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
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 spent the entire day either in and around the RSPB reserve at Bempton Cliffs, or further out along the headland at North Landing and Thornwick. We did eighteen and a half thousand steps, and I took over … Continued
This morning I started my road trip at RSPB Newport Wetlands, a reserve I’d never visited before. It’s a former industrial site at the mouth of the River Usk, with good walks through woodland and between the extensive reed beds, … Continued
I went looking for beautiful Demoiselles this morning, at the site where I took this photo last year, but all I got was extreme embarrassment and a severely bruised shin, from stepping on a manhole cover that tilted, sending me … Continued
