I did the second visit to my first BBS square yesterday – as I drove the few miles there and back there was news of the terror attack on London Bridge and at Borough Market. Crazy! I’m glad I live in a rural area but I’ve enjoyed snacking, dining, having my hair cut, having a…
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Tim Melling – Barrow’s Goldeneye
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Tim writes: Iceland is the only breeding site for Barrow’s Goldeneye outside of North America. I photographed this flying male in Alaska where it was common. It was named in honour of Sir John Barrow from the Admiralty who sponsored many Arctic expeditions during the nineteenth century. Barrow’s Goldeneye differs from Common Goldeneye by the…
Denton Wood – here’s another FC mess up!
I bet you don’t know much about Denton Wood do you? Neither did I until very recently even though it’s only about 20 minutes drive from my house. It’s an area of Ancient Woodland which has, like many in this area, conifers planted in it in the past, but many such woods are recovering as…
Tim Melling – Ethiopian Wolf
Ethiopian Wolves (Canis simensis) are the rarest Canid on the planet with a population of around just five hundred individuals. Most of these are found in the Bale Mountains but a second population occurs further north in the Simien Mountains. Interbreeding with feral dogs is one problem, but they have also caught rabies and distemper…
Plant sperm
Aren’t plants disgusting? If you suffer from hay fever, and we are entering the time when the grasses really get going, then you need to check the pollen forecast from the Met Office. My eyes were streaming this morning after I went for a walk on my local patch. I think Plantlife needs to sort…