Filming an eider duck drama
Every year millions of birds arrive on Svalbard to breed in the relative safety of the harsh landscape. But the bounty of chicks and eggs found at these summer breeding grounds can be sniffed out by large predators, as cameraman John Aitchison discovered.
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John finally films ducklings leaving the nest for the first time.
Canada's Barrenlands live up to their name for most of the year, but for four weeks in midsummer they also burst into life when birds arrive to breed. Watch the tundra come to life.
Published 11 December 2009
John Aitchison
