Blue tit
They're the cosmopolitan foragers of caterpillars.
Wildlife
It is that time of year again when we start to watch spring with the help of Springwatch. Coming live from the RSPB Ynys-hir nature reserve in Wales, they'll be reporting on the season as it unfolds and following the fortunes of some old favourites as well as introducing a few new stars.
The famous Springwatch webcams are now live and streaming for 20 hours every day. With this privileged view you can get up close to all our animal families, and for the first time, you can join in the conversation directly as the action happens before, during and after the show.
Join Chris, Michaela and Martin this Monday on BBC Two at 2000 BST and for the next three weeks as they follow the stories of spring.
They're the cosmopolitan foragers of caterpillars.
Despite their name, these shorebirds prefer eating mussels.
Flashes of iridescent colour might be all you see.
Industrious diggers and creators of characteristic mounds.
Sociable little finches with a dancing display flight.
Catcher of the flies with a flickering, fiery-red tail.
Neither worms or snakes, they are in fact legless lizards.
They screech, hiss, snore and yap - are they an owl like us?
This is Planet EarthWith Planet Earth Live hitting our screens, what better way to marvel at the wonders of nature than watching a fantastic collection of video highlights from the original Planet Earth series.
Take a trip through the natural world with our themed collections of video clips from the natural history archive.
Nature: Behind the Scenes
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Nature's record breakers
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Life in slow motion
Garden birds
George's marvellous minibeasts
Wild autumn
Timelapse photography: speeding up life
Going, going, gone
Brilliant bees
Wildlife wind-ups
Year of the Tiger
What on Earth...? 2009
The wildlife of Life
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Hammerblow A woodpecker drums against a tree trunk.
Back where they belong After 177 years great bustards are breeding again in the UK.
Slow eaters Snails make a slow motion meal of the wet conditions.
Hands on flying Fingertip control allows bats to fly with amazing agility.
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