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Evolution

Lichen - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I’m lichen it

After nearly all life on Earth is extinguished there will still be lichens. Why? Because they’re a composite organism. Lichens are mixture …

Buzzard - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Peregrines v Buzzard

A bit of daily exercise means a walk up the hill and back. I’m trying to avoid the Grand Old Duke of …

Blue Tit - Lago di Alviano - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Ultra Violet Tits

There are Blue Tits galore in the trees in this Italian forest. Their Italian name is Cinciarella, pronounced Chin-char-ella. Their beaks are …

Fly - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Fly

The closer you look, the more there is to see. As a child I had a blue-handled magnifying glass with a pocket …

Cat face - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I’ve just seen a face

The steady gaze of this half-wild cat faces me. It’s behind a tree in the garden of the stable block of the …

Blackcap - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Leap-frogging Blackcaps

There’s a Blackcap in the tree. I can hear its alarm call and then I see it; it’s a female. It looks …