Human Habitats ^{+ The Bird in My Backyard - WFFR Lokaal}

Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam (WFFR) annually shows the most beautiful and impactful films about nature from home and abroad. With the special program WFFR Lokaal, a selection of films is shown at 21 special locations, spread throughout Rotterdam. In addition, extra activities are organized around the film at many of our local locations. In this way, we bring nature closer to everyone!

Europe’s cities and towns attract not only tourists, but also a surprising amount of wildlife. Paris may be known as one of the world’s most ‘rat-infested’ cities, but there is a growing awareness that these rodents may be allies rather than enemies. In Spain, enormous white storks nest on church roofs. Dice snakes catch fish in man-made waterfalls, while ibexes effortlessly scale the steep walls of a dam. And in Portugal, hungry bats feast on beetles in a majestic palace library…

The short The Bird in My Backyard will also be shown. In an urban garden on Canada’s west coast, a ramen vendor has transformed his backyard into a living laboratory to study the behavior of hummingbirds. The Bird in My Backyard follows citizen scientist Eric Pittman as he documents the journey of two female Anna’s hummingbirds as they attempt to raise their young in his garden. A story about the childlike curiosity in all of us, the wonder that comes with it—and the worlds that open up when you look just a little bit closer.