A commonplace English village begins to observe the offbeat behavior of Magpies which becomes increasingly more disquieting.

When a man shoots an owl that has been taking his chickens and the owl does not die, the man decides to keep the animal alive and let it suffer—only to be mocked and outsmarted by the bird.

A tenant couple cares for a handful of quails, despite the concern that their landlords next door have for their garden. When winter comes, the quails have disappeared, leaving the couple to hope they will return in the spring.

A town newcomer befriends a seasoned bird hunter and learns about his tragic past and the wild family that continues to haunt him long after they’ve left town.

After a wealthy consultant asks a local bird-hunting legend for shooting lessons, the hunter soon comes to regret agreeing to teach him and tricks him into ending his tutelage.

In a Paris churchyard, a man and his friend bear witness to the bizarre transformation of man into bird and a Bird Man into something more perhaps dangerous.

An old and solitary man jumps at the promise of a cash reward in exchange for hunted crows. His resulting endeavors, however, get out of hand.

Having always admired gamecocks, a businessman makes a bet on a cockfight, only to be humbled by the gamecocks' fighting spirit.

A white teacher and her Navajo students try to protect the last eagle on their territory from a hunter in a helicopter. They end up engaging in direct combat with the helicopter, with the eagle even participating as well.

A newly married woman’s struggles with her husband’s narcissistic behavior manifest in her dislike for the pelicans on the beach.