Relax with the Cornell Lab's 21 Favorite Bird Videos from 2024

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library collects and archives videos, photos, and sound recordings of wild species from around the world. This year, we combed through all 33,000+ recordings that users uploaded to the archive in 2024, looking for our favorites. We searched all seven continents to bring you this compilation highlighting fascinating species, intriguing behavior, stunning beauty, and skillful cinematography.

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Relax with the Cornell Lab's 21 Favorite Bird Videos from 2024
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[lindasullivan]

This video could not have come at a more needed historical moment...to remind us of the importance of our choices.
A perfect Sunday meditation.

[aricafoix]

I'm very happy to see my video of the Burrowing Owl among all those fantastic videos!!

[chrishardman]

Nature has the power to unite people throughout the world.

[Jane.Alexander-edwy]

Cornell, you are the best. I love these videos.

[preoccupied]

Thank you for this Cornell, it's just life affirming and utterly beautiful.

[BrianDoerksenMusic]

WOW - birds bring so much goodness and beauty into our world . . . and what a gift each of these videographers & photographers brought to us through their patient observation. So moving!

[AntCar-zs]

A special treat on a rainy night. Much thanks to all those people who brought us such beauty.

[mamahud]

The Torrent Duck rules. Brave little scoundrels! I love them!!

[fearisalie]

Such beauty is found in nature. Thank you so much.
The music is perfect too - one thing humans do well.

[НиколайЮу]

You made my day happy. Thanks everyone who contributed.

[periwinkletree]

What the world needs now is just watching this video a few times. Balm for the soul. I just fell in love with some birds I've never heard of.

[MiTmite]

Amazing birds and compilation. The beauty of this makes my heart soar. (Nice choice of music, too.)

[LyneisFilm]

Very inspiring. Making beautiful bird videos is especially challenging.

[nostromo]

Breathtaking. I was struck by how the colors of the bird's feathers were so perfectly coordinated with the colors in the background.

[evegaige]

Perfect way to end the day. Thank you. ❤

[lynnpurse]

Profoundly beautiful and peaceful - thank you!

[rameshldesai]

I'm thrilled to see my video of the Eurasian Collared-Dove featured alongside so many amazing videos!

[claudettepreisinger]

Beautiful videos of birds. Thank you for sharing😃

[PippaRilley]

Brilliant.
Also thank you for identifying the birds AND who filmed them. 🎉

[frankmalinaro]

My African Meyer Parrot is pushing 29 and we have been together since she was rescued at the age of two. I'am one luck man to be loved so intensely ...She calls me Baby, and always says thank you when I do anything for her. This video was so heartwarming, thanks bunches .