Editing Winged Migration (section)

== Plot ==
The movie takes the viewer on a journey alongside many species of [[bird]]s from the old and new world.

It begins on [[Europe]], following the ending of winter on a riverside, where [[European robin]]s, [[cuckoo]]s and [[Common kingfisher|kingfishers]] feed with the plenty of spring. A flock of [[Greylag goose|Greylag geese]] soon land and depart when a kid spooks them off; one of the geese gets tangled in a net, but the kid manages to release it and it reunites with its flock as night falls.

After a flight with the geese flock and a [[Mallard]], the movie shifts to the view of two other birds: the [[Common crane]], seen arriving at a farm and accidentally spooked by an old lady, and [[White stork]], who arrives to breed on the roofs of buildings. [[Barnacle goose|Barnacle geese]] are then followed on a flight across shorelines while whooper swans soar across [[Asia]] towards [[Japan]]. The film also showcases a group of [[Red-crowned crane|Japanese cranes]] dancing as a mating ritual and a flock of [[Bar-headed goose|Bar-headed geese]] escaping an avalanche on the Himalayas.

On [[North America]], in the [[Grand Canyon|Grand canyon]], a [[Bald eagle]] sees a flock of [[Canada goose|Canada geese]] fly north, with the flock landing to take a rest but soon spooked by a herd of [[Mustang|wild horse]], accidentally causing one to get lost. [[Clark's grebe|Clark's greebe]] run in the water in sychrony to court before a group of [[American white pelican]]s arrive. [[Sandhill crane]]s arrive at a lake to pass the night before making their final flight north.

On a field, some songbirds like [[Red-winged blackbird]] and [[Yellow-headed blackbird]] sing amidst a wetland while on a field, [[combine harvester]]s reap the fruits of their labor, unaware they're close to a [[Quail|quail's]] nest. The flock of Canada geese seen earlier fly over a farm where a farm goose tries to follow to no success.

[[Greater sage-grouse]] fight for the right to mate, while [[Snow goose|Snow geese]] make one final stretch to reach the [[Arctic Circle]] just in time for spring. The ice on the north thaws as glaciers begin to break. [[Arctic tern]]s hunt for fish near the breaking zone while the flock of Barnacle geese turn around.

The tundra bursts with life as hatchlings of dozens of migratory species begin to hatch, from Whooper swans and [[Common loon]]s, to Sandhill cranes, [[Snowy owl]]s, and Snow geese, with one hatchling being chased by a [[Parasitic jaeger]] for getting too close to its nest

On the coasts of the [[Arctic Ocean]], as summer reaches its peak, [[Common eider]]s plunge into the water while [[Atlantic puffin|Puffins]] run the gauntlet of [[Great skua]]s. [[Common murre|Guillemots]], [[Kittiwake|Kitiwakes]] and [[Northern gannet]]s feed and rear their young around the clock. The good times do not last for long, however, for as autumn arrives, food becomes scarce, and birds must now fly back south.

The Barnacle geese flock fly once again through the same route they came from, soaring over a stormy sea and having to land on top of a navy ship when the weather worsens; Meanwhile, the Canada and Snow geese fly through redwoods as winter beings to close in, running the gauntlet of hunters who kill some of the flock. A flock of [[Red-breasted goose|Red-breasted geese]] fly across a refinery, and one member gets stuck on some oil. The flock of Greylag geese close in on their winter grounds, but the flock is ambushed by hunters, with the goose with the tangled net remains surviving the ordeal.

The Common cranes fly south and across the same farm where they got spooked earlier, but this time, they accept the food given by the old lady. The White storks finish their migration on an oasis on the Sahara desert in Africa. Other birds alongside the coastline, like [[Wader|wading birds]], arrive to feed. [[Great white pelican]]s fly inland to a large wetland to feed in vast numbers alongside other birds like [[Black heron]], [[White-faced whistling duck]]s and [[African darter]]s.

The movie then moves to the [[Amazon rainforest]], where [[Macaw]]s survive the daily downpurs of the jungle. A boat is then showed with animals such as [[Red-and-green macaw]], [[Equatorial saki]], and [[Toucan]]s being kept in wooden vages; one lucky [[Hyacinth macaw]], however, manages to escape and fly back into the wild. On the [[Andes|Andean mountains]], [[Andean condor]] use the rocky walls to catch thermals to soar over the land in search of food.

The final stretch follows the [[Southern Ocean|Antarctic ocean]], where on the [[Falkland Islands]], [[Rockhopper penguin]]s and [[Black-browed albatross]] come to breed every year. On other antarctic islands, [[King penguin]]s assemble in large flocks to breed, reducing, not eradicating, the threat of predators, as a group of [[Giant petrel]]s catch and kill one hatchling. On another corner of the island, [[Snowy albatross|Wandering albatross]] display their enormous wings to other females as their mating ritual.

The birds soon fly into the sea to feed, with a flock of King penguins heading to the sea. The Arctic terns fly back north, as the good times on the north return, while back on Europe, spring arrives to the opening riverside once again. The Eurasian robin and the kid from the beginning of the movie witness the flock of Greylag geese, along with the one with the tangled net remains, stop momentarily before continuing their flight north once again.