574
00:44:41,804 --> 00:44:48,477
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
575
00:44:48,519 --> 00:44:49,854
{\an7}A PEREGRINE FALCON,
576
00:44:49,896 --> 00:44:51,856
{\an7}THE WORLD’S FASTEST BIRD,
577
00:44:51,898 --> 00:44:55,193
{\an7}IS AFTER HIS PRIZE.
578
00:44:55,234 --> 00:44:58,154
{\an7}TODAY’S ATTACK IS UNUSUAL.
579
00:44:59,530 --> 00:45:02,992
{\an7}PEREGRINES ARE SUPERB HUNTERS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE WING,
580
00:45:03,034 --> 00:45:05,537
{\an7}BUT THEY’RE NOT KNOWN
\h\h\h\h\hAS THIEVES.
581
00:45:05,578 --> 00:45:11,751
{\an7}♪
582
00:45:11,792 --> 00:45:16,297
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
583
00:45:16,339 --> 00:45:19,592
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
584
00:45:19,634 --> 00:45:21,761
{\an7}AGAINST THE SUPERIOR FLIER,
585
00:45:21,802 --> 00:45:28,017
{\an7}THE OSPREY HAS ONLY ONE TACTIC
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT MIGHT WORK--
586
00:45:28,059 --> 00:45:30,228
{\an7}DITCHING INTO THE WATER,
587
00:45:30,269 --> 00:45:32,480
{\an7}WHERE THE PEREGRINE
\h\h\hCAN’T FOLLOW.
588
00:45:32,521 --> 00:45:41,488
{\an7}♪
589
00:45:41,530 --> 00:45:44,700
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
590
00:45:46,869 --> 00:45:49,121
{\an7}THANKS TO HIS EVASIVE MANEUVER,
591
00:45:49,163 --> 00:45:51,791
{\an7}HE HAS SOMETHING TO BRING
\h\h\hHIS WAITING CHICKS.
592
00:45:51,958 --> 00:46:02,260
{\an7}♪
593
00:46:02,301 --> 00:46:05,012
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
594
00:46:07,348 --> 00:46:08,683
{\an7}[CHIRP]
595
00:46:09,767 --> 00:46:19,986
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
596
00:46:20,027 --> 00:46:23,697
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHIS MATE FEEDS
THE TWO LARGER SIBLINGS.
597
00:46:23,739 --> 00:46:25,824
{\an7}BUT THE SMALLEST,
598
00:46:25,866 --> 00:46:27,826
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCROUCHED
AT THE EDGE OF THE NEST,
599
00:46:27,994 --> 00:46:29,954
{\an7}IS TOO WEAK TO JOIN THE FEAST.
600
00:46:33,499 --> 00:46:34,917
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
601
00:46:37,503 --> 00:46:40,381
{\an7}AT THE EAGLE NEST
ON THE RIVER BEND,
602
00:46:40,423 --> 00:46:43,593
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hCOMPETITION
IS ALSO TAKING A TOLL.
603
00:46:45,094 --> 00:46:47,847
{\an7}DRIVEN BY SELF-PRESERVATION,
604
00:46:47,888 --> 00:46:51,767
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE LARGER SIBLING
WORKS TO ELIMINATE ITS RIVAL.
605
00:46:54,645 --> 00:46:57,731
{\an7}ITS PARENT WATCHES ON,
606
00:46:57,773 --> 00:46:59,566
{\an7}UNMOVED TO ACT.
607
00:46:59,608 --> 00:47:03,403
{\an7}ONE HEALTHY CHICK IS BETTER
\h\h\hTHAN TWO GOING HUNGRY.
608
00:47:05,448 --> 00:47:06,950
{\an7}[CHIRP]
609
00:47:08,826 --> 00:47:12,580
{\an7}NOW THE CHICK CAN TAKE
EVERY MEAL FOR ITSELF.
610
00:47:19,670 --> 00:47:20,921
{\an7}[CHIRP]
611
00:47:25,926 --> 00:47:29,430
{\an7}THE VICTOR DONS NEW PLUMAGE:
612
00:47:29,472 --> 00:47:31,975
{\an7}THE BLACK FEATHERS
\hOF A FLEDGLING.
613
00:47:33,184 --> 00:47:35,019
{\an7}IN THE COMING WEEKS,
614
00:47:35,061 --> 00:47:37,897
{\an7}HE’LL BEGIN TESTING
\h\h\hHIS STRENGTHS,
615
00:47:38,022 --> 00:47:40,024
{\an7}PREPARING TO LEAVE THE NEST.
616
00:47:42,068 --> 00:47:46,030
{\an7}\h\h\hAS SUMMER ENDS,
NEW JOURNEYS APPROACH.
617
00:47:46,072 --> 00:47:50,535
{\an7}THE SANDHILL CHICK NOW STANDS
NEARLY AS TALL AS ITS PARENTS.
618
00:47:52,661 --> 00:47:56,582
{\an7}\h\hTHE URGE TO FLY
WILL SOON TAKE HOLD.
619
00:47:56,624 --> 00:48:01,921
{\an7}♪
620
00:48:02,004 --> 00:48:06,008
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT FOR THE DIPPER,
LIFE WILL ALWAYS BE AQUATIC.
621
00:48:07,093 --> 00:48:15,268
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
622
00:48:18,396 --> 00:48:21,566
{\an7}AND FLEDGING IS NOT A MATTER
\h\h\hOF TAKING TO THE AIR.
623
00:48:28,739 --> 00:48:29,990
{\an7}THE JUVENILE DIPPER,
624
00:48:30,032 --> 00:48:32,159
{\an7}DISTINGUISHED BY A YELLOW BEAK,
625
00:48:32,201 --> 00:48:34,286
{\an7}HAS JUST LEFT THE NEST.
