Forester
There’s a bright blue iridescent moth flying in the middle of the day in the south of Italy. I have no idea …
There’s a bright blue iridescent moth flying in the middle of the day in the south of Italy. I have no idea …
Bee Orchids are the rubber sex doll of the plant world. I can’t really believe I’ve just written that sentence. Please forgive me.
We’re walking in the heat through pungent herbs, surrounded by butterflies and day-flying moths with Lesser Kestrels overhead. We’re in Matera in …
Out in the countryside in Matera in Italy, the dry heat and the scent of herbs surrounds us. I particularly love the …
Seeing a Swallowtail butterfly in Italy is always a shock. They are just so big: The Parco della Murgia Materana is full …
I don’t know how long photobombing has been ‘a thing’. Spoiling someone’s photograph by appearing in it unexpectedly must have appeared very …
When a Lesser Kestrel lands on a wire outside our bedroom window I know what I want to do. I want to …
There are Lesser Kestrels before breakfast, Lesser Kestrels on the way to breakfast, a break from Lesser Kestrels for breakfast and then Lesser Kestrels after breakfast. In Matera, there are Lesser Kestrels everywhere.
It’s five o’clock in the morning and she’s calling immediately outside our window. I think she wants her mate. The tone is …
We’re having close encounters of the wildlife kind: There are Lesser Kestrels all over Matera. I’m sure the locals must become immune …
Matera. Just look at it. Isn’t it magnificent? What a city! The ancient heart of the stone city of Matera is where …
We’ve just been on a brief trip to one of my favourite places. It’s Matera, in the south of Italy. It’s the …
I hear that there’s a Great Grey Shrike on Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor. I’ve never been a ‘birder’ and I really dislike …
I know that bird! Without even seeing it properly, I know its behaviour. It’s a Spotted Flycatcher: It’s hidden behind a largish …
Aren’t they just?
We’ve just arrived at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome. I don’t see Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers very often but I’ve got used to …
We’re at the park in Rome and there are Hooded Crows galore here. It’s fabulous light, though a little late in the …
There’s a Wood Duck in the park at Villa Doria Pamphilj. I’ve not seen one before. I won’t forget seeing one: Aren’t …
I’ve had a wonderful time watching the Stonechats on Trendlebere Down. I’ve spent a couple of afternoons with them, observing them at …
It’s a glorious day on Dartmoor. My favourite little characters are busy feeding and avoiding death by predator: This family of Stonechats …
If there’s an hour to spare I want to be with my new, adoptive family. There’s Mr Stonechat: And there’s Mrs Stonechat: …
Last April I was determined to spend some quality time with my local Stonechats and get some photographs while I was with …
I may have become slightly obsessed. I’ve just spent a couple of afternoons up on Trendlebere Down on the east of Dartmoor. …
Can you? From a lovely walk in Alkrington Woods Nature Reserve.
There’s a plant I recognise from my childhood here at Daisy Nook Country Park. I remember seeing it a little further up …
Every April and May these tiny birds fly from West Africa to ancient woodlands in Wales and the west of England. Pied …
Seasons come and seasons go. The cycles of life are relentless. Time to sit or stand and wonder at the natural world …