Raptor week
So there I was, sitting in Hiller’ show garden, thinking vague and unconnected thoughts: There don’t seem to be many birds about today… Would cake be a good idea…? My goodness, this is all looking very neat – I really … Continued
If you build it they will come
Back in the 1980s red kites were extinct in England and Scotland, and there were just a few breeding pairs left in Wales – something that’s hard to remember now, since a stunningly successful reintroduction programme, coupled with legal protection, … Continued
Happy dance
R and I did gardening this morning (eeeurgh). We finished pruning an old leylandii hedge that was planted by our predecessor, and then dealt with the phormium – in the end we cut it back hard, and then R transplanted … Continued
Who’s a pretty boy then?
I thought, I can’t post another tufted duck! – and then realised that I haven’t blipped one since New Year’s Eve. And as I doubt they’ll be gracing their winter quarters for much longer, I decided that you probably wouldn’t … Continued