Imagine this: you’re on a hike on the alps and above your head you see flying a bird with a lamb in its claws. In the past it was a common belief that the lammergeier was a “lamb thief”. However, this belief is totally without foundation.

While the rest of us have been confined to our respective countries over the last few months, European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) have been drawing closer to their annual southerly migration. Luckily, international borders don’t matter for birds...

It can be a lot of fun to feed birds in your backyard, but it can also start to become frustrating if a squirrel is showing up to steal all the birdseed. The good news is that there are many ways to keep these sneaky animals out of your bird feeder...