Colour pop
The Boy Wonder is staying with R and me for the weekend, for the first time in over six months. This morning we rendezvoused with L in the car park at Slimbridge to make the handover (which seemed to involve … Continued
Snipe Island
This reminds me of the cover shot for one of those annoying Sunday supplement articles about people whose publicists have managed to convince the writer that they’re some kind of up-and-coming Thing. Perhaps I should have called it Ten Snipe … Continued
Green Sandpiper
After yesterday’s dour day, this morning dawned sunny and warm, and I made a snap decision to go to Slimbridge. I had a good time and recorded forty one species, including three that were new for the year and one … Continued
Come hither
After handing the Boy Wonder back to his father in the car park at Slimbridge, I went in search of coffee and birds. The coffee, as per, was pretty grim, but the birds were good, even though I didn’t manage … Continued
Slimbridge
I wouldn’t usually post a photo of a captive animal when I have perfectly good bee photos that I took in the garden at home before setting off out, but R and the Boy Wonder met the otters at Slimbridge … Continued
Against the lore
Owling lore has it that Short-eared Owls don’t hunt in bad weather. I’ve said it myself, with great confidence, on many occasions. It used to be widely believed, including by me, that this was because their feathers aren’t waterproof, but … Continued
Haring around
“You’d better go out,” said R, who’s preparing to do some gigs with one of his oldest friends (for the first time in twenty five years), and preferred not to have me in the house during their rehearsal this lunchtime. … Continued