Ool
This isn’t really my story, but I’m going to tell it anyway, because I was there when it happened. I hope A won’t object, but if you never hear from me again… you’ll know that he did. So, I was … Continued
Volemageddon
R and I have gone back and forth between these two images until we’re both cross-eyed, without being able to agree, or even decide which of them either of us prefers. So in the interests of getting some sleep tonight, I’ve … Continued
Canoodling
They look so furious all that time that it’s often not easy to decide whether birds of prey are indulging in conflict or courtship, but given the time of year, and the fact that this pair of Buzzards had been … Continued
Blue hour owl
Early sunshine this morning raised my hopes of a fine afternoon’s owling, but by 10am the Tupperware lid had closed over the Vale of Evesham, and by the time I set off, just before noon, it was raining. I gritted … Continued
Weird duck season
A snap decision late this morning to go to Slimbridge paid ample dividends, because the reserve was teeming with birds. The Bewick’s Swans are assembling now after their long migration from Russia, and the winter duck and wader flocks are … Continued