ONE TO WATCH! - MADAGASCAR - Island of Marvels

Wonderful programme, All of it. Highlights for me was the spider & the shell, plus the little lake dwelling lemurs & the efforts of the local people to conserve those lemurs that are so endangered.
The music was unobtrusive & David is always a joy to listen to.
They didn't say anything about the swifts in the cave though, perhaps they will in another episode.

Hi Val

I remember the spider and the shell - just the way the Spider coiled its web around the shell and branch to make a high rise flat for itself

Really industrious thing for such a small creature to do something for a nice home for itself.

I wondered about the swifts too and if they are unique to the island.  Their colouration was a little more unusual than the ones we have in the UK.

Looking forward to part 2 next week

Regards

Kathy and Dave

Sue W said:

It was fantastic loved the lemurs and the  blind fish - didnt like that horrid black bird though !!! This I took in Kent at a conservation place near Ramsgate - I think its a Madagascan Starling

 

I cant remember the name of the place - any one from  Kent  please

This is a Bali Starling, critically endangered bird from Bali, Indonesia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_Starling. Madagascar Starling is brown: http://xavier.libert.oiseaux.net/etourneau.malgache.1.html#monde

Looking forward to watching the Madagascar prog on iplayer :)

Thanks Aiki

I did realise last night that it was a Bali Starling - just hadnt got round to correcting myself - but thanks all the same

Nick

Hi Aiki

What a fabulous photos of a bird which we know in a different sense of the word in the UK - all black and speckly LOL.  Looks far so removed from a Starling.  I am sure that Sprrowhawks in the UK would find this bird without a second thought.

Sorry, cannot help with the name of the place but an interesting observation to the unique species in Bali, Indonesia

Regards

Kathy and Dave

http://www.rarespeciesconservationcentre.org/

This is the place where it took the photo

Its near Sandwich in Kent

Cheers all

Nick

Nicki C said:

Hi Val

I remember the spider and the shell - just the way the Spider coiled its web around the shell and branch to make a high rise flat for itself

Really industrious thing for such a small creature to do something for a nice home for itself.

I wondered about the swifts too and if they are unique to the island.  Their colouration was a little more unusual than the ones we have in the UK.

Looking forward to part 2 next week

Regards

Kathy and Dave

That  tiny creature who has all those babies got me too. How on earth does she keep track of up to 30!

I am looking forward to next weeks programme as well.

All programmes David narrates are excellent & this one is brilliant, long may he do them.

aiki said:

It was fantastic loved the lemurs and the  blind fish - didnt like that horrid black bird though !!! This I took in Kent at a conservation place near Ramsgate - I think its a Madagascan Starling

 

I cant remember the name of the place - any one from  Kent  please