BAT: revenge of the affronted council tenants
MANY people are squeamish about bats and I must confess to finding some of the Central and South American species pretty hard to stomach...
RED KITE: a hard won triumph for conservationists
WHEN the red kite soars majestically into the sky, it is easy to see why research on the threshold of the new Millennium dubbed it "the...
PEREGRINE: awesome predator puts on a powerful display
FAST and ferocious, the peregrine falcon is in a class of its own when it comes to hunting other birds. During a stoop, when it folds its...
WASPS: luckless fly falls foul of a striped killer
WASPS are best known for their painful stings but if you ever see one dismember a fly you quickly realise their jaws are equally...
THRUSH: wind-blown disaster in the garden
IF you've ever watched a thrush extricating a snail from its shell, you've got some idea of the determination of this clever, busy bird....
PINE MARTEN: tough hunter on his way back
PINE martens could soon be seen again in southern English woodlands - which is bad news for a certain American upstart. The grey...