Don’t hurry, be happy

The not-so-cowardly lion

It may appear lethargic, but no one could argue with the hunting prowess of the common buzzard when it transforms into a surging missile intent on an unsuspecting victim

‘though she be but little, she is fierce’

Scourge of the bird feeder and a master of ‘shock and awe’ assassinations, the sparrowhawk pursues its quarry with such tenacity and unpredictability that it often blindsides its prey

August: late summer slows all life in the hills

I f you follow the river uphill from ...

Your view

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

The restorative power of birds

Stuck on the sofa? That doesn’t stop you from birdwatching, writes Ruth Miller …

The sea eagle’s return

The white-tailed eagle, the UK’s largest bird of prey, was brought back from extinction – and it all started with an ambitious project on a mountainous Scottish island, half a century ago...

The not-so-cowardly lion

It may appear lethargic, but no one could argue with the hunting prowess of the common buzzard when it transforms into a surging missile intent on an unsuspecting victim

‘though she be but little, she is fierce’

Scourge of the bird feeder and a master of ‘shock and awe’ assassinations, the sparrowhawk pursues its quarry with such tenacity and unpredictability that it often blindsides its prey

August: late summer slows all life in the hills

I f you follow the river uphill from ...

Your view

PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

The restorative power of birds

Stuck on the sofa? That doesn’t stop you from birdwatching, writes Ruth Miller …