Autumn leaf
An autumn leaf on the weir on the River Tone. I’ve had a great weekend with my friend Martin in Taunton. We …
An autumn leaf on the weir on the River Tone. I’ve had a great weekend with my friend Martin in Taunton. We …
It’s 47 years today since I first saw Shaggy Scalycaps and wrote about them in blue biro with a pencil sketch in …
I’m exploring the north coast of Scotland and it’s stunning. The weather has been wonderful, the people are friendly, the roads well …
I can hear the Bumbarrels calling. There’s a distinctive contact call which they use as family groups move from tree to tree. …
There are Gorse bushes here in Emsworthy Mire with Yellow Brain Fungus, Tremella mesenterica, growing on them. Fabulous, isn’t it? It’s a fungus …
It was the 10th October when I lifted a piece of corrugated iron to see if there might be a reptile still …
Travelling around the Flow Country in the north of mainland Scotland I spotted a post with a lot to say.
Figures in a rainbow on Dartmoor.
I’ve not seen a Whooper Swan before so it’s a thrill to spot a couple on the Loch of Swartmill. They’re handsome …
My favourite sight is a Hen Harrier harrying.
Northern Wheatear are powerful birds and migrate to Africa for our winter. It’s astonishing that so soon after being an egg they …
Something I enjoyed this summer was taking multiple exposures of some of the bird species on Westray and creating composite images from …
RSPB Scotland Forsinard Flows is part of Europe’s largest blanket bog. It’s mile after mile of damp, squishy preserved vegetation, in many …
What’s actually happening isn’t what appears to be happening. It’s laughing at the other one’s fish flapping in the wind, isn’t it? …
An Arctic Tern family from this summer. I wonder where they are now? I suspect they’ll be somewhere on the way to …
Crabs are powerful crustaceans and can give anyone a nasty nip. Eider Ducks, or Dunters as they are known here in Orkney, …
When the sun shines in Orkney, it’s best to make good use of it. This Swallow agreed.
Mike restoring the stone well in the village, watched over by Nessa. There’s an old capped well, overgrown with plants in a …
I’ve been enjoying reviewing some of my images from Orkney Mainland taken this summer and this one, from a sequence I took …
I love to see Dunlin on the tideline: And seeing them fly past so close is a joy: This time I’m watching …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Recommendation. Thanks for joining me. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, stumble upon …
Every time I see a Merlin it’s a fleeting glance. It’s either only resting for a second before heading off to hunt …
There’s a Hedgehog trundling down the lane. I can see it from a distance, so we shelter at the roadside and wait …
It’s great fun to watch Black Guillemots bobbing on the waves off the coast of Westray. And I love it when they …
I’ve loved being invited to see people working on Westray. I’ve even invited myself. There are many jobs I’ve no experience of, …
I’m driving along the car-bottom-scraping track to Noup Head. It’s first gear all the way unless I want to have my exhaust …
I’ve never had the chance to see Golden Plover close up before. Whenever I’ve driven past a field of them on Westray …
Hello and welcome to my Sunday Recommendation. Thanks for joining me. Every week I read great wildlife and nature books, stumble upon …
While waiting for a Hen Harrier, which never arrives, I see a distant sheep, which I assume is in a bit of …
Ravens are so difficult to get close to. Their eyesight is exceptional and they recognise any threat from a great distance. They’re …