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There’s a loud ‘Zeeeeee’ call from the top of the Yew trees in the churchyard opposite my house. I say churchyard but …
There’s a loud ‘Zeeeeee’ call from the top of the Yew trees in the churchyard opposite my house. I say churchyard but …
There’s a Song Thrush singing high above. It’s getting dark and I can just glimpse it through the branches. It’s hard to …
I’m on an organised fungus foray on Dartmoor with the Devon Fungus Group and, yes, we are all exactly like you would …
There’s a Lumpy Bracket fungus in the woods at Fingle Bridge on Dartmoor. That’s its name; the Lumpy Bracket fungus. It has …
There was a Hedgehog in my garden in Orkney. We all ran outside to see it and it curled up in a …
I’m in the middle of one of the most surreal of experiences of this year. There’s a small group of us in …
There’s a small, noisy flock of birds in the trees in this Italian park. I think they might be Siskins. They’re too …
There’s the repeating sound of two stones being knocked together. There must be a Stonechat somewhere. It flies up to a wire …
Of all the birds you might guess would sit on a wire, I suspect the Heron would be near the bottom of …
We all ignore the over-familiar. Sparrows are one species which is often unfairly overlooked. This is despite them being beautiful, fascinating to …
The early morning light is beautiful in this tiny park in Rome. I’ve read a few tourist reviews of Roman parks. They …
There’s a Ring-Necked Parakeet in the park in Rome. They are so noisy and distracting. They are another example of how our …
We’re having a field day. Or rather, I should say we’re having a woods day. We’re out having fun looking for as …
There’s a fungus growing on this rotten log in Yarner Wood on Dartmoor. It’s the Sheathed Woodtuft, Kuehneromyces mutabilis. It has wonderful circles …
There’s a tight bundle of curiously coloured mushrooms on this dead wood. It’s Sulphur Tuft. That’s such a perfect name. Their yellow …
Here’s the beautiful three-dimensional sign from a bird hide in Italy: It’s for the Great White Egret, which is a huge white …
I’m walking along the main road between the Colosseum and the Forum in Rome. I know what you’re thinking, “Did a funny …
How cute is this character?
Seeing butterflies in November and December is an unexpected joy. This Clouded Yellow, Colias croceus, is wonderful to watch. There are Red Admirals, …
There’s a Black Redstart in the park here in Italy. I’m at Parco della Caffarella for the afternoon and finding the Black …
I’m getting the usual view that everyone gets if they see a Water Rail: They are skulking birds which rarely come out …
At the Lido di Tarquinia there are Flamingoes. They are such surreal birds: Their reflections don’t look any better. This being Italy, …
Those teeth. They are extreme aren’t they? They’re bright orange. They belong to a Coypu, a semi-aquatic rodent from South America. They …