Tivo alert

Airing on HDNet, Primeval Paradise: The Story of Ulva Island. This is about a mammal-free island near New Zealand that's a sanctuary for birds. I saw it the other day and it's interesting. I get this channel on DirecTV. See HDNet for airing schedule. Looks like next shows are Mon, Nov 3 - 7:00 PM ET and Sun, Nov 9 - 7:30 AM ET.

Also on the Science Channel, Ultimate Guide: Birds of Prey. Here's the airing schedule. I watched the raptor show yesterday, it was pretty good. A lot of detail about how different raptors hunt, for example how barn owls hunt entirely by sound when it's completely dark, how kestrals have UV vision to see a trail of mouse urine, and a lot about golden eagles. They even showed a snail kite.

There was a show recently on Discovery or National Geographic about the evolution of flight. It was really interesting and they talked about how flight evolved separately in dinosaurs, insects, birds, and mammals. I can't remember the name of it though!

Another show called Champions of the Wild on Animal Planet will feature whooping cranes and Operation Migration (airing Nov. 14). I just saw an episode on bald eagles which showed a wildlife rehabber's efforts to help injured birds. It was pretty a good show that had a lot of detail in 30 minutes.

Thanks for the heads up Liz. Seems interesting... I'll try to watch them.

I just got DirecTV recently and it's a lot easier to find shows with their DVR (which I believe is a Tivo, or similar to Tivo) vs. the outdated interface of the cable company DVR which I used to have. So every few weeks I'll search for shows and usually find something interesting.

Liz, I just saw this alert, just in time. I very much appreciate you taking the time to post this. Thanks, tivo set.

Glad to share, hope you enjoy them!