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 …
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 …