
Velvet-stemmed Little Flame
December is the best time to find Velvet Shank fungus, Flammulina velutipes. It’s a species I found as a child: And here …
December is the best time to find Velvet Shank fungus, Flammulina velutipes. It’s a species I found as a child: And here …
I decided to ask Chat GPT to give me a summary of my blog. According to an Artificial Intelligence summary provided as …
When I hear that there’s been a Merlin at RSPB Greylake in Somerset I decide I’ve just got to pay it a …
When a micro-moth laid an egg in this Beech leaf it infected the leaf with a bacterium. That bacterial infection disrupted the …
I was searching for a Yellow-Browed Warbler in a local copse when I came across this bunch of flowers tied to a …
The colours of Brixham boats reflected in the water of the harbour make a superb backdrop to the bird life here. Especially …
We’ve just been on another Brixham wildlife cruise skippered by Dave on Kelly’s Hero and run by Mike Langman. It’s been as …
There’s more artificial intelligence swamping Facebook at the moment. At least the page Nature’s Symphony lists itself as a “Digital Creator”. Other …
The name Sanderling is from the Old English sand-yrðling, or ‘sand-ploughman’. This one has been ploughing the tideline for tasty morsels and is heading …
One of the most interesting aspects of bird behaviour is watching parents feeding their young. In this case, I can’t be sure …
I love how comfortable this woman has made herself despite the pebbles on the beach. They really do conform to your body …
I’ve just sold a print of my photograph of a Puffin with a face full of fish: The print is 60cm x …
Sums up my philosophy in life. St Mary’s, Wolborough. Churchyard.
Facebook isn’t the only social media platform overwhelmed by Artificial-Intelligence-produced content. Threads is full of it, too. Here’s one user who is …
Hypholoma fasciculare is a great name for a fungus.
I’m continuing filling my sketchbook and having fun sketching Newton Abbot’s Union Bridge. It was built in 1822 and has been swallowed …
Here’s an eye-catching photograph for you from Z F photography from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has over 41,000 likes and over 1,000 …
There’s what I suspect is a huge fossil Ammonite on the beach at Lyme Regis. It’s the size of a car wheel. …
Back in Devon I’ve continued to sketch, this time in a much larger sketchbook, and using brush marker pens for a little …
Arctic Tern chicks are so wonderfully endearing. Isn’t this one sweet?
I gave up sketching forty years ago. The reasons are complicated, and I won’t go into them now, but as a child …
We had only just arrived on Papa Westray when we saw an Arctic Tern on the handrail. They’re such handsome birds, with …
A Black Guillemot in breeding plumage is a thrill. Even more so when it has a freshly caught fish to display.
We’re a dirty species, leaving forever rubbish in environmentally sensitive places. I fancy some chips now.
We were on a trip up and down the River Dart in South Devon with Mike Langman in search of migrating Ospreys. …
I’m walking into Newton Abbot hoping to do some sketching at the Classic Car event when I stop to listen to The …
There’s a Magpie family at Dawlish Warren. It’s beautiful sunlight and a good opportunity to appreciate their iridescence. It’s also an opportunity …
There’s a Harbour Seal tucking into a giant bass in the River Dart. It’s clearly dropped it and recovered it as two …
There’s a Hare’s Foot Inkcap, Coprinopsis lagopus, in our dog-walking field in Somerset. I only have my phone with me, but I …
There’s an awful lot of behaviour going on with ducks. There’s a social order and dominance hierarchy and sexual violence wherever you …