Low profile
At 9am it was 27°C in Stratford-upon-Avon. When I left, four hours later, it was 33°. In between times I did two hours of shopping – WHY??? I HATE SHOPPING – and then walked down to the river and melted … Continued
Chasers galore
Today will live in my head as Chaser Day. This morning I stood for about twenty minutes by the village pond, watching the senior Four-spotted Chaser there taking his life in his wings by repeatedly challenging the resident male Emperor. … Continued
The ‘C’ word
The birds that breed at Slimbridge seem to be having an extremely productive season – there are ducklings and goslings everywhere you look, and even a baby Bittern showed up briefly this morning, according to the daily sightings report on … Continued
