‘The state-sanctioned snaring of Scotland’s mountain hares appears to be over after a wildlife quango suggested there will be a clampdown on permits to kill the iconic species.‘ says The Sunday Times today. The charity OneKind has been at the forefront of this campaign and they deserve a lot of credit for this decision being…
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Sunday book review – Kingfishers by David Chandler
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This book, published on Thursday, is a celebration of one of our favourite birds; everyone loves a Kingfisher. If you are out with other birdwatchers and one of you spots a Kingfisher then there is always a note of excitement as the bird is mentioned – ‘Kingfisher!!’. Nobody ever announces a Kingfisher with a…
Tim Melling – heron/otter face-off
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This Giant River Otter had caught a fish and was busily eating it when a Cocoi Heron flew in and landed on an adjacent branch. The Heron edged his way down the branch and boldly stared the feeding otter right in the eye, poised for the snatch. One second later the Heron lunged at the…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
Mark writes; Three haddock fisheries down-graded and no longer on Marine Conservation Society ‘Green to Eat’ list (see here and here).
Cheltenham review
It will come as no surprise to many readers of this blog that I have been at a meeting, on a course, this week. I spent Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes and afternoons at Cheltenham racecourse (and this afternoon was sitting in front of the TV watching the racing). I go racing for several reasons,…