0:00:02 > 0:00:05# Gather round, one and all
0:00:05 > 0:00:08# You gotta answer the call
0:00:08 > 0:00:12# Listen up, look around you
0:00:12 > 0:00:16# There's a magical world to explore
0:00:23 > 0:00:27# There's a nature adventure
0:00:27 > 0:00:31# Coming your way soon
0:00:31 > 0:00:35# So come and join us
0:00:35 > 0:00:38# In this Green Balloon
0:00:38 > 0:00:42# And when we fly
0:00:42 > 0:00:46# We're higher than the moon
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# So join us
0:00:49 > 0:00:53# Ah, ah
0:00:53 > 0:00:58# In our Green Balloon. #
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Got it!
0:01:05 > 0:01:07It's a proper autumn day today.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12Hello, there. It's getting cold, shall we go inside?
0:01:12 > 0:01:17- Hello!- Hello! - Welcome to the Green Balloon Club.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20It's a bit windy today, make sure you hold on tight.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I think I'd better close this window.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27You know it's autumn when the wind blows the leaves.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29I love autumn.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30Me too, Lily-Rose.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Is everybody here? Lily-Rose?
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Wee-ee-ee!
0:01:36 > 0:01:41We-ee-ee! Lily the leaf is here.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Are you an autumn leaf today?
0:01:44 > 0:01:46That's right. I feel a bit dizzy now.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Lily the autumn leaf is here.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Ant?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Shwoo-shwoo!
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Autumn Ant is here.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Oh, I see, you're being a leaf too.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04OK. Skipper and Cat. Shall we be leaves too, Skipper?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Shwooooo!
0:02:12 > 0:02:13We're here.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Let's see... Jay?
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Swaying Jay is here.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Are you an autumn leaf too?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25No! I'm an evergreen.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29That means I never lose my leaves, I just sway in the wind.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Woo-oo!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Swaying Jay is here. Sky?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37I'm definitely an autumn leaf.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Flitter-flitter-flitter-flitter.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Autumn Sky's here.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45And what about you? Are YOU here?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Be an autumn leaf with us.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- We-ee-ee-ee! - Flitter-flitter.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Shwoo!- Wo-oo-oo!
0:02:55 > 0:02:57That's everyone present.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02- Shall we do the Green Balloon Club chant?- Yeah!
0:03:07 > 0:03:10ALL: We love animals, plants and birds
0:03:10 > 0:03:12We love snails and slugs
0:03:12 > 0:03:17Large and small, we love them all And we never, ever step on bugs
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Cos we are the Green Balloon Club!
0:03:21 > 0:03:26Sky, have you noticed the way the trees have changed colour?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Yeah, they look great at the moment.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Why does that happen?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Well...- Sorry to interrupt you, Sky,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35but I can see some Green Balloon Club members.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37HELLO!
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Who is it?- It's Polly, Tim and Oliver.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Oh, perhaps THEY can show us some autumn trees.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Hello!
0:03:47 > 0:03:50We've come to the forest today
0:03:50 > 0:03:53to look at all the beautiful autumn colours.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Come on, let's go and see them.
0:03:59 > 0:04:05At this time of year the trees are getting ready for the winter.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09The chlorophyll that makes the leaves look green
0:04:09 > 0:04:12begins to break down.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15The green fades away
0:04:15 > 0:04:20to show other colours that it has been hiding.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22The reds and yellows
0:04:22 > 0:04:25all come through.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27It's a beautiful sight.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34In the autumn the leaves start to die and fall off the trees.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39You can find lots of colourful leaves on the ground.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43And you can have so much fun with them.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46We like kicking around in the leaves.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50And throwing them up in the air.
0:04:50 > 0:04:57We are collecting some up to make a giant autumn tree picture.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02I'm collecting twigs for the tree trunk.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06I must go and stick them on...
0:05:09 > 0:05:11..to make the trunk.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15There, the trunk is done.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20These are the leaves from a red oak.
0:05:20 > 0:05:27I'm putting my red leaf on. Sticky-stick stick.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33I found a brown leaf from a chestnut tree.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37I'm putting my big brown leaf on.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Our tree is nearly finished.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44It's our autumn tree picture.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46We hope you like it.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51You should go and see the autumn magical trees yourself.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54ALL: Bye!
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Bye!
