Some years ago we used to watch “Birding Adventures with James Currie” which appeared for ten or so seasons on NBC Sports and on Discovery TV. We saw only  two or three seasons before it disappeared. It was kind of goofy, but fun and birdy. It did give the feel for places only an avid birder would want – perhaps slaver and pant – to go. The photography was not so magnificent that one continually wondered just how did they get that shot??!! Anyone who’s gone birding and gotten less-than-desired glimpses of a bird (and if this hasn’t happened to you you’re either not a birder, blessed, extremely lucky, or really pushy and despised by your fellow birders) will empathize with the film crew. All-in-all, it was a fun show, well worth the watching.

A few weeks or months back a blog reader shared their appreciation for something I’d posted which gave them the feel of being out birding. They’d missed that as their health was no longer as good as it used to be and they couldn’t get out of the house. Since then I’ve been keeping my eyes open, but found little. Then I remembered that TV show, and managed to track some episodes down on the web. I hope they fill the bill! (pun intended).

You can read about James Currie here.

This link below goes to A Wild Connection, which describes itself as:

… a collaboration between National Geographic wildlife TV host/producer James Currie and renowned cinematographer Josh Liberman. The show offers a unique perspective on the links between people and wildlife. From the snowy valleys of Yellowstone National Park to the humid jungles of South America and the tropical reefs of the world’s oceans, we bring you closer than ever before. Get ready… to get connected!

It claims to have 225 videos. Most seem about 22 minutes long.

This link goes directly to 109 birding videos. I don’t know if they include the original TV  birding shows. No, I didn’t review all of them. Feel free to submit reviews to me.

Here’s one on the Green Jays, et.al. of the Texas Rio Grande Valley borderlands. Click it and go birding-by-proxy. Start a “seen on TV” bird list, but don’t send it in to eBird unless you want to get lots of skeptical comments from the eBird reviewers.