Kangaroo Island – Australian Sea Lions
If Kangaroo Island is going to recover from the devastating bush fires which have destroyed much of the environment in the last …
If Kangaroo Island is going to recover from the devastating bush fires which have destroyed much of the environment in the last …
It’s taken 500 million years of wind and rain and pounding waves to sculpt these exceptional forms: The position of the rocks, …
“Kangaroo Island. Too good to spoil.” That’s what the Australian Government’s Natural Resources website says. “Keep Kangaroo Island free from introduced pests. …
“Kangaroo Island. Too good to spoil.” That’s what the Australian Government’s Natural Resources website says. Kangaroo Island is home to 4,000 people. …
Arriving in the park I see a male Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus. I think it may have a couple of ticks on …
There’s a blue butterfly on a short flowering plant amongst the grass in Parco della Caffarella in Rome. It has antennae with …
These Monk Parakeets are making themselves at home: They’ve spread in many European countries because of escapes from the pet trade. Their …
I’ve a day in the park at Parco della Caffarella in Rome. Having said that, I’ll probably spend a fair amount of …
It’s a rainy day in Rome and I’m out in the park. I take shelter in the bird hide. There’s nothing happening. …
My Italian life in 2019 started in January with a whale of a murmuration with a raptor on its tail. Just click …
2019 has seen me explore Devon a little more. I’ve been out onto Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor a few times to enjoy …
The turning of the year is always a great time for reflection. Celebrating the darkest day with the thought that longer days, …
I try my luck again to get some decent photographs of the Ring Ouzels at Emsworthy Mire. I have a large flask …
Limpets are incredible organisms. They can withstand the heaviest seas, can live despite being baked by the sun and desiccated on hard …
It’s the middle of winter. It’s time to rest and appreciate another year gone. It’s time to see distant family members, or …
1. One and a half million Robins are killed by cats in the UK every year That’s a statistic based upon a …
Amanita muscaria; the Fly Agaric. Magical, aren’t they?
Eight years ago I was offered half a day’s work in Australia, all expenses paid. That’s not something I was expecting. All …
I’m at Bovey Heathfield. It’s not quite Dartmoor and the heath is a lowland heath. There are plenty of spiders blocking the …
I’ve collaborated with the musician John Bentley to create this video for his song ‘You’re Next’. It’s a song-list of extinct species, …
There are Parasol mushrooms in the fields at Emsworthy Mire. They are huge, but not as huge as the dinner-plate sized Macrolepiota …
A walk from Emsworthy Mire. Dartmoor is an impressive landscape of human destruction. It’s been cut and burnt and grazed. And thousands …
I’ve heard there are Ring Ouzels at Emsworthy Mire. Ring Ouzels are thrushes which nest on high moors and upland crags in …
We’re on a trip to north Devon, near Lynmouth, on an organised fungus foray. I’m particularly excited about the grassland here as …
Trees have hormones just like people. As the length of days shorten, so leaves produce less of a hormone called auxin. That …
I stop the car in a small valley on Dartmoor. There’s an enormous fallen Beech tree and it’s covered with fungi. Glistening …
I’ve finally managed to have a trip out to Bovey Heath. It’s a tiny remnant of the heathland which would have covered …
Dunsford Wood is almost empty. It’s raining and only a few intrepid dog walkers are emptying their dogs along the River Teign. …
There’s something of the Medieval torture instrument about conkers. There’s that casing which looks as if it should be attached to a …
It’s cold and I fancy a walk. There are Black Headed Gulls at Stover Country Park. I love the way their toes …