0:05:57 > 0:06:00MUSIC FROM THE NUTCRACKER
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Look at all these beautiful autumn leaves, Lily-Rose.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03Look, you can get yellow cherry leaves, orange cherry leaves,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05and red cherry leaves.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09I think I'll keep these ones because they're the prettiest.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I can put them up in my room.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Yes but, Lily-Rose, they won't stay the same colour.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17But that's not fair!
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- Why can't they stay pretty like this?- When they die, they go red.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28They keep on dying and then, well, they just...go like this.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Oh, but I want to keep my pretty leaves forever!
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- Would you two like to help me with a leaf experiment?- BOTH: Yes!
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- What do we have to do, Sky? - Right, I think
0:07:42 > 0:07:46I might have an idea how to keep the colour in the autumn leaves.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51Why don't you pick out your favourite ones and put them in here?
0:07:51 > 0:07:55That's nice, Lily-Rose. That's really nice, Ant.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Bring them carefully over here.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- What's this? - It's called a laminator.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I need to do this bit because it can get really hot.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- Here you are, Sky.- OK.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18It seals the leaves in a layer of plastic.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Does that mean they'll stay the same colour?
0:08:21 > 0:08:25I'm not sure. I think it might. The air can't get to the leaves.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28The air dries them out and makes them brown.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32So I can keep my pretty leaves forever!
0:08:32 > 0:08:38- Look, Sky, they're coming out! - They are.- That's so clever.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Thanks, Sky.- That's all right.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Can we cut them out and hang them up?
0:08:43 > 0:08:47That's a good idea. We can decorate the balloon.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Special report! Special report!
0:08:51 > 0:08:56- There's Jelly with a special report. - I wonder where she is today.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I'm in Bill Oddie's garden.
0:09:07 > 0:09:13Oh, oh, Bill! What are you doing? Why are you taking the birds' house down?
0:09:13 > 0:09:17It's OK, Jelly, I'm not actually taking it away.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21I'm just going to take it down and give it a little clean inside.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24You should never disturb a bird's nest.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27No, not while they're using it,
0:09:27 > 0:09:31but they've finished nesting, so I'm going to give it a...
0:09:31 > 0:09:35well, not a spring-clean, an autumn-clean. OK?
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- BILL HUMS - That's better, isn't it?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Bill, what birds actually lived in that?
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- Ah, good question. It was a family of great tits, right?- Oh.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52When I saw them, the mum and dad were really tame.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56I knew they had babies in there cos they were in and out.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- But then, one day, I didn't see the mummy great tit ALL day.- Oh, no!
0:10:01 > 0:10:05I think maybe a cat got her, but there was still Dad, right?
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- But there was a problem there because he'd broken his leg.- Oh, no!
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- I don't know how but he had one leg dangling...- Oh, poor daddy bird!
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Poor daddy bird. I used to call him Limpy.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21He hopped around. I thought, "I'd better help him,"
0:10:21 > 0:10:23so I put out mealworms for him.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29- He took the worms and popped in and out of his nest box here.- Mm.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33But one morning I came down and it was totally quiet...
0:10:33 > 0:10:39- Oh, no!- I thought, "Is this good news or bad news?"- I hope it's good news!
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- Then what?- The next morning, I was over by the feeders
0:10:43 > 0:10:47and I could hear "mi-mi-mi-mi", just like in the box.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50There was Limpy the proud dad saying, "Look, I did it!"
0:10:50 > 0:10:53All the baby birds! I don't believe it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- I'm so happy about that!- Jelly, shall we have a look inside?
0:10:57 > 0:11:03- The nest should still be there... and there it is!- Oh, yeah!
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Funny to think of all the baby birds.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11- Are you taking it out, Bill?- Yes. - Oh, look at the nest!
0:11:11 > 0:11:15There you are. Look at that. It's mainly made of moss,
0:11:15 > 0:11:22all round the outsides there, but inside you've got a lot of hair.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- What hair is it?- I don't know. It's probably squirrels' hair.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28There's a bit of string.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- There's a couple of great-tit feathers there.- Oh, yes!
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- I want to keep them. - You want to keep them?
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Yes. So, Bill, shall we put the nest back in the box?
0:11:39 > 0:11:44No, we don't put this back because they like a nice clean box
0:11:44 > 0:11:48to start again to build a lovely new nest for the babies.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52I really hope they come back and use your nest next year.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55So do I. There's a good chance of it.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58If they do, it'll be early spring -
0:11:58 > 0:12:00probably March they'll come back
0:12:00 > 0:12:03and have a look and make sure it's clean.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Steady and all ready to welcome them back!
