The diet of this opportunistic omnivore reflects the seasonal abundance of small to medium-sized mammals, birds and their eggs, large seeds, fruits, insects, reptiles and amphibians. Cottontails, mice ...

On reflection, it’s strange how the attractive and dexterous great grey shrike has evolved into a figure of horror because it spears its prey to help it to eat, when the song thrush – another bird ...

Telling birds of prey apart isn’t always easy ... Males are an ethereal blue-grey, while females are brown, both glide low over moorland in search of food. Where to see them: Upland moors ...