We read a lot these days about the benefits of connecting with nature and I’ve yet to find a better way of connecting with it than by finding, collecting and eating it. This very simple act really does change our relationship with wildlife in a way that’s hard to explain to those who haven’t yet…
Year: 2017
Other blogs (6)
In this occasional series of links to other interesting blog posts, here are some more blogs that have caught my eye: Steve Peel on Miles King’s blog: Agri-environment a need for detailed scrutiny Bob Montgomery on AOS’s History of Ornithology: Gone Birds Greta Santagata: some posts from last year but Greta has just headed off…
Sunday book review – Shorebirds in Action by Richard Chandler
Shorebirds in Action: An introduction to waders and their behaviour, by Richard Chandler Reviewed by Ian Carter I’m a big fan of books that blend photography and the written word, though they sometimes struggle to reach their full potential. So often, it seems, photos are added to books almost as an afterthought, simply to help…
Tim Melling – Merlin
Tim writes: Merlins are scarce breeders on moorlands, mainly in the north but they do breed in places like Dartmoor. They usually nest on the ground among deep heather but will sometimes use old crow’s nests in trees. I photographed this adult female dashing rapidly over the Peak District Moors. They use this turn of…
An unreliable History of Birdwatching (24) by Paul Thomas
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