Tim Melling – Brown Hare leveret

Tim writes: I spotted this young leveret crouching low in the grass near Holmfirth in late July.  It was in a field next to a road, and I stayed on the road with the 420mm lens so as not to disturb it.  Brown Hares give birth to about three litters each year, producing one to…

BTO Conference tomorrow

Tomorrow is the BTO Conference – and of course it is an online event so no driving up to Swanwick in the rain, no afternoon of easily spotting the difference between members and staff (by the 30-year gap between their average ages) and no slipping away from the conference to find a local bookmakers to…

Important report

I knew this report was coming, and I’ve only glanced at it so far, but it deserves a good read – which I will do over the next few days.

Garden list for 4 weeks of Lockdown2 (unimpressive)

The view from the bathroom window of the ivy on the shed is always worth a look. At this time of year the sinking sun (coming from the right in the image above) catches the top of the ivy in late afternoon and a group of House Sparrows sit in the ivy catching the last…