Henry looks sad near the place where Bowland Betty, a young satellite-tagged Hen Harrier, was found dead in 2012. ‘So, these are the Yorkshire Dales’ said Henry. See here for more of the story. #HaveYouSeenHenry?
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Looking forward to …
Can anyone spot anything wrong with the following sentence? ‘I’m looking forward to a rational discussion with Robin Page at the ‘Tooth and Claw’ debate on Saturday in Norwich based on his well-argued and wholly accurate piece in the Daily Mail.’
Ex spinis uvas
The school motto of Bristol Grammar School is a Victorian, Latin, pun. Ex spinis uvas, ‘from thorns to grapes’, is presumably supposed to describe the educational impact of years spent at the Grammar School but it also refers to the brothers Thorne, Robert and Nicholas, who were its founders in 1532. Geddit? I spent a…
Henry in a hotspot
Were you driving past when Henry was standing by the side of the road the other day! Henry kept saying that this looked perfect for ringtails but I told him he ought to stay in the car because it’s a bit dangerous for the likes of him in these parts. #HaveyouseenHenry?
Wildlife Power List
In May’s edition of BBC Wildlife magazine they publish a list of the 50 people most likely to make a difference to the natural world in the next decade. It’s a list of those considered to have the most potential influence for good. As such, it’s rather nice to find myself at #14. You’d expect…
Please let me know…
Several people have told me (thank you all!) that when they look at the top of this page then one of the options is for Viagra in the USA!! The thing is, I don’t see that on my PC or phone – how about you? A new meaning for ‘Standing up for nature’?
Sunday book review – Undiscovered Owls by Magnus Robb and The Sound Approach.
What a hoot! This is a book about owls and owl sounds – it’s a Sound Approach Guide after all. It’s a very smart-looking and well-written book. And I found myself surprised by how much it gripped my interest. The description of the discovery of the new species, the Omani Owl, is a very good…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
Mark writes: Bad things about the general election result: lots of people voted UKIP we are going to give ourselves the opportunity to leave the EU the Greens didn’t make a great leap forward none of the parties, except Caroline Lucas, looks as though they intend to take the environment or wildlife very seriously …
Stop meddling! says Henry
Henry used to be quite a fan of the Hawk and Owl Trust but when he heard they were siding with grouse shooters, and were in favour of meddling with any chicks he might produce, Henry went a bit cold on them. He wasn’t the only one. Henry says that the Hawk and Owl Trust…
Catfield final decision
Now that the general election is over, the EA has confirmed its decision not to issue abstraction licenses which might affect the conservation value of nearby wildlife sites. Hooray! See here, here, here, here, and here for some history. This blog is on the winning side – a good way to end the day…