0:12:09 > 0:12:16- Yes!- I think you should come back and watch them actually nesting, yeah?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Yes, oh, I will. Thank you very much, Bill. Yes, I will.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I hope Limpy likes his clean box when he comes back.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Autumn is the time when many birds fly away
0:12:30 > 0:12:33to spend winter in a warmer country.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- Do you think that's where he's gone? - No, he's a great tit.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41He stays here for the winter. So do many other garden birds.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45The robin definitely stays. CHEEP, CHEEP!
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Ooh, and the blackbird! CHEEP, CHEEP!
0:12:48 > 0:12:51I like this one.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- CHEEP, CHEEP, CHEEP! - Oh, I like its call.- So do I.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58It's a green woodpecker. I often think it's laughing.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03- Does the green woodpecker goes away for the winter?- I'm not sure.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- How can we find out? - Why don't we ask the Ground Crew?
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Send them on a mission!- I'll go!
0:13:09 > 0:13:12WOODPECKER CHEEPS
0:13:12 > 0:13:17Why not become a nature spy and have a close look at things that fly?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29DING!
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Cool, looks like we've got ourselves a mission.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- What does it say? - "Why not become a nature spy
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- "and have a close look at things that fly?"- Cool!
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- Who's ready to become a nature spy? - ALL: Me!
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Let's go!
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- This is our hide, Nature Chris. - It's lovely.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00It's called a hide so we can hide from the birds to look at them.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Shall we see what we can spot?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Look, Nature Chris, there's a swan!
0:14:05 > 0:14:09And just next to that, cleaning itself,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12that's a bird called a little egret.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14It looks like it's standing on a post!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17That's cos it's got long legs.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20It's a bit like a heron, but it's all white.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22It's quite a long beak.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26It uses that to catch things in the water.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28If you look carefully at that bird,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32it's got a ring on its leg. The reason we do that
0:14:32 > 0:14:36is so we can find out more about them.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39I know someone around here who puts rings on birds' legs.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Shall we meet him?- Yeah!
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- ALL: Hello! - Hi, Ground Crew!
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Hello.- Hi, there.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50This, this is Fraser.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54We've got a bird here we're going to put a ring on.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58We have a special licence to do this. You can help me.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Emily, you write the information down.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Here we are, great spotted woodpecker.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08We have to hold it in a special way so he doesn't escape,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11and so it doesn't hurt him at all.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- First, we need to put a ring on.- OK.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18The number on this one is C-A-N...
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- 6-0-4.- 6...0...4.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27The ring goes over the leg like that, and these special pliers
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- which don't hurt the bird... - That's really clever!
0:15:31 > 0:15:33We need to measure the wing.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36133.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Let's go outside and let this one go!
0:15:42 > 0:15:44WOODPECKER CHEEPS
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Ready to let him go? Stand back a bit.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Bye!
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Anyone know what that is?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55ALL: Wow, it's a kingfisher!
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- That's right.- It's so pretty!
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- It's nice. - You've already ringed him.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06We can read the number and look back and see when it was done,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10and how old it was then, then we know how old it is now.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- It's beautiful.- Time to let him go.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Yeah!
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Ready?- He's gonna...
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- Bye!- Bye!
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Well done, Ground Crew spies. We learnt all about the birds today.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25ALL: Yeah!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27There's just one thing left to say.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Mission accomplished. Back to you in the Green Balloon!
0:16:35 > 0:16:37ALL: Bye!
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Wow, wasn't that kingfisher amazing? Fantastic colours.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- And the woodpecker too! - CHEEP, CHEEP!
0:16:50 > 0:16:54But it wasn't like you, it was a greater spotted woodpecker.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58I know one place to find a green woodpecker. On our website!
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Is it this week's secret picture password?
0:17:02 > 0:17:06We've got some autumn leaves, and a green woodpecker.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Which one shall I choose?
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Well... I do like the laughing woodpecker.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Ha-ha! I think I'll go for that.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19Yeah!
0:17:19 > 0:17:23The green woodpecker is the secret picture password.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28Right! Now we're in, let's have a look through the telescope,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30and see what we can see.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Look, it's the seaside!
0:17:34 > 0:17:37And look! We can explore all around.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Here's a shell!
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I wonder what would happen if we click on it?