626
00:48:35,788 --> 00:48:38,958
{\an7}IT WATCHES CLOSELY
627
00:48:38,999 --> 00:48:41,168
{\an7}AND TRIES OUT ALL THE MOVES.
628
00:48:43,671 --> 00:48:45,339
{\an7}FORAGING...
629
00:48:48,050 --> 00:48:49,593
{\an7}[CHIRP]
630
00:48:49,635 --> 00:48:50,970
{\an7}DIPPING...
631
00:48:51,762 --> 00:48:53,013
{\an7}[CHIRP]
632
00:48:53,055 --> 00:48:54,598
{\an7}[CHIRP]
633
00:48:57,435 --> 00:48:59,896
{\an7}AND, OF COURSE, SWIMMING.
634
00:48:59,937 --> 00:49:12,533
{\an7}♪
635
00:49:12,575 --> 00:49:16,996
{\an7}♪
636
00:49:17,121 --> 00:49:19,749
{\an7}SOME SKILLS YOU’RE BORN WITH.
637
00:49:21,792 --> 00:49:26,171
{\an7}THE JUVENILE DIPPER WILL BE
COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT SOON.
638
00:49:30,676 --> 00:49:31,510
{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
639
00:49:31,552 --> 00:49:34,221
{\an7}BUT A MEAL IS ALWAYS WELCOME.
640
00:49:35,931 --> 00:49:37,850
{\an7}WHEN THE YOUNG DIPPER IS READY,
641
00:49:37,892 --> 00:49:41,562
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIT WILL MOVE
INTO ITS OWN TERRITORY
642
00:49:41,604 --> 00:49:43,564
{\an7}NOT FAR AWAY.
643
00:49:43,606 --> 00:49:45,942
{\an7}PERHAPS JUST AROUND
\h\h\hTHE RIVERBEND.
644
00:49:47,693 --> 00:49:51,322
{\an7}\hBUT NOT EVERY NEST
IS SO EASY TO LEAVE.
645
00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:00,581
{\an7}A FIRST OSPREY HAS FLEDGED.
646
00:50:03,250 --> 00:50:06,628
{\an7}ITS ONLY SURVIVING SIBLING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHESITATES.
647
00:50:13,636 --> 00:50:15,888
{\an7}THERE’S NO ROOM FOR ERROR HERE.
648
00:50:21,894 --> 00:50:26,065
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCAUTIOUSLY,
IT TESTS ITS WINGS IN THE WIND.
649
00:50:26,148 --> 00:50:30,069
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
650
00:50:30,110 --> 00:50:43,749
{\an7}♪
651
00:50:43,791 --> 00:50:52,258
{\an7}♪
652
00:50:52,299 --> 00:50:54,301
{\an7}A MAIDEN VOYAGE
653
00:50:54,343 --> 00:50:58,681
{\an7}OVER ONE OF THE GREATEST
\h\hLANDSCAPES ON EARTH.
654
00:50:58,722 --> 00:51:07,105
{\an7}♪
655
00:51:07,147 --> 00:51:09,274
{\an7}NEW CHALLENGES LIE AHEAD.
656
00:51:12,194 --> 00:51:14,947
{\an7}FOR MOST OF YELLOWSTONE’S BIRDS,
657
00:51:14,989 --> 00:51:16,741
{\an7}A LONG MIGRATION.
658
00:51:17,866 --> 00:51:20,118
{\an7}FOR THE FEW WHO STAY,
659
00:51:20,244 --> 00:51:21,787
{\an7}WINTER’S HARDSHIP.
660
00:51:23,455 --> 00:51:25,624
{\an7}AS THE SUMMER DRAWS TO A CLOSE,
661
00:51:25,666 --> 00:51:28,085
{\an7}SEASONAL VISITORS PART WAYS.
662
00:51:30,879 --> 00:51:34,216
{\an7}BUT THEY WILL RETURN
\h\hTO YELLOWSTONE,
663
00:51:34,258 --> 00:51:39,096
{\an7}\hAND FILL ITS SKIES
WITH LIFE ON WINGS.
664
00:51:39,138 --> 00:51:44,310
{\an7}[WARBLING]
665
00:51:45,936 --> 00:51:48,605
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S AN IMAGE
I’LL HOLD FOR A LIFETIME--
666
00:51:48,647 --> 00:51:51,024
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE POSITION
OF THAT OSPREY NEST,
667
00:51:51,066 --> 00:51:52,276
{\an7}PERCHED ON A PINNACLE
668
00:51:52,318 --> 00:51:55,029
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hOVERLOOKING
THE YELLOWSTONE FALLS.
669
00:51:55,070 --> 00:51:57,739
{\an7}\h\h\hAND WHEN YOU CONTINUE
THE JOURNEY DOWN THE RIVER,
670
00:51:57,781 --> 00:52:00,158
{\an7}\h\h\h\hYOU REALIZE THAT
THE STORY OF YELLOWSTONE
671
00:52:00,200 --> 00:52:02,160
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hDOESN’T END
AT THE PARK BOUNDARY.
672
00:52:02,202 --> 00:52:04,162
{\an7}IN THE NEXT "EPIC YELLOWSTONE,"
673
00:52:04,204 --> 00:52:06,873
{\an7}\hWE DISCOVER HOW A RIVER
THAT’S ALLOWED TO RUN FREE
674
00:52:06,915 --> 00:52:10,168
{\an7}\h\h\hCARRIES WITH IT
THAT SAME WILD SPIRIT.
675
00:52:10,294 --> 00:52:12,171
{\an7}IT’S AN EPIC JOURNEY,
676
00:52:12,379 --> 00:52:14,256
{\an7}DOWN THE RIVER WILD.
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