GOLDCREST: a towering giant at survival
TINY and shy, the goldcrest may be Britain's smallest bird but it is undoubtedly a giant when you consider its survival skills. No...
BUZZARD: striking at a running two-legged target
WHEELING and soaring above open country, the buzzard is an expert scavenger of carcasses and hunter of rabbits. Its large broad wings,...
CORMORANT: skilled fish hunter at odds with anglers
QUICK and agile underwater, the cormorant is a voracious hunter of fish - which is why so many anglers have come to detest it. Mainly a...
HERON: an aristocrat makes a meal of some tiddlers
WITH his deadly sword-like beak, tall figure and imperious stalking manner, the heron has always seemed like an aristocrat among birds to...
