The Hall of Einar Sunday Review #12
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Review. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, see engrossing websites and hear wonderful …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Review. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, see engrossing websites and hear wonderful …
There it is again; that fluttering movement from something no bigger than a leaf on the breeze. I track the quiver of …
I’ve been to Challacombe Farm before: It’s teeming with animals for food and fun: I popped back to see what was around …
The seasons turn, circle by circle. Bud becomes flower becomes fruit, ripening in the long days. Photography is expressing your view of …
I’ve only ever been on one photography course. It was a one day event for band photography, held in Bristol. It was …
This handsome male blackbird has the right idea. Nutritious invertebrates are what a growing chick needs to make bone and sinew and …
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 …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Review. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, see engrossing websites and hear wonderful …
Jays are incredible birds. Members of the crow family, they have beautiful pink plumage, a crest, striking blue and black wings, a …
Eating flying insects to live must give you a thirst, surely? When you spend all day crunching flies and taking them to …
I’ve visited Orley Common a handful of times. I’m fascinated by it because nobody owns it; it’s a true common. At the …
There’s one of my favourite wild flowers at Start Point. It’s English Stonecrop, Sedum anglicum. Here it is growing on rock which …
We arrive in fog. Start Point is one of the isolated promontories of the South Hams area of South Devon. The South …
As a metaphor for my life, this image just couldn’t get any better. It’s an early start to Start Point in the …
I’ve arrived earlier today in the hope of seeing Cuckoos. Yesterday was a success, with a high-speed chase, so I have high …
I’ve seen a Cuckoo before, but only the outline of a bird perched in the distance. I’d love to see one properly. …
It’s a few months now since we had a romantic weekend in Paris. Naturally we took cameras. Nothing says “I love you” …
We are watching Sand Martins on the BBC’s Springwatch on TV when I tell my son that there are Sand Martins on …
One night, out for a walk from my house in South Devon, I spot a small group of House Martins. As I …
I love Swifts. Swifts and Swallows are the product of convergent evolution and aren’t closely related to one another. The closest relatives …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Review. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, see engrossing websites and hear wonderful …
If someone uses the word ‘improvements’ you know it’s likely to be a euphemism. It means ‘damage limitation’ or ‘rectification of errors’ …
The estimated population of Grey Wagtails in the UK is 38,000 pairs. I’m delighted there’s a pair on my local river. Here …
There’s currently an active debate about relaxing the 2m social distancing rule.
Dunnocks are a personal favourite of mine. They’re surprising in many ways. This one has chicks deep in the undergrowth. They’re in …
The sign is clear. This space is reserved. Either this duck can’t read or it’s very, very important.
It’s been the wettest winter on record. We’ve just had the sunniest May on record. What will summer bring us? I suspect …
There’s a Greenfinch in a familiar place – up the top of a tree. It’s not a flattering angle: Thankfully, when I …
I’ve seen Grey Wagtails before, in passing. I’ve never had time to really spend time with them and get to know them. …
There’s the sound of a malfunctioning robot coming from the reeds. It sounds like a pilot episode of a 1970s science fiction …