Birds
Hamza Yassin announces new BBC film that was an “absolute dream” to work on
Hamza Yassin’s upcoming BBC film celebrates Kenya’s remarkable birds of prey – and the people working to save them
Massive iceberg hits Antarctic island. Here's what happened to the penguins that live there
The grounding of a huge iceberg in Antarctica coincided with a major reduction in the breeding success of a nearby emperor penguin colony – and a new study suggests the two events are linked.
“A great thrill.” A tiny creature has been spotted on this cliff face – for the first time in 30 years
After an absence of 30 years, a tiny puffling has been spotted at Dorset’s Dancing Ledge
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Forest eagle finds goose eggs in nest. What happens next is staggering
A pair of crowned eagles in South Africa successfully incubated the eggs of an Egyptian goose. They hatched, then this happened...
Canals were built for industry, but have become a lifeline for endangered species. Here’s why
Britain’s canals were not designed for nature, but for many species they could be what makes survival possible
Why do some animal mothers abandon their babies? We asked an expert
There are benefits to animal mothers abandoning young – including a longer lifespan
It looks like a friendly garden bird, sings like one too – but it's one of the most toxic creatures alive
Just how poisonous is the hooded pitohui?
Scientists looked at Antarctica from the air. What they saw has them worried
Using satellite and drone images to analyse Adélie penguin guano, researchers discovered that the seabirds eat more fish when there is more sea ice and more krill when there was less ice. Here's why that's concerning
Remote cameras capture woodcocks aggressively charging deer in West Virginia
American woodcocks will go to extreme measures to defend their nests, new research reveals.
"What no one knew at the time was that many of those committed couples were, to put it anthropomorphically, lesbians…"
When males are scarce, the female Laysan albatrosses of Hawaii will partner up to raise young, as zoologist and broadcaster Lucy Cooke explains.
It's one of the world's most intelligent birds - whose curiosity - & taste for meat - led the New Zealand government to encourage their mass killing
With its intelligence and almost human sense of humour, the kea is a firm favourite in New Zealand, but its appetite and curiosity can lead it into trouble.
“I was photographing seabirds on a remote island off Norway. Then a huge predator appeared from nowhere”
Wildlife photographer Josef Stefan on no-show bustards, eagle drama and a lens cap fail
“It's deadlier than cyanide and causes paralysis and death. And, unfortunately, there's no known antidote..." 8 most poisonous BIRDS on the planet
They say that you are what you eat – and these unassuming birds eat toxins like it’s nothing.
Meet the mighty, majestic Andean condor, one of the world's most powerful and impressive birds and at 15kg the heaviest bird of prey
The mighty Andean condor – the heaviest bird of prey in the world and the raptor with the longest wingspan – needs little introduction, says Mike Dilger. Learn all about them in his expert guide - including where to see them
Fierce, majestic – and built to kill – The world's biggest and mightiest birds of prey
All you need to know about the magnificent birds of prey, including the biggest in the world
"It stands on its rock looking not so much like a streamlined submariner as an overfed blackbird"
Known in Welsh as a ‘bird of the torrent’, the dipper is the UK’s only aquatic songbird and always fascinating to watch.
Do birds pee as well as poo?
When it comes to excretions, birds do a two-for-one deal
8 astonishing close-up photos of the world’s most beautiful pheasant
Resplendent in red, gold and blue, the male of this spectacular species sports a crest like a barrister’s wig – even if it leaves him with massive blind spots
What is a chicken wishbone – and why on Earth do people fight over it?
Just how useful is a wishbone to a chicken? Find out with our expert guide
These tiny birds are doubling in size on remote Scottish islands – and are on their way to “becoming a new species”
Isolated on remote Scottish islands, tiny wrens have recently been discovered to be a fascinating case of island gigantism.
Do any birds have teeth?
Why don't birds have teeth? And did they ever have teeth? Stuart Blackman explains
What's the world's biggest parrot? There are two contenders: one has a massive 1m wingspan and the other weighs a whopping 3kg
Meet two giant birds fighting for the title of world's biggest parrot.
Bat vs bird: what's the difference between these two winged animals?
What are the actual anatomical differences between bats and birds?
Why are young birds sometimes bigger than their parents?
Just why do some young birds bigger than their parents? Mike Toms explains
