Reflecting on the nature of the seasons, HIH Princess Takamado explores the theme of birds in snow with her photos.

the largest mantis in Japan. Not much escapes its clutches, armed with rows of spines that both draw in and hold prey fast. But ... birds? Elsewhere, the team is equally shocked to find mantises ...

Birds need to recognize a cuckoo egg dumped in their own nest and either throw out the strange egg or desert the nest to start afresh. In Japan, the common cuckoo recently switched to a new ...

Under avian flu quarantine guidelines, a record 17.7 million chickens were culled during the past year in Japan. The arrival of migratory birds carrying the virus from overseas could cause further ...