Two close-encounters with murderous birds in as many days.
Writing tagged: ‘Calder Valley’
Cocker, the walk
A short walk with Mark Cocker to admire the natural grandeur of a Yorkshire wood.
Lady Amherst’s pheasant
A rare bird visits our garden.
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Weird magpie
In which I encounter a brown and white magpie.
Sibling rivalry
In nature, individuals aren’t just in competition with the elements or other species.
Storm Arwen
In which I (again) bemoan the naming of storms, and experience what it’s like to go off grid.
Back-endish
This wonderful autumn has finally begun to show signs of ