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.

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.

A young woman discovers a nest of massive eggs, and she soon encounters the mother.

Fearing her father's cruelty, a young girl is determined to save a bird trapped in the attic. Things spiral out of control when she realizes that her intervention has proved to be worse than anything her father could have done.

Freelance worker Alex Lovegood is employed by the peculiar poultry psychologist Dr. Nestor to help him breed chickens undercover in a Paris hotel. Alex quickly becomes the doctor’s personal assistant, mediating his volatile behavior to keep him in others’ good graces.

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.

In a series of commentaries on the human condition — life, truth, happiness, death — a spinster sister takes in her dead sister’s children; a man is entranced by the endless waves which roll and crash in the ocean; a carpenter wrestles with the burden of being everyone’s confidante; a dying railroad crossing watchman shares a simple but complex wisdom.

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 Canadian family drives out to the forest with their reserved, American friend. On their way home, a deadly encounter with a angry bull spurs the American into action, changing his relationship with the family.