Fergus Beeley

Deadly and with sharp claws, vultures, eagles, and hawks are majestic, wild, and mysterious birds that have always filled our imagination as powerful symbols of nature. Throughout this documentary, follow Fergus Beeley of National Geographic, a passionate bird of prey enthusiast, on an exciting journey from the coast of England to Australia and learn about the evolution of these powerful animals, feared conquerors of the skies...

National Geographic Explorer takes an up close look at owls. It follows nature expert Fergus Beeley as he looks into why owls make such ideal nocturnal birds of prey. He also examines the fossil records to reveal that owls have been polishing their predatory skills for over 40 million years.

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.