'' 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
25th Academy Awards
25th Academy Awards
Water Birds