A Sparrowhawk amongst the Pigeons
We’re at Newton Abbot Quay again for a daily walk. Something has to be done, given the amount of pasta we’re eating. …
We’re at Newton Abbot Quay again for a daily walk. Something has to be done, given the amount of pasta we’re eating. …
I’m slightly worried about my local pigeons. I don’t expect to get much sympathy. They’re usually fed by a motley assortment of …
I’m keeping close to home at the moment. A short wander from the house is the historic town Quay with its GWR …
People interfering with nature have left their mark everywhere. It’s not just in the landscape or in the extinction of species. It’s …
I’ve travelled from the UK to Washington DC. It’s 6,000 miles. I’m hoping to see some exotic birds and photograph them. The …
There’s a Wood Pigeon in my local country park. They seem such heavy birds: Back home I look Wood Pigeon up in …
There’s a Pigeon on the balcony of this house in Polignano a Mare. People would pay a fortune for the view this …
I’ve discovered the fabulous menu of a dinner fit for a king, eaten in 1625, served in a local house in South …
I took a trip to Black Moss Covert Nature Reserve in Cheshire. It was surrounded by lifeless, poisoned land. Black Moss Covert …
Black Guillemots remind me of pigeons in their attitude and body shape. Maybe it’s the position of their wings? Maybe it’s the …
Woodpigeons have a very strange iris in their eye. It looks like it’s egg-shaped or a couple of overlapping circles, but it …
I remember the shock of finding out that Stock Doves exist. I know what a Feral Pigeon is: I know what a …
I’m currently reading the third volume of the Ladybird Book of British Birds and their nests from the 1950s. Times have changed: …
There’s a Short-Eared Owl on the Island; I’ve read WhatsApp reports in the Westray birds & wildlife group. We’re driving to get …
I love collecting books. There’s a lifetime of escaping to alternative worlds within the covers of a good book. One of the …
Puffins are the size of pigeons. They can fly at up to 55mph. And they are always a joy to see. Puffins …
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 …
There’s currently an active debate about relaxing the 2m social distancing rule.
The news came to me in a tweet: Now, I love Peregrine Falcons, and yet I rarely see them. A glimpse of …
Wood Pigeons may look ungainly on the ground, but when they fly, they are elegant. Although this one is carrying a heavy …
The Feral Pigeons are having a bath. They’re bathing communally. Apart from this one: It looks like me getting in the sea, …
I never expected to get quite so close to Ruddy Turnstones in Brixham. I certainly never expected them to act like pigeons.
1. One and a half million Robins are killed by cats in the UK every year That’s a statistic based upon a …
The weather in Orkney may be grey but it’s never dull. I’m waiting at Kirkwall harbour for the Westray ferry when I …
I’ve got a day off in Rome and have spent the morning in Parco della Caffarella. There’s not much wildlife around and …
I’ve put a bird feeder outside my front window in Devon. It’s buzzing with activity, with House Sparrows, Robins, Dunnocks, Blue Tits, …
I love Woodpigeons, or, as some people would say, I love Wood Pigeons. Their faces are so characterful. The white patch on …
I’m spending a few days in Rome. I’m meandering around the back streets, ambling through city parks and strolling along the banks …
A quick trip out to one of the bridges on Brunel’s Great Western Railway in South Devon means a great view of …
My adventures on the fourth of five days walking the entire coast of Westray.