Pick up a puffin

A new book of bird photography celebrates not only the avian world, but the photographers using creative techniques to produce original artworks, from characterful studio portraits to eye-catching abstracts, writes Graeme Green

For broadcaster and naturalist David Lindo, the city offers as many birdwatching opportunities as the countryside. You just need to know where to focus your binoculars

From season to season, the ptarmigan’s clever camouflage is perfect cover for the mountains – observes an awestruck Nadia Shaikh

Our favourite photos posted by readers on our social media channels this week

Karen Youngs revels in the changing landscape and encounters a handsome game bird on a morning walk

Each round, we shine a spotlight on a selection of excellent entries from the many camera clubs that enter APOY