Spring - The Return of Life - The Secrets of Nature

[Music] winter has made this forest into a mineral landscape gloomy months dominated by the cold seemed to fossilized the traces of life on the face of the earth it is a hard time for everyone and definitely a cruel one for the weakest but something is beginning to change [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] although the Frost's and mists persist an amazing transformation is being set in motion due to the light of the lengthening days the spring revolution has begun [Music] spring the return of life [Music] at first it has a timid uncertain movement guiding into a still bear forest except for the almond trees the first brave trees of the plant world to have challenged the winter when they were still in their icy splendor the [Music] plants and animals seem to be waiting for the other great ally in the surprising of life against Windsor [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the melting of the mountaintops joins together with the rain to bring the music of life to the streams and gullies of this Mediterranean forest which is about to start a new cycle consisting of infinite shapes [Music] [Applause] [Music] the nutter jack toads come out from their hiding places where they have spent the winter to one of the pools which have just formed in order to reproduce [Music] despite his phlegmatic attitude the red mark sported by the male betrays what is now his only goal but of finding a mate he will need to be both persuasive and fast as many others have come to this pool with the same intention to embrace a female the male may spend the whole night perched on the back of the female which has accepted him as a father this pair is lucky that no other excited companion is bothering them especially hi because on occasions several males points on to the same female and sometimes drawn high [Music] while she deposits a row of hundreds of eggs in the water fertilizes the Viper in snakes also like water and embracing each other passionately these first days of spring have woken them from their slumber with two pressing needs to feed after months of winter fasting and to find a mate they will find both things in the water courses which run through the forest when they finally meet the male and female begin to brush one another's bodies stimulating each other these snakes do not have dinosaur venom so the lines which run along their bodies and the triangular shape of their heads are their form of defense both characteristics mean they resemble the highly poisonous Viper confusing their predators [Music] the courtship of the Viperine snakes ends where their bodies tightly intertwined [Music] intertwining of necks in this case is also a sign that the flamingo's are courting as is the changing color of their plumage which takes on an intense pink shade during these days [Music] they have arrived from their wintering places in Africa to settle in areas where water is plentiful [Music] [Applause] there they find food a mate and a place to build their volcano shaped nests with mud and straw [Music] they do so forming large colonies in the shelter of islands and other places which are inaccessible for predators the considerable height of these mud protuberances protects the eggs from possible rises in the level of the water [Music] [Applause] the flamingo's shared the abundance of these wetlands with many other species of birds such as the purple swamp hands the whole appearance reminds us of their distant ancestors for dinosaurs their long fingers are the best allies for surviving in these areas thanks to them they can walk along the banks and over the aquatic plants we had difficulty moreover they use them to capture the plants they feed on with amazing skill water is also a tool which plays a part in the love life of the common chief Jeff the male witch has fiercely defended this territory strives to convince his possible mate by boasting of his plain appearance and his voice but he does not want to leave anything to chance so he sets out to capture the mosquitoes larvae and other insects which abound near the stream they will be a succulent and loved gift for his mate [Music] [Music] even over the female through her stomach is something that the bee eater also does the abundance of these presents finally convinces the female that she has a good hunter before her and therefore suitable candidate for fatherhood the previous female also focuses on other qualities in a suitor in this case physical ones she must find it impossible to resist the intensity acquired during the mating season by the very talents which had owned the plumage of the male [Music] [Music] [Laughter] the oscillated lizards prefer to turn love into a game which is somewhat violent in appearance but before thinking of love they will still require several hours for the Sun to warm their blood and activate their muscles these reptiles endemic or Mediterranean ecosystems will spend the spring chasing biting and hitting each other until the moment cantons to consummate the relationship when summer finally arrives the female will look for a good hiding place to lay her eggs leaving them to their fate [Music] [Music] after love the bean eaters have the responsibility of finding a good place to raise their offspring both of them get busy and dig a tunnel on the slopes and inclines of the terrain they share with other pairs turning them into something like an apartment building for B leaders despite choosing places where sand or loose soil opening up this apartment in the colony is hard work which wears away their beeps however in return it guarantees them an ideal place to incubate and bring up the next generation of be eaters these caves can reach 2 meters in depth with a small chamber at the end where the chinks will be born and take refuge the nuthatch does not dig the hole where it nests in contrast it selects natural holes or once built by other birds what it does do is add mud to the entrance of the chosen hole limiting it to its smaller size this prevents the entry of potential predators it's strong legs are nails allow it to get through the trunks where it finds the food even when upside down [Music] in the shelter of the deep valleys and gorges where the sound of the water and giving them their energy back brings over the parrot trees begin to blossom [Music] these trees come from a line of true fighters as their ancestors thrived 30 million years ago today they still survive in shady and humid areas in small groups in this corner of Western Europe like a treasure from the history of trees on our planet at their feet a gust of wind an unexpected movement of the mere heat of the Sun may produce another of the miracles that only spring is capable of bringing about [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the paeonia bro teri one of the most beautiful flowers in this forest provides a large amount of pollen for the multitude of insects which approach it attracted by its bright color and the promise of abundant food as well as their large and comfortable crowns they facilitate the landing of their essential partners in procreation the shade and humidity given by the cork oaks holm oaks and other large trees characteristic of this forest provide the best environment for their growth [Music] the flowers and young shoots brought by spring are a delicacy for the young rabbits which dare to venture outside the Warren where