
2020 highlights of a wilder Devon life – part 2
In July I went walking with my son on Dartmoor and he took a rare portrait of me Walking the Hunters’ Path: …
In July I went walking with my son on Dartmoor and he took a rare portrait of me Walking the Hunters’ Path: …
When I’m in Devon I live right in the centre of town but close to some wonderful green spaces. Large areas of …
There’s a wide variation in the colouration of Common Buzzards. This one is particularly pale, without the dark brown breast markings and …
How many Crows make a mob? The answer is only one. The local Buzzard has taken off for its daily life of …
We’re cycling early in the morning in South Devon when I spot a huge bird in the top of a tree. It …
A bit of daily exercise means a walk up the hill and back. I’m trying to avoid the Grand Old Duke of …
I’m still admiring the Stover Country Park Buzzard. It’s a glorious bird and seems oblivious to the crowd of people on the …
The legendary frog-eating Buzzard is back at Stover Country Park: Apparently it ate a mouse this morning: That won’t feed it for …
We’re driving along the road in the south of Italy on the border between Puglia and Basilicata when we see a bird …
2017 was when I embarked upon my quest with gusto. Which quest? To find all the animals, plants and fungi I wrote …
I’m out for a walk along the River Exe with my camera. There are a few small wading birds around but nothing …
Crows react very badly to the presence of Buzzards. Here one took exception to a Buzzard in its field, mobbing it and …
Seeing a Buzzard was a thrilling experience when I was 12 years old. So much so that I noted it down in …