In the latest in a series looking at Shakespeare’s references to birds, Steve Sutherland has the lark in his sights.

The bird was from the Ice Age and still had its feathers and talons intact. The specimen was identified as a horned lark and believed to be the ancestor of two subspecies of horned larks that are ...

This sparrow (mono­­typic genus) feeds on bare or sandy ground. When flushed, it flies to a high perch. Few other sparrows are likely to fly high overhead during daylight. They call both when ...

Musician and producer Hinako Omori In 2022, a bold new reworking of the piece by musician and producer Hinako Omori aims to cement the link between The Lark Ascending and the bird itself ...