A blog and photo journal about the natural history of north-west England and beyond
A beautiful, peaceful morning in mid April. Cold, misty and with the sun just about breaking above the horizon the promise of another glorious day. The contrast with the horror of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic could hardly be stronger. Read More …
In early February the undoubted stars of the show are the Starlings coming into roost at sunset (sorry Odette) . With approximately 500,000 birds swirling around murmurating in an effort to confuse it really is a spectacular sight. Read More …
Couldn’t resist posting these. A few ugly ducklings hitching a ride on their mother’s back. At 6am they’re relatively approachable which is probably just as well considering I only had the phone on me to take a few snaps. I’m actually quite impressed with the Read More …
A few photos from a visit to a flooded Leighton Moss just before Christmas. Quite an experience wading through the surprisingly deep water …………… Read More …
A few highlights from earlier on this month with another chilly day at Leighton Moss. In fact it was so ridiculously cold that I almost had the place to myself. Snipe huddled around together at the edge of the reedbeds. Humans in short supply Out on Read More …
Marsh Tit close to the lower hide at Leighton Moss. Amazing to see how successful the Marsh Tits continue to be around the Silverdale and Arnside area. Probably helps that they have a non-stop supply of bird seed left behind by visitors. Leaving the seed Read More …
Hmmm… not sure if that looks right however hobbies they’re definitely not. A few highlights from a really enjoyable week on the Somerset Levels. First stop Westhay Moor a 5 minute drive from where we’d set up camp just outside Wedmore. Mute Swan Great Read More …