Magnificent frigatebird

The adélie penguin is named after a slice of Antarctica called Adélie Land. This is itself a reference to the wife – Adèle – of the French explorer Jules Dumont d’Urville, who discovered the species t

The latest winners of Bird Photographer of the Year were as stunning as ever. Jade Burrell writes about the contest and the overall winner as we showcase our favourites

Nadia Shaikh seeks good company for a search-and-gorge to get her through the ruthless darkness of the winter months

THE LITTLE-KNOWN CYCLADIC ISLE OF FOLEGANDROS IS A HAVEN FOR THE RARE ELEONORA’S FALCON — AND FOR THOSE IN SEARCH OF A QUIET, NATURE-INSPIRED RETREAT

Jolly frock-coated robins, majestic geese and arboreal partridges make for both literal and symbolic centrepieces at Christmas, says Matthew Dennison, as he revels in the cultural history of the season’s feathered fowl and game

I t’s 2am and Grandpa Boofhead is feeling frisky, his bellows echoing through the moonlit eucalyptus trees around my house in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It’s early spring, the breeding seaso