Wild France with Ray Mears — S01E06 — Brittany

00:00:02 France... for many of us, we picture city sights,

00:00:44 From deep forest

00:01:43 searching for the huge array of wildlife that makes this rugged landscape its home.

00:02:41 and create huge waves and vicious whirlpools.

00:03:37 many marine mammals thrive in the warm currents

00:04:46 found in these warm waters.

00:05:51 There are few things in nature

00:06:58 They're very clever animals.

00:07:46 Bottlenose dolphins have been clocked doing thirty knots.

00:08:56 and I'm on the trail of some true masters of disguise.

00:10:00 Although not ideal for a bird-watcher, it's a good thing the chicks are hidden,

00:10:51 and it has this absolutely lemon... Vivid lemon yellow bill

00:11:47 It's wonderful.

00:12:47 that they lower down into the kelp beds here.

00:13:44 In fact, Napoleon set up factories here to produce iodine from seaweed.

00:14:50 and today is a full moon, which means we've got spring tides.

00:15:46 Only work, work, and at each tide,

00:16:34 - Yep. - Yes.

00:17:17 and, hopefully, will continue to do so, keeping in balance with nature.

00:18:36 and they're basking there in the sunlight.

00:19:25 The peregrine falcons eats a wide range of animals,

00:20:18 it's a sign of something wrong in that ecosystem in general.

00:21:23 The way they made their living was luring unwary mariners to their doom

00:22:19 There's nowhere better in France to watch the sun go down.