Monarch butterflies by a stream in El Rosario Sanctuary. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_59_f.jpg
A barn swallow calls from a barn rooftop. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_41.jpg
Crew filming monarch butterflies by a stream. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_42_f.jpg
Producer and Director Alex Minton and Cameraman James Salisbury film a monarch butterfly. (National Geographic for Disney/Sally Mclennan)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_43.jpg
Cameraman James Salisbury films a monarch butterfly. (National Geographic for Disney/Sally Mclennan)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_44.jpg
The filming barge heads out onto the lake at sunrise. (National Geographic for Disney/Alex Minton)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_46.jpg
Barrie Britton films barn swallows from the barge. (National Geographic for Disney/Alex Minton)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_48.jpg
James Hanson and Lindsay McCrae search for swallows in the Moroccan desert. (National Geographic for Disney/Jonjo Harrington)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_49.jpg
Ollie Lane pilots a drone to film the sunrise at Maremani Nature Reserve. (National Geographic for Disney/Alex Minton)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_50.jpg
Bee-eaters squawking at one another. (National Geographic for Disney/Alex Minton)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_51.jpg
James Hanson and Lindsay McCrae search for swallows in the Moroccan desert. (National Geographic for Disney/Jonjo Harrington)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_52.jpg
Barn Swallows perch on a dead tree in Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa. (National Geographic for Disney/James Hanson)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_53.jpg
A Barn swallow flies past a dead tree with swallows perched on it. (National Geographic for Disney/James Hanson)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_54_f.jpg
Two Bee-eaters fighting. (National Geographic for Disney/Alex Minton)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_55.jpg
Lindsay McCrae films the Moroccan desert at sunrise. (National Geographic for Disney/Jonjo Harrington)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_58.jpg
Drone operator Adam Clarke adjusts settings on the FPV drone. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_40.jpg
Ollie Lane catches a waterproof FPV drone after flying it over the lake. (National Geographic for Disney/Alex Minton)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_62.jpg
Monarch butterflies roosting in clusters on Oyamel Firs in El Rosario Sanctuary. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_63_f.jpg
Camera assistant Nick Widdop films monarch butterflies in El Rosario Sanctuary, Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_65.jpg
A barn swallow sits on the rooftop of a barn. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_66.jpg
Monarch butterflies on prairie flowers. (National Geographic for Disney/James Hanson)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_67.jpg
Director of Photography Simon Niblett walks down a trail at El Rosario Sanctuary, carrying camera equipment and surrounded by monarch butterflies. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_68_f.jpg
A car moves through the desert in Erg Chebbi Dunes, Morocco. (National Geographic for Disney/Jonjo Harrington)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_70.jpg
A perched barn swallow looks over its shoulder. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_71.jpg
Director of Photography Simon Niblett films with a monarch butterfly on his RED camera eyepiece. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_72.jpg
A view of Erg Chebbi Dunes, Morocco. (National Geographic for Disney/Jonjo Harrington)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_73.jpg
Sand particles are blown across the dunes in Erg Chebbi Dunes, Morocco. (National Geographic for Disney/Jonjo Harrington)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_74.jpg
Barrie Britton films the sunrise over Schroda Lake. (National Geographic for Disney/Alex Minton)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_75.jpg
Camera assistant Nick Widdop looks at a monarch butterfly that has landed on his camera. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_76.jpg
Bee-eaters perched on a branch. (National Geographic for Disney/Alex Minton)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_77.jpg
Drone filming the forests in Parque Nacional Iztaccíhuatl, Popocatépetl, Mexico. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_78_f.jpg
A monarch butterfly perches on a flower. (National Geographic for Disney/Sally Mclennan)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_20.jpg
Director of Photography Simon Niblett films monarch butterflies in El Rosario Sanctuary. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_02.jpg
A barn swallow collects straw from the ground for nest materials. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_03_2.jpg
A barn swallow collects straw from the ground for nest materials. (National Geographic for Disney/Imogen Prince)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_03.jpg
James Hanson and Lindsay McCrae search for swallows in the Moroccan desert. (National Geographic for Disney/Jonjo Harrington)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_04.jpg
A Bee-eater couple perched together. (National Geographic for Disney/Alex Minton)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_06.jpg
The sun rises over the Erg Chebbi Dunes in Morocco. (National Geographic for Disney/Jonjo Harrington)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_07.jpg
Producer and Director Alex Minton and Cameraman James Salisbury film a monarch butterfly in an outdoor studio setting. (National Geographic for Disney/Sally Mclennan)Episode: #6 "Frequent Fliers"Air Date 12/03/2023Ep106_FrequentFliers_IncredibleAnimalJourneys_08.jpg