This is an early color Silly Symphonies short produced by Disney studio. There will be spoilers ahead:
This one starts predictably, as birds (for the most part in pairs) build nests and sing. One pair is awaiting three eggs about to hatch. The third little bird is more adventurous and that gets him in one problem after another in this. It starts early, with a nice bit of foreshadowing, as he tries to eat a bee early on.
Their father is trying to teach them how to fly. The first lesson is less than successful and mama and papa bird rescue the first two, but the third one gets separated and the stays separated so as to have some fun. There's a cute encounter with a couple of grasshoppers where the little bird learns a lesson of sorts. Then comes a sequence with hummingbirds, which is beautifully animated.
Next come the obligatory dramatic encounter, this time with a snake trying his best to show the bird what it's like to be at the wrong end of the food chain. The end result is amusing, if somewhat predictable.
Fleeing the snake, the little bird meets up with a beehive and is chased by a swarm, with colorful results. Mom and dad save him and the rest from Junior's mischief. Junior, far from chastened, shows his audacity, whereupon the father bird does what is necessary.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures More Silly Symphonies DVD set and it and the set are well worth having. Recommended.
This one starts predictably, as birds (for the most part in pairs) build nests and sing. One pair is awaiting three eggs about to hatch. The third little bird is more adventurous and that gets him in one problem after another in this. It starts early, with a nice bit of foreshadowing, as he tries to eat a bee early on.
Their father is trying to teach them how to fly. The first lesson is less than successful and mama and papa bird rescue the first two, but the third one gets separated and the stays separated so as to have some fun. There's a cute encounter with a couple of grasshoppers where the little bird learns a lesson of sorts. Then comes a sequence with hummingbirds, which is beautifully animated.
Next come the obligatory dramatic encounter, this time with a snake trying his best to show the bird what it's like to be at the wrong end of the food chain. The end result is amusing, if somewhat predictable.
Fleeing the snake, the little bird meets up with a beehive and is chased by a swarm, with colorful results. Mom and dad save him and the rest from Junior's mischief. Junior, far from chastened, shows his audacity, whereupon the father bird does what is necessary.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures More Silly Symphonies DVD set and it and the set are well worth having. Recommended.