Traditional pack of hounds and riders on Dartmoor 2014. There is no suggestion intended that the individuals who appear in this image were, are, or ever have been engaged in illegal activities. I wrote Fox Hunting Crimes on Mark’s blog back in April, based on my eye-opening experience of living in mid-Devon for two hunting…
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Paul Leyland – Four-spotted Chaser
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The Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) is very common and widespread in the UK. It is best seen between late May to August and occurs mainly around standing water. They average about 45mm long, with the hind wing length about the same. Chaser dragonflies are quite easy to observe. They fly around quite aggressively and will…
The Worst month – February by Louise Bacon
This blog asked you to write about either the best month of the year or the worst. The winner of the ‘Worst Month’ category is Louise Bacon with her entry ‘February’. Louise wins a copy of my book Remarkable Birds. The winner of the ‘Best Month’ category will be published next Sunday. Louise writes: I…
Sunday book review – Landfill by Tim Dee
OK, so this book isn’t about landfill (although it is a bit). It is a book about gulls (but not just about gulls) and it is a book about the author (but not just about the author) and it is about Bristol (but not just about Bristol). And at this point I have to state…
Tim Melling – Silver-studded Blue
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Tim writes: this is a male Silver-studded Blue butterfly showing its silver studs in the black pupils around the hindwing margin. The second photograph shows the upperwings. It occurs primarily on lowland heathlands but a few colonies also occur on limestone. Its caterpillars feed on a variety of plants including gorse, heather and rock-rose, but…