• the day a bully met his match
    had been trying to catch this beauty for what seemed like ages........ was taken while i was recovering from a small op..................
  • I met a willow tit unexpectedly when walking the dog
    I was very surprised to stand and watch a willow tit this morning. I was walking the dog around the edge of a wood, and could see a little bird feeding on hog weed seeds. I stood still to see what it...
  • do collared doves eat their young
    we have collared doves nesting behind our satellite dish, they've raised one chick which until yesterday seemed to be ok, and very close to fledgling, but has died overnight, the parent has been pecking...
  • Monday's magic moment: ghost hunting
    Driving home over the West Yorkshire moors recently, I spied a ghost-like silhouette in the glare of my headlights. A large, white bird of prey had buzzed my car before stealing silently away into...
  • Hen harrier or buzzard?
    We’re on Mull, and today, on the road along Loch Scridain, we spotted a raptor hanging in the wind before plunging. I think it might be a hen harrier but my wife thinks that it might possibly be a buzzard...