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1952 American short documentary film For water birds, see water bird.

Water Birds
Film poster
Directed by	Ben Sharpsteen
Written by	Winston Hibler Ted Sears William Otis
Produced by	Walt Disney
Narrated by	Winston Hibler
Edited by	Norman R. Palmer
Music by	Joseph Dubin
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	July 14, 1952 (1952-07-14)
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Water Birds is a 1952 American short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. In 1953, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel) at the 25th Academy Awards. The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries. It was shot in Technicolor by more than a dozen cameramen and was created in cooperation with the National Audubon Society and the Denver Museum of Natural History.

Plot

The film focuses on the different species of water birds and their habitats, showcasing the beauty and variety of these birds.

"The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
Cynthia Chris (2006). Watching Wildlife. University of Minnesota Press. p. 29. ISBN 0-8166-4547-7.
""The Story of Robin Hood" (1952)". The New York Times. June 27, 1952. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2009.

Short subject
1931–1935

Comedy	The Music Box (1932) So This Is Harris (1933) La Cucaracha (1934) How to Sleep (1935)
Novelty	Wrestling Swordfish (1932) Krakatoa (1933) City of Wax (1934) Wings Over Everest (1935)

Short subject
1936–1956

Color	Give Me Liberty (1936) Penny Wisdom (1937)
One-reel	Bored of Education (1936) The Private Life of the Gannets (1937) That Mothers Might Live (1938) Busy Little Bears (1939) Quicker'n a Wink (1940) Of Pups and Puzzles (1941) Speaking of Animals and Their Families (1942) Amphibious Fighters (1943) Who's Who in Animal Land (1944) Stairway to Light (1945) Facing Your Danger (1946) Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947) Symphony of a City (1948) Aquatic House Party (1949) Grandad of Races (1950) World of Kids (1951) Light in the Window (1952) Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) This Mechanical Age (1954) Survival City (1955) Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)
Two-reel	The Public Pays (1936) Torture Money (1937) Declaration of Independence (1938) Sons of Liberty (1939) Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940) Main Street on the March! (1941) Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) Heavenly Music (1943) I Won't Play (1944) Star in the Night (1945) A Boy and His Dog (1946) Climbing the Matterhorn (1947) Seal Island (1948) Van Gogh (1949) In Beaver Valley (1950) Nature's Half Acre (1951) Water Birds (1952) Bear Country (1953) A Time Out of War (1954) The Face of Lincoln (1955) The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)

Short subject
(live action)
1957–1973

Short film
(live action)
1974–present

v t e Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
Short subjects	Seal Island (1948) In Beaver Valley (1950) Nature's Half Acre (1951) The Olympic Elk (1952) Water Birds (1952) Bear Country (1953) Prowlers of the Everglades (1953)
Features	The Living Desert (1953) The Vanishing Prairie (1954) The African Lion (1955) Secrets of Life (1956) Perri (1957) White Wilderness (1958) Jungle Cat (1960)
Documentary	The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)
Related articles	Disneynature People & Places Disney anthology television series

v t e Films directed by Ben Sharpsteen
Two-Gun Mickey (1934) Mickey's Service Station (1935) The Cookie Carnival (1935) Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935) Cock o' the Walk (1935) Broken Toys (1935) Orphans' Picnic (1936) Moving Day (1936) Mickey's Circus (1936) Donald and Pluto (1936) The Worm Turns (1937) Don Donald (1937) Moose Hunters (1937) Hawaiian Holiday (1937) Clock Cleaners (1937) Pluto's Quin-puplets (1937) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Boat Builders (1938) Mickey's Trailer (1938) Polar Trappers (1938) The Fox Hunt (1938) Pinocchio (1940) Fantasia (1940) Dumbo (1941) Out of the Frying Pan into the Firing Line (1942) Water Birds (1952)

Films directed by Ben Sharpsteen

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