Monogamous animals

The part played by beauty in sexual selection

Long believed to be a symbol of good fortune, the albatross has its own annual world awareness day on 19th June. As legend would have it, the bird embodies the souls of sailors lost at sea, and to har

We are now into the second half of the year. It may not seem it, but these summer days are getting slightly shorter. Baby birds have reached, or are getting, to full size, and some Arctic breeding birds will already be flying south. Here are five July classics to enjoy...

Spring is the time to see the muscular and noble goshawk, usually as elusive as a ghost circling and swooping through the sky

Size doesn’t matter when it comes to the fighting spirit of the tiny merlin, a fierce parent and favoured hunting accessory of Mary, Queen of Scots

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