Tim writes: Hobbies are quite thin on the ground where I live in the Yorkshire Pennines so I was pleased when I came across this juvenile Hobby locally. Hobby is a falcon, one of four species that breed in Britain, the others being Kestrel, Merlin and Peregrine. But all others are resident, with Hobby being…
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This week’s quote is from Lucy Maud Montgomery (died 1942) I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. More on Lucy Maud Montgomery (see here) Likes(2)Dislikes(0)
Sunday book review – Pat the Caterpillar by Rebecca and Nicola Bailey
This is an attractive book about butterflies written by one of the leading young nature enthusiasts. Rebecca’s seen one more butterfly species in her garden than I have in mine so I am envious of her knowledge and good fortune. This book – the first of many? – concentrates on the Small White Butterfly. This…
Tim Melling – Black Bear
Tim writes: this was a close encounter with a female Black Bear. She had twin year-old cubs with her too (see below) but at this point she was so close I could only manage a head and shoulders shot. I stumbled across them by the roadside at Coal Harbour right at the north end of…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
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