Standing up for Nature
Ocelots are elusive and highly sought-after forest cats from Central and South America. I photographed this one in the Pantanal in Brazil after dark. I took it without flash, but by torchlight at a very high ISO (51,200). It was occasionally coming for small fish that had been left out though it was not guaranteed. …
Today the RSPB revealed that wild birds with H5N8 have been detected at two more RSPB nature reserves and yesterday the Chief Vet revealed that H5N8 had been found in a small backyard flock in Settle. These wild birds with H5N8 seem almost to be targetting RSPB nature reserves! Of course, the real explanation (I…
I visited Yellowstone NP in 2011 after I left the RSPB and headed off on a mind-cleansing road trip across the USA where I did a lot of thinking. But it wasn’t just thinking, it was an opportunity to see a lot of fabulous landscapes, meet some great people and see nature that I had…
If you came to the Rainham Marshes Hen Harrier Day you will certainly remember the choral delight of Peregrina EnChantica. Well they are performing again two weeks today, on 20 January, but they’ve got some less musically skilled accompanists in the shapes of David Lindo, Charlie Moores and myself – at least the music…