they are born but moving away from the safety of their underground shelter and the constant vigilance of the older rabbits also entails risks with the arrival of the evening one of the largest predators in the forest will go out hunting the janay has spent the day dozing and is now hungry it covers its territory in search of a trace of something to put in its mouth and the fact is that almost anything will do fruit birds reptiles amphibian but a tender young rabbit is a dish which he will not allow to get away [Music] [Music] the janay a game lives up to its reputation of being one of the most successful and unforgiving hunters in the forest the spider does not need the agility nor the ultra sensitive senses of this spotted cat it makes use of its patience and the web it builds once the trap is laid it only has to wait the dragonflies desperate attempts to escape are the very worst thing he can do these vibrations run through the threads telling the spider that its net has worked again on this occasion it is not pressed by hunger so it prefers to carefully pack it away and added to its larger supplies [Music] the matter Jack toad pad poles now crammed the pool were their tireless comings and goings their parents do not stay to look after them so they have to fend for themselves the aquatic plants feed them and hide them while they undergo the metamorphosis which will eventually transform them into adult toads [Music] but very few of them will complete this fascinating transformation because the same pool which offers them everything they need becomes an irresistible nerve of parents with hungry children [Laughter] [Laughter] with their bellies full of tadpoles the storks return to their nests that padme insatiable chicks which do not hesitate to butter them unceremoniously the storks are faithful to their mates and to the nest they have built together which they repair as soon as they arrive from their wintering places during breeding whenever they find a sturdy tree which can withstand them they like the company of other pairs forming huge colonies [Music] black vultures in contrast are more inclined to solitude when raising their single chicks these proud scavengers look for strong trees in open areas and some distance away from other pears to build a large nest which they will use throughout the year not only during the season when the chicks are raised their long wings form the best sunshade to protect their young with the black vulture chick will still be in the nest when summer arrives so this task of providing shade is crucial for its survival [Music] as far as its nest is concerned the elusive bitten is the very opposite of the great builders such as the black vulture and the stork it is enough for it to dig a small hole in the ground in open areas and forest clearings where the eggs will be laid and incubated by both parents in term they will not actually use it very much within hours of being born the chicks will flee the nest entrusting their survival to the care of their parents and the capacity of their plumage to merge them into the environment spring is well underway and the strength of the Sun bothers the busy forest dwellers it is fortunate that there is always a place to go and take a well-deserved break birds of all sizes go to these poles to drink and to cool off as well as for the no less essential task of keeping their plumage clean [Music] while the heat announces the imminent arrival of summer in the valleys the spring revolution still takes refuge on the heights [Music] a 200-meter layer of ice covered this area during the last glaciation shaping it with its elusive force today it is the territory of the scrubland cricket and singular plants which existed long before the ice covered this gully these are a type of orchid which like the more than 20,000 other varieties which exist on the planet trust their reproduction to the irresistible appeal of their flowers this small glacial Valley lies far away from the plains and forests at lower altitudes but maintains an essential relationship with them throughout the winter it becomes a snow collector which during spring sends the food water to feed the rivers and streams which sustain life below here in the patches of Mediterranean forests the main tasks in spring continues to be that are feeding and raising the family to read tight seemed very happy after finding little damage they do not even seem to notice that one kind observing them they are bigger and stronger and there are two of them so why worry the predatory activity is equally hectic in the wetlands spring is reflected in the abundance and effortlessness of the cultures although at times this does not mean they will end up in the belly [Applause] after all it may be more profitable to approach others more skilled in the art of fishing [Applause] [Applause] the fact is that the Heron is usually that which Harris's other birds to take away their prey but today it has received a taste of its own medicine the young of the cuckoo rollers certainly do not complain about having to eat the same thing all the time these birds come from the southern Sahara to nest in the holes they find in the trees they hatch their eggs there and then they feed their chicks with a very varied diet ranging from insects to small and fibia pne's [Music] monotony is certainly banished from the table of the rattles [Music] [Music] in the homes of these green woodpeckers a momentous moment is about to occur they have built them by drilling through the trunks with their beaks using the chips of wood as a base for the nest where they're young growing they are so strong that not even the solidity of the large trees of this forest can withstand them they are extremely elusive to the slightest strange event immediately puts them on alert sending them into hiding today their offspring are giving them a particular reason to be nervous a new generation of green woodpeckers dares to discover the world a certain anxiety can also be perceived in the shapeless gray mass made up of the young flamingos after they hatch the chicks form large groups watched over by a small number of adults [Applause] in this way parents and children can separately and peacefully live on the marshland sinking their peculiar beaks again and again into the water in order to filter the mud in search of any organic matter which might serve as [Laughter] [Music] [Music] [Music] in the home of the black vulture there is still time for the big moment of the young to arrive in the meantime the baby vulture flutters its wings again and again in order to develop the muscles allowing it to take to the skies for the first time the young stalks also perform the same preparatory gymnastics when they finally manage to fly they would not leave the nest where they were born and raised they will return to it every night to sleep until all of them adults and young feel that the moment have undertaken that great annual migration has come [Music] like them young of all the species feel the need to be free to take the reins of their own existence [Music] they symbolize the adventure of renewed life which spills over onto the landscape they are the best proof that spring has triumphed once again [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you

Channel: The Secrets of Nature

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Length: 48min 55sec (2935 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 21 2019