How to tell the difference between similar wading birds
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Allow the wild to come to you
Now it’s time perhaps to bring the wild home as another lockdown starts and #12DaysWild and the 12 Days of Christmas comes to a close.
Two old buzzards await the thaw
This old buzzard moved onto the icy moss which was being swept by a northerly wind and thoughts spun about my heard of the plight of the ground feeding and other birds which have to endure this…
“Let's retire to Rivera for the winter,” said the ducks
It's Day 10 of the 12 days of Christmas and #12DaysWild, and peatlands birding legend Dave Steel gets his snowboots on for another epic journey, today, along the banks of the Manchester Ship…
Bill and Ben … finally understood
At last I feel that I have finally understood what Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men were saying all those decades ago.
Turn of the year brings hope
Less challenging weather out there on the moss today, the birds’ search for food seemed a little easier as the sun worked its de-icing magic upon their snowbound larder.
New Year just a snowfall away
The blinds drawn back and me straight into the role of Grumpy Father Christmas, created by Raymond Briggs. “Bah-Humbug.” thought I. The day began with me searching for an oasis within this desert…
Fog won’t stop Dave’s focus on wildlife
A garden watch with cuppa in hand. Could this be the stay at home episode, Notes from a Comfy Kitchen?
Survival out on Chat Moss
It’s always a concern of mine once a snowfall starts to freeze, for straight away I realise that the struggle to find food for birds, like the thrushes, gets so much harder than usual
On the fourth day of Christmas, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Somnambulance and snow showed me the way on day four of this LWT challenge of meeting wildlife during the 12 days of Christmas.