Framed print
I’ve just sold a print of my photograph of a Puffin with a face full of fish: The print is 60cm x …
You can set your calendar by its appearance
Hypholoma fasciculare is a great name for a fungus.
Fossil on the beach at Lyme Regis
There’s what I suspect is a huge fossil Ammonite on the beach at Lyme Regis. It’s the size of a car wheel. …
Arctic Tern chick
Arctic Tern chicks are so wonderfully endearing. Isn’t this one sweet?
Arctic Tern on the handrail
We had only just arrived on Papa Westray when we saw an Arctic Tern on the handrail. They’re such handsome birds, with …
Yet another fish shot
A Black Guillemot in breeding plumage is a thrill. Even more so when it has a freshly caught fish to display.
Ketchup
We’re a dirty species, leaving forever rubbish in environmentally sensitive places. I fancy some chips now.
Osprey photobombed by a Peregrine
We were on a trip up and down the River Dart in South Devon with Mike Langman in search of migrating Ospreys. …
The Hot House Combo
I’m walking into Newton Abbot hoping to do some sketching at the Classic Car event when I stop to listen to The …
Pica pica
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 …
The Harbour Seal and the giant Bass
There’s a Harbour Seal tucking into a giant bass in the River Dart. It’s clearly dropped it and recovered it as two …
Hare’s Foot Inkcap
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 …
Fighting Drakes
There’s an awful lot of behaviour going on with ducks. There’s a social order and dominance hierarchy and sexual violence wherever you …
Snow Buntings in sunshine
We have a day free to walk the length of the Lower Otter Restoration Project with Anna the dog. It’s gorgeous and, …
Fish delivery service
It’s normally Puffins I photograph with the sparkling Atlantic Ocean behind them. This time it’s a Black Guillemot in flight with a …
Petticoat Mottlegill
There’s a Petticoat Mottlegill, Panaeolus papilionaceus, in this Somerset field. Isn’t its petticoat frill fabulous? It’s a common fungus of dung in …
Numenius arquata
There’s a Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata, on the Lower Otter Restoration Project. I’ve never seen one this close before. It’s eating worms …
Snow Buntings at Budleigh Salterton
I get a message that there are two Snow Buntings on Budleigh Salterton beach. I’ve never seen them before so I’d love …
Tea time
A successful foraging trip is always a joy. Back in the kitchen we clean and sort them: Penny Buns, Boletus edulisSaffron Milkcaps, …
Manx Shearwaters
We’re delighted to see Manx Shearwaters off the coast of Torbay. Apart from when breeding, the Manx Shearwater is an entirely marine …
Miniature Robin or giant golf ball?
Is this a miniature Robin or giant golf ball? You decide.
The Balearic Shearwater is critically endangered
Here’s a bird likely to go extinct. It’s a Balearic Shearwater. The stiff wings of its flying-cross silhouette pass so close to …
Poole Harbour Avocets
A trip to Poole Harbour on board a boat means an opportunity to see Avocets flocking. Their black and white plumage and …
Singing sweetly
Black Guillemots make such a sweet noise. They sit on the cliff edge and sing their high-pitched song. It makes me smile …
Nathan’s allotment
It’s that time of year. A time of welcoming the shortening days and hunkering down for the impending winter. It’s time to …
Multiple organ failure on a stick
It’s the season of multiple organ failure on a stick, otherwise known as the Death Cap, Amanita phalloides. Death Caps contain the …
Rock Samphire – Fennel or creosote?
Rock Samphire makes a lovely show of subtle green and brown flowers and foliage on the rocks on parts of the South …
A fine catch
I love to see a Black Guillemot with its catch, especially when it’s as spectacular as this fish: Magnificent, isn’t it?
Gone for a walk
This Black Guillemot has gone for a walk on the coast of Papa Westray with its Butterfish. Which makes me think: if …
The two morphs of the Elephant Hawk Moth
Elephant Hawk Moths are unusual in that the insect is named more after the caterpillar than the adult winged insect. The caterpillars …