Wonderland Of Bird Life (1948)

Macquarie Marshes, New South Wales, Australia. LS. General view of the picturesque tree hung swampland. LS. Two horsemen picking their way through the marshes. LS. A flock of birds flying up from the ground to settle on trees. MS. Long beaked Ibis on a branch and in the reeds by the marsh. LS. Flocks of birds in flight. CU. An old man on horseback scans the sky as the flock rises. MS. & LS. Long necked swans skimming over marshes. CU. Cinesound cameraman at work. LS. A view of the marsh with birds in clusters on it. CU. The eggs of Ibis in nests. CU. An egg hatching. CU. Newly hatched Ibis in a nest beside an egg. LS. A horseman wading in the water. CU. The nest of a diver bird, at first camouflaged by reeds, which man pulls aside. More close up shots of young in nests. CU. Mutton birds. CU. Their nests. CU. A goanna, lizard like creature, slithering up a tree in search of eggs. CU. A water snake in the water. LS. Flocks of birds take off at its approach. CU. The cameraman. LS. The swamp with reflections o