Birds of May

Summary On the sandy beaches of the Delaware Bay, in New Jersey, a visitor arrives each May from the southernmost tip of South America. Name: Calidris canutus rufa. The rufa red knot. For two crucial weeks, the birds gorge on the eggs of horseshoe crabs. Red knots that gain enough weight will survive the final leg of their journey to the Arctic. Others perish.

S1.E4 ∙ Birds of May

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Jared Flesher Jared Rosenbaum Stephanie Feigin Hall Mackenzie

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Genres : Documentary

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Production companies : Hundred Year Films

Summary On the sandy beaches of the Delaware Bay, in New Jersey, a visitor arrives each May from the southernmost tip of South America. Name: Calidris canutus rufa. The rufa red knot. For two crucial weeks, the birds gorge on the eggs of horseshoe crabs. Red knots that gain enough weight will survive the final leg of their journey to the Arctic. Others perish.

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Genres : Documentary

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Production companies : Hundred Year Films

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