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’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.