Dryad’s Saddle
The Dryad’s Saddle fungus is one I remember from my childhood. It can grow huge. It has a beautiful scaly skin and …
The Dryad’s Saddle fungus is one I remember from my childhood. It can grow huge. It has a beautiful scaly skin and …
There are three sets of Mallard ducklings on my local river. It’s a struggle to keep track of them. For a start, …
As I walk down to the town Quay I see a Cormorant surface with a huge fish. I start running towards it …
A trip to Castle Drogo seemed like a great idea. Parking at the Fingle Bridge Inn we take the top path along …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Review. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, see engrossing websites and hear wonderful …
There it is again; that fluttering movement from something no bigger than a leaf on the breeze. I track the quiver of …
I’ve been to Challacombe Farm before: It’s teeming with animals for food and fun: I popped back to see what was around …
The seasons turn, circle by circle. Bud becomes flower becomes fruit, ripening in the long days. Photography is expressing your view of …
I’ve only ever been on one photography course. It was a one day event for band photography, held in Bristol. It was …
This handsome male blackbird has the right idea. Nutritious invertebrates are what a growing chick needs to make bone and sinew and …
Do you ever feel that your life is a series of endlessly repeating circles-within-circles going nowhere? I’ve just had a shave, washed …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Review. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, see engrossing websites and hear wonderful …
Jays are incredible birds. Members of the crow family, they have beautiful pink plumage, a crest, striking blue and black wings, a …
Eating flying insects to live must give you a thirst, surely? When you spend all day crunching flies and taking them to …
I’ve visited Orley Common a handful of times. I’m fascinated by it because nobody owns it; it’s a true common. At the …
There’s one of my favourite wild flowers at Start Point. It’s English Stonecrop, Sedum anglicum. Here it is growing on rock which …
We arrive in fog. Start Point is one of the isolated promontories of the South Hams area of South Devon. The South …
As a metaphor for my life, this image just couldn’t get any better. It’s an early start to Start Point in the …
I’ve arrived earlier today in the hope of seeing Cuckoos. Yesterday was a success, with a high-speed chase, so I have high …
I’ve seen a Cuckoo before, but only the outline of a bird perched in the distance. I’d love to see one properly. …
It’s a few months now since we had a romantic weekend in Paris. Naturally we took cameras. Nothing says “I love you” …
We are watching Sand Martins on the BBC’s Springwatch on TV when I tell my son that there are Sand Martins on …
One night, out for a walk from my house in South Devon, I spot a small group of House Martins. As I …
I love Swifts. Swifts and Swallows are the product of convergent evolution and aren’t closely related to one another. The closest relatives …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Review. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, see engrossing websites and hear wonderful …
If someone uses the word ‘improvements’ you know it’s likely to be a euphemism. It means ‘damage limitation’ or ‘rectification of errors’ …
The estimated population of Grey Wagtails in the UK is 38,000 pairs. I’m delighted there’s a pair on my local river. Here …
There’s currently an active debate about relaxing the 2m social distancing rule.
Dunnocks are a personal favourite of mine. They’re surprising in many ways. This one has chicks deep in the undergrowth. They’re in …
The sign is clear. This space is reserved. Either this duck can’t read or it’s very, very important.