The Great Northern Diver and the crab
Great Northern Divers are sleek and handsome characters. There are many around the coast of South Devon at the moment. This one …
The words ‘Great’ and ‘Northern’ go together so well
What a special experience to spend time with something so wild.
Scenes from the sea
It’s all about perspective. Looking at familiar scenes from a different place always makes you think more deeply about them. Similarly, seeing …
2020 highlights of a wilder Devon life
2020 is a year which will be difficult to forget for those of us lucky enough to still be alive. For me, …
Great Northern Diver
I had such a wonderful time last winter going to see Great Northern Divers in Brixham in Devon. I was able to …
The adventures of Dick and Titty at Brixham breakwater
There are long lenses galore at Brixham harbour. A flock of twitchers have arrived. They’re perched at the end of a jetty, …
Surely that’s got to scratch on the way down?
A few days ago I had my first experience of a Great Northern Diver. I was disappointed with my photograph of it …
Dolphins and a Great Northern Diver
I’m at Brixham in South Devon again, looking out to sea. It helps that I’ve met a couple of great people who …
I’m a Loon short of a full lake
I hear that there’s a Great Northern Diver, a type of bird frequently called a Loon everywhere apart from here, on a …