Silent Slaughter: the shooting of Scotland’s seals. Disturbing.
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Paul Leyland – Common Green Shield-bug
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Paul writes: Shield-bugs develop in a series of flightless nymphs, or instars, each one different and slightly bigger than the previous one. This is a 5th instar, which is the final stage before adulthood. It’s about 10mm long and blends beautifully into its surroundings. The adult Common Green Shield-bug (Palomena prasina) grows up to 12mm…
No Sunday book review this week
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But this is the book I am reading at the moment…
Tim Melling – Slavonian Grebe
Tim writes: I managed to capture the moment that this Slavonian Grebe opened its bill. It didn’t seem to be for any particular reason as it didn’t make a sound. I presumed that she was incubating eggs but her partner approached calling and she lowered he head inviting him to mate, and he did just…
Five year old prince taken grouse shooting
The Royal Family do some strange things. The appearance in the news (see here, here, here, here) that 5-year-old Prince George had been taken to experience his first grouse shoot could not have been an accident. In 2008, it was revealed that Prince George’s great-grandmother donated money to Songbird Survival. Earlier this year the Queen…