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Better than Orchids
Fri Jan 19 2018
Tuesday April 26th 2016
I did my rounds this morning, checking for more orchids which is always fun in spring. They are strangely inconsistent, species changing, not coming up in the same place every year etc. But today, I chanced upon this lacewing larva on the hunt.
For two years, when I....
I did my rounds this morning, checking for more orchids which is always fun in spring. They are strangely inconsistent, species changing, not coming up in the same place every year etc. But today, I chanced upon this lacewing larva on the hunt.
For two years, when I....
Menhir de Counozouls
Thu Feb 4 2016
Thursday February 4th 2016
It's amazing what can be on your doorstep that just seems to pass you by...
Planning for the June/July Megalith tour down here with Neil McDonald, I went a little way towards the Pyrenees to visit the Menhir de Counozouls. This is a delightful spot. The menh....
It's amazing what can be on your doorstep that just seems to pass you by...
Planning for the June/July Megalith tour down here with Neil McDonald, I went a little way towards the Pyrenees to visit the Menhir de Counozouls. This is a delightful spot. The menh....
Clytus arietis
Sun Nov 8 2015
Sunday November 8th 2015
Last winter I mentioned the amount of beetle larvae that must end up on peoples' log fires every year. One log was particularly noisy last year so I brought it into the studio where the mystery larva could mature in safety. I was very happy to find this Clytus arie....
Last winter I mentioned the amount of beetle larvae that must end up on peoples' log fires every year. One log was particularly noisy last year so I brought it into the studio where the mystery larva could mature in safety. I was very happy to find this Clytus arie....
Marten Falls
Thu Oct 22 2015
Sunday January 31st 2016
Trailcam shots have shown pine martens on these rocks. I just need to figure out how best to light it all so I can spend some chilly nights out trying to capture them doing what they do. Definitely a 'watch this space' situation...
Trailcam shots have shown pine martens on these rocks. I just need to figure out how best to light it all so I can spend some chilly nights out trying to capture them doing what they do. Definitely a 'watch this space' situation...
Nearly There
Mon Jul 27 2015
Monday August 10th 2015
Almost there. It’s just a couple of weeks now before Metamorphosis hits the wider world. The official publication date is August 27th so for anyone who wants a sneak peak, there is an online taster here:
Metamorphosis Taster
There's a fa....
Almost there. It’s just a couple of weeks now before Metamorphosis hits the wider world. The official publication date is August 27th so for anyone who wants a sneak peak, there is an online taster here:
Metamorphosis Taster
There's a fa....
Bryn Celli Ddu Revisited
Mon Jun 29 2015
Monday June 29th 2015
Hi folks,
Away from wildlife here and back to Standing With Stones. I thought it important to share this as many of you have expressed an interest.
I was contacted last night on Twitter by Ffion Reynolds who had been to Bryn Celli Ddu with a geologist who ....
Hi folks,
Away from wildlife here and back to Standing With Stones. I thought it important to share this as many of you have expressed an interest.
I was contacted last night on Twitter by Ffion Reynolds who had been to Bryn Celli Ddu with a geologist who ....
Got to Love a Stag
Sat Jun 27 2015
Friday June 26th 2015
You have to be thankful for the quality of phone cameras these days. I was strolling down the path to meet a friend last night and this handsome chap was sitting by the grass. He sat very cooperatively while I stuck my phone in his face but I do sigh a little when I know h....
You have to be thankful for the quality of phone cameras these days. I was strolling down the path to meet a friend last night and this handsome chap was sitting by the grass. He sat very cooperatively while I stuck my phone in his face but I do sigh a little when I know h....
Scale Bugs
Sat Jun 13 2015
Thursday October 22nd 2015
I spotted some red scale bugs on an olive tree the other day. Never having taken much notice of them before, I decided to take some leaves and photograph them later on. It's amazing how tiny things can be, but it was only on really close inspection that I saw som....
I spotted some red scale bugs on an olive tree the other day. Never having taken much notice of them before, I decided to take some leaves and photograph them later on. It's amazing how tiny things can be, but it was only on really close inspection that I saw som....
Snake Alert
Tue Feb 3 2015
Saturday June 13th 2015
You may remember the short article I wrote last spring about a young Montpellier snake which was hanging around outside the studio. Well, many snakes can be pretty agile when it comes to hunting for food and I was astonished to find one lying on the printer in one of our....
You may remember the short article I wrote last spring about a young Montpellier snake which was hanging around outside the studio. Well, many snakes can be pretty agile when it comes to hunting for food and I was astonished to find one lying on the printer in one of our....
Wood Borers
Sat Jan 31 2015
Saturday January 31st 2015
I may well have mentioned this before but there is an aspect to winter in the land of log fire heating, that really gives me a headache: logs are just full of life. From wood-boring beetle larvae and tiny springtails to hibernating caterpillars and spiders in nooks an....
I may well have mentioned this before but there is an aspect to winter in the land of log fire heating, that really gives me a headache: logs are just full of life. From wood-boring beetle larvae and tiny springtails to hibernating caterpillars and spiders in nooks an....