Standing up for Nature
Paul writes: If I’m in a wetland nature reserve in late summer I always look out for Darters sitting like this on a wooden railing. Darters usually hunt from a perch, where they fly off after a passing insect, before returning to the same place. Handrails must be at just the right height to give…
This evening, at 8pm, Chris Packham talks to Caroline Lucas MP about the Wild Justice, RSPB, Hen Harrier Action e-action which has already been supported by 77,000 people. And no doubt about other things too. Follow the live broadcast on Twitter @Chrisgpackham or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChrisGPackham/ Future guests will definitely include Bob Elliot of OneKind and…
Helen Pilcher writes with wit and clarity about life on Earth. This is a very good book, as was her previous book Bring Back the King (reviewed here). I think this one slightly has the edge but I’m glad to have both on my bookshelves and embedded in my thoughts. When I say that she…
Tim writes: I have posted these two photographs as interesting anomalies, because most birdwatchers learn that the easiest way to tell a (non-singing) Chiffchaff from a Willow Warbler is by leg colour. Chiffchaffs have dark legs and Willow Warblers have pale legs. But not always. The top bird here is a Willow Warbler with dark…
Over 62,000 e-actions have been taken since Hen Harrier Day, pressing elected politicians to act on wildlife crime and generally on the ecological problems associated with driven grouse shooting. Thank you – it’s an amazing response and I’m sure it has quite a way to go still. 62,000 e-actions in 14 days. 10 days still…