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A gray jay

Life

Canadians are angry about their national bird, but they’re wrong

Feathers flew when Canada's geographical society named the gray jay as its pick for national bird over the public choice, but it was spot on, says David Bird

Comment

T. rex cousin’s 99-million-year old tail feathers found in amber

Life

T. rex cousin’s 99-million-year old tail feathers found in amber

News

Watch cockatoo genius chew out a tool from a piece of cardboard

Life

Watch cockatoo genius chew out a tool from a piece of cardboard

News

Seabird

Life

The sweet scent of plastic lures seabirds to a dangerous snack

News

Speedy bat flies at 160km/h, smashing bird speed record

Life

Speedy bat flies at 160km/h, smashing bird speed record

News

Single swift against grey sky

Life

Swifts break record by staying aloft for 10 months at a time

News

Thousands of animals flock to annual party hosted by starlings

Life

Thousands of animals flock to annual party hosted by starlings

News

A flock of birds flying close together

Life

Budgies reveal the rule that means birds never collide in flight

News

blue-capped cordon-bleu bird

Life

Tap-dancing songbirds drum with their feet to attract mates

News

White gull against backdrop of sea and ice

Earth

White gulls dependent on ice are disappearing from the Arctic

Melting sea ice may be one of the factors driving ivory gulls to whiter pastures as they search for food

News

Life

Swooping pharaoh eagle-owl hunts in the desert

Regulars

Life

Birds sing to their unborn chicks to warn them about hot weather

News

Life

Enter an ecologist's playground with the birdman of Wytham Woods

Features

Life

First evidence birds nap in flight without dropping out of sky

News

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