I was searching the lower slopes of Prestbury Hill butterfly reserve this afternoon, when I was distracted from my “collection” of Blues (various) by the arrival of this dragon, which landed on a scrubby hawthorn in the middle of a … Continued
I knew exactly how she felt – I was tempted to do the same thing myself. The drought finally broke properly this afternoon, with several hours of heavy rain, and the swans on the Avon gave every indication that they … Continued
I had contemplated going to the Game Fair today – as it’s being held at Ragley Hall, which is just a few miles down the road from here, it seemed almost rude not to. But you know me by now: … Continued
Walking past one the other day, I said to R, “Why is it ‘bald as a coot’? They’re not even slightly bald.” This evening, checking to see whether today’s juve was a coot or a moorhen, I found out: it’s … Continued
I drove all the way to the Stiperstones in Shropshire today – a round trip of about 150 miles – in search of Grayling butterflies. I don’t often have a reason to be in Shropshire, but actually the county is … Continued
