Common Whitetails and a Prince Baskettail
I love how decorative this Common Whitetail dragonfly is: It looks completely different against this background: And this is a Prince Baskettail …
I love how decorative this Common Whitetail dragonfly is: It looks completely different against this background: And this is a Prince Baskettail …
We are walking along the Potomac River in Scott’s Run, a small nature preserve trapped between State Route 193 to the south, …
It’s lunchtime and I’ve brought lunch out into the garden here in Virginia. As we walk down to the lawn there’s a …
We’re waiting in the heat of a Virginia afternoon for an Uber. I hope I have grandchildren so that I can tell …
We are at Great Falls on the Potomac River in Virginia. It’s an impressive place. Up the River is a much smaller …
I can’t think of a more American sentence than, “There’s a Chipmunk on the basketball court.” I crawl a little closer: I …
It’s a difficult day for photography here at Belle Haven Marina in Virginia: It’s overcast and the sky is grey. I can …
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 raucous screaming outside in the car park. It’s the Blue Jays again. They call to each other all the time. …
As I walk along the bank of the creek I keep hearing loud plops. Each time, I’m startled and can see nothing …
It’s the evening and we’ve been watching the Ospreys at Belle Haven Marina in Virginia all day. The male has been hunting …
We have a trip out to Great Falls here in Virginia. It’s not a Humpty Dumpty theme park but a beautiful area …
The Ospreys at Belle Haven Marina in Alexandria in Virginia are a constant source of awe and wonder to me. I could …
I was delighted to see a parasitic plant in the forest here in Virginia. It was an Indian Pipe, a completely white …
Amongst the American Robins, introduced European House Sparrows and the bright scarlet Northern Cardinals in this garden in Virginia appears a bird …
There are Chimney Swifts, Chaetura pelagica, screaming above me here in Virginia: They are such tricky birds to photograph: they fly high; …
I’m visiting the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC: It’s got everything you would expect of a major national …
There’s an American Robin, Turdus migratorius, in this tree in the garden in Virginia: They are stunning birds. It’s strange to see …
Dyke Marsh Nature Preserve is an amazing place. I love the way Americans call their nature reserves nature preserves. A nature preserve …
The common, English names of our animals, plants and fungi are fascinating. They are a microcosm of our social history with a …
We’re having a day out in Alexandria in Virginia. We’re at Belle Haven Marina: The weather is great. There are kayaks and …
There’s a fungus at the bottom of the garden: I’d love to identify it but it’s all on its own and I …
I’m walking through a forest in Virginia. The trees here are magnificent. They are so much taller than I’m used to. In …
There are White Tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, here in the garden in Virginia. We can see them in the shade of the …
Daddy Longlegs only live for three days. I don’t think they even eat as adults. There are about 300 British species. Here’s …
Today is hot and oppressive in Virginia. There’s the constant sound of insects, a noisy hum of the motorway and clinging grey …
I’m standing in the wild patch at the bottom of a garden in Virginia. Away from the well tended, introduced, garden plants …
I’ve recently been to Italy and there we saw a Swallowtail butterfly: Swallowtails They are huge and unmistakable. This week I’m in …
Last year I took a photograph of the Large Red Damselfly: Large Red Damselfly I was really pleased with my photograph. This …
There’s a Damselfly in front of me at RSPB Ham Wall. It’s brown and black. There aren’t any brown and black species …