Often painted as a thief and a troublemaker, the magpie’s high intelligence and shimmering beauty are shadowed by misunderstanding and ancient fears

My sky is never empty. At dawn there may be just a lone crow beating a steady path north, or at dusk, the curiously undulating, huge wings of a heron heading to roost in a willow above the ditch. Duck

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In the heart of South America, the world’s most powerful eagle perches high in a tree on the fringe of remnant rainforest. Female harpy eagles like this individual can weigh up to 9kg. “These birds ar

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