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4 Episodes 2013 - 2013
Episode 1
Mon, May 6, 2013 55 mins
Young swallows, otters and gray seals face the biggest storms and highest tides of the year as summer turns to autumn; geese and swan encounter predatory white-tailed eagles; and a stag takes on the ultimate challenge.
Episode 2
Mon, May 13, 2013 55 mins
White-tailed eagles, harbor seals, hares, pine martens and short-eared owls struggle to survive during a big storm. Later, warming seas and milder weather signal the arrival of basking sharks.
Episode 3
Mon, May 20, 2013 55 mins
Examining the animal life residing on the exposed Outer Hebrides. Included: Seabirds rush to feed their chicks while avoiding the predatory skuas; and on the low-lying Uists, summer's arrival brings flowering meadows, but also finds Atlantic salmon trapped in the sea pools, unable to move into the river systems as a result of drought conditions.
Episode 4
Mon, May 27, 2013 55 mins
The series concludes with a look at how the people of the Hebrides coexist with their animal neighbors. Included: a ferryman on how white-tailed eagles are good for business; and plans for turning Colonsay into a nature reserve for bees. Also: an artist who's inspired by the peatlands of Lewis and Innes Henderson; and a fisherman who regularly has to steer his boat through a group of basking sharks.