Head bobbing, mirroring and revealing your brightest feathers — a bird’s guide to attracting a mate. It isn’t just humans who put time and effort into finding and keeping their ideal partner. In this Wildlife Weekly we see the array of interesting techniques that wetland wildlife use, but as male birds compete for females and for territories, tensions are erupting…This week warden James Lees also shows us the glorious and the gruesome side of our wildlife, and reveals the secret behind creating such a huge wetland reserve for such a wide variety of wildlife.

And can you spot the celebrity cameo..? We hope you enjoy this week’s episode.

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