Wildlife
Light fantastic
A golden eagle exemplifies weight-saving strategies.
A golden eagle exemplifies weight-saving strategies.
Aerodynamic albatross
A waved albatross uses air currents to glide with ease.
A waved albatross uses air currents to glide with ease.
Landing craft
Birds use various techniques to get back down to Earth.
Birds use various techniques to get back down to Earth.
Egg laying
How birds make and lay their eggs.
This video clip shows the processes involved when birds make and lay their eggs, utilising graphics and video footage.
Staying clean
Chris Packam investigates how birds clean their feathers.
Chris Packam investigates how birds clean their feathers.
Can feeding birds harm them?
Springwatch investigates recent research.
Martin Hughes-Games investigates recent research that suggests some birds with access to feeders are less successful at rearing chicks.
Bird brain
Chris Packham answers some puzzling questions about birds and electic wires.
Chris Packham answers some puzzling questions about birds and electic wires.
Garden bird lovers
Once more likely to eat a blackbird than feed it, Brits are now a nation of garden bird lovers.
Once more likely to eat a blackbird than feed it, Brits are now a nation of garden bird lovers.
Missing link
Rare and valuable Archaeopteryx fossils show the link between birds and reptiles.
Rare and valuable Archaeopteryx fossils show the link between birds and reptiles.
In-flight movie
Slow motion filming captures bird flight techniques in fantastic detail.
Slow motion filming captures bird flight techniques in fantastic detail.
Flying featherweights
Light bones are the secret to the incredible flying skill of big birds of prey.
Light bones are the secret to the incredible flying skill of big birds of prey.
Early birds
By 50 million years ago the dynasty of birds was well established.
By 50 million years ago the dynasty of birds was well established.
Getting airborne
How reptilian scales might have evolved into feathers to give rise to birds.
How reptilian scales might have evolved into feathers to give rise to birds.
Survivors
Alligators and birds survived the dinosaur extinction.
Alligators and birds survived the dinosaur extinction.
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