Shake it off

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

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

The part played by beauty in sexual selection

Our view of them may be clouded by controversy, but the sight of a silver-grey hen harrier scaling the heavens is pure theatre

Jenny Ackland spots an explosion of colour this June as wildlife gears up for the start of summer.

Just one look was all it took to appreciate this picture of elegance, writes David Lindo