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After conquering Belgium, the new nature film ‘Our Nature – Wild Belgium’ will also be shown in our cinemas from next week. The dazzling documentary has so far attracted more than 300,000 visitors to our southern neighbors, making it a real cinema hit. The film is packed with beautiful stories and beautiful images. You can follow the story of the boar family and the squirrel family, see the special mating behavior of the spring fire spider and the brutal fight between two male stag beetles. In Early Birds we speak with nature filmmaker Dick Harrewijn, one of the makers of the documentary.
Smurf blue
From the High Fens (the oldest nature reserve in Wallonia), to the Hoge Kempen and from the Flemish coast to the heart of Brussels. In the film ‘Our Nature – Wild Belgium’ you travel through different landscapes. And along the way you see victors, fighters, smart guys, but also losers and types who may disappear from Belgium. Furthermore, like all nature films, the documentary is about sex and survival.
In this way, a male stickleback shows what it means to be a ‘good father’. The fish ‘keeps the nest in top shape’ by putting all its energy into waving oxygen-rich water to its offspring. You will also see how a gray shrike impales its prey, how a fungus spreads its spores and how horny moor frogs turn blue during the mating season. They only have that Smurf look for a few days and that is to attract females.
© Photographer: theamaria
Flying pin
One of the highlights in the film is the scene with one of the most beautiful eight-legged creatures in the Netherlands and Belgium, the spring fire spider (Eresus sandaliatus). Anyone who sees her will recognize her immediately: a black spider, approximately 2 cm in size, with sturdy, short legs and a bright red abdomen with black dots in a square. The animal is somewhat reminiscent of a ladybug. The hind legs are partly red haired and all legs have white ring bands.
The female spends her entire life in a self-dug vertical hole in the sand. She covers it with silk. The underground life allows this species to live longer (more than 5 years) than most other spider species. In the film you see how a male enters the hole to mate with a female spring fire spider. And quickly runs away after the deed. Otherwise the male himself ends up as prey. The spring fire spider also occurs in the Netherlands.
Flying pin
© Photographer: willemschipper
Storks on the waste mountain
The nature documentary also shows that the city is an important biotope for various species. Such as the thousands of seagulls that can be seen every day above a train station in Leuven. Or the dozens of storks who forage for food on large landfills. Wild Belgium by filmmakers Dick Harrewijn and Pim Niesten was already shown at the Wildlife Film Festival and will be shown in Dutch cinemas and film theaters from November 9.
© stork
2023-11-03 15:03:49
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