0:17:44 > 0:17:46It's Lily-Rose and Ant,
0:17:46 > 0:17:51showing us how to make a shell mobile. Isn't that great?
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Why don't you go online and explore for yourself?
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Here's another one, Ant. - Thank you, Lily-Rose.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07You can feel the veins in the leaf.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09There's another one, Jay.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Thank you!
0:18:11 > 0:18:16- They're coming out really well.- We could do with something else here.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21How about these autumn pictures from Green Balloon Club members?
0:18:21 > 0:18:26Aren't they great, Skipper? I really like this one, a nice colourful tree.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Great job, Victoria!
0:18:29 > 0:18:33And I especially like this one, because Thomas has done
0:18:33 > 0:18:38a great stormy day. I like the way he's done the leaves dropping down.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43I like this one, by Jennifer,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47because she's actually used real leaves to make a tree.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52This one's my favourite,
0:18:52 > 0:18:57by Isobel. I like the way she's done the squirrel's tail,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00and I like the leaves especially.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I spy some Green Balloon Club members -
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Annabel, Tilly and Jessica. It must be time for this week's spot.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Hello!
0:19:11 > 0:19:14This week, we're spotting magpies.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Come on, it's time to spot!
0:19:17 > 0:19:22Magpies are one of the common birds in the UK.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27They can be found living in trees and bushes, in hedges
0:19:27 > 0:19:32and open spaces. They are quite large birds,
0:19:32 > 0:19:37with a long tail and glossy white and black feathers.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42The black feathers shimmer a beautiful blue and green.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45You can hear it chattering! CHATTERING
0:19:45 > 0:19:50Magpies are very cheeky and confident birds.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53They love shiny objects.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55I hope they don't steal your headband!
0:19:55 > 0:19:57THEY LAUGH
0:19:57 > 0:20:00To spot magpies, remember these clues.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05They are found in trees and bushes, hedges
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and open spaces.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Their black and white glossy feathers.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Their noisy chattering.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Why don't YOU spot some magpies?
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Remember to put your shiny belongings away first.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Bye, Green Balloon Club!
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Bye!- Bye!
0:20:30 > 0:20:35- One for sorrow, two for joy. - Three for a girl.- Four for a boy.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- Five for silver, six for gold. - Seven for a secret never to be told.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Why don't YOU try to spot a magpie? Or even seven?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46But before you start looking, hold on tight.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49We're coming in to land!
0:20:52 > 0:20:58- And whenever we land... - It's time for a song!
0:21:02 > 0:21:06# See the leaves in a spin
0:21:06 > 0:21:10# Tossed and blown by the wind
0:21:10 > 0:21:14# It's like they're waving summer
0:21:14 > 0:21:17# Goodbye
0:21:18 > 0:21:22# And the colours change to gold and brown
0:21:22 > 0:21:27# Flying high as they leave the ground
0:21:27 > 0:21:33# Till they're just a speck against the sky
0:21:33 > 0:21:38# I see them flying
0:21:38 > 0:21:44# Watch them flying
0:21:44 > 0:21:50# To places that are wonderful and new
0:21:50 > 0:21:54# Do you see them flying?
0:21:54 > 0:22:01# It's just like angels on the wing
0:22:03 > 0:22:10# Can we come flying too?
0:22:11 > 0:22:15# See the birds, how high they swoop
0:22:15 > 0:22:19# Full of grace, they loop the loop
0:22:19 > 0:22:25# Living free so high above the crowd
0:22:26 > 0:22:31# And they're making circles in the sky
0:22:31 > 0:22:35# Calling out it's migration time
0:22:35 > 0:22:42# I wish that I could soar beyond the clouds
0:22:42 > 0:22:47# You'd see me flying
0:22:47 > 0:22:52# Watch me flying
0:22:52 > 0:22:55# In circles, just like life
0:22:55 > 0:22:59# That will renew
0:22:59 > 0:23:04# The birds are flying away
0:23:04 > 0:23:10# Returning in the spring
0:23:11 > 0:23:15# Still come flying
0:23:15 > 0:23:19# The sun will be shining
0:23:19 > 0:23:26# We'll all go flying
0:23:26 > 0:23:30# Too. #
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Bye!
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- Look out for signs of autumn where you live.- Spot pretty leaves.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Watch out for squirrels gathering food for winter.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Perhaps you might see a woodpecker!
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- See you next week!- Bye!
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