Nature A featherless nestling fell out of its nest and onto our doorstep, here's what we did Rusty Blazenhoff

wonderful creatures Pigeon in a cowboy hat, RIP Xeni Jardin

Weird One of the Las Vegas pigeons wearing a cowboy hat has been caught David Pescovitz

animals Watch: Octopus vs. eagle David Pescovitz

Weird Why are pigeons in Las Vegas wearing cowboy hats? David Pescovitz

wildlife Setting a rescued blue penguin free Xeni Jardin

animals Why this mysterious, bizarre bird is bright orange David Pescovitz

eff The European Copyright Directive: What is it, and why has it drawn more controversy than any other Directive in EU history? Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Artists against Article 13: when Big Tech and Big Content make a meal of creators, it doesn't matter who gets the bigger piece Cory Doctorow

birds Do you know this pigeon who wears a glitzy rhinestone flight suit? David Pescovitz

Technology Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, RIP David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures People rescue a hawk whose head got stuck in a car grille Mark Frauenfelder

cute Baby peacock shows off its tiny feathers for the first time Rusty Blazenhoff

wildlife Raccoon climbs up side of skyscraper as world watches with bated breath, then is captured and released to wild Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets Sentimental coal-miners carried canary resuscitators to revive their feathered lifesavers Cory Doctorow

angry birds Giant swan shows dog who is boss / Condor snuggles with a man Mark Frauenfelder

picks A talented impersonator is scamming Richard Branson and pals for millions Cory Doctorow

Southern Reach Trilogy The Strange Bird – an excerpt from Jeff VanderMeer's new Borne story Jeff VanderMeer

Kids The Kennel Club's Dog Photographer of the Year winners will melt your heart Andrea James

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza