This juvenile Green Woodpecker spent a few minutes this morning digging ants out of the barren wasteland that’s currently standing in for our top lawn, but some of them managed to evade the sticky, probing tongue: if you view the … Continued
I’m always pleased when I manage to get a shot of an insect as pleasing as this – sharp in the right places and blurring to an attractive bokeh – with 500mm of lens. I’d have been hard pressed to … Continued
Most of the party spent the first full day of the holiday drawing breath, and settling into the idea of a week of relaxation. We went for a late morning swim in the indoor pool, but it was too busy … Continued
After the usual several hours of immediate pre-holiday dashing about; my standard sketchy last-minute hurling of a random selection of clothing into a bag, followed by an agonised interrogation of all my camera gear and portable tech – which to … Continued
Asked what he wanted for breakfast this morning the Boy Wonder replied “Chicken nuggets, please!” Why not? I thought, and put the air fryer on. After breakfast we started packing the Boy’s luggage in preparation for taking him back to … Continued
While R and I were sitting having our iced coffee opposite Lucy’s Mill Weir this morning there was all kinds of stuff going on out on the water, including a family of four – parents and two young children – … Continued
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
R and I went to Croome this morning, where I was hoping (though not expecting) to spot the Lesser Emperor that was reported there yesterday. I didn’t find him, but there were several Emperors hawking around the lake and “river”, … Continued
