To infinity and beyond

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

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

Even if they don’t breed locally, we all have a chance to see this superb raptor, writes Ruth Miller

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

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

So wondrous to witness that we often simply imagine we have seen one, the golden eagle embodies the spirit of the Highlands, but is happily progressing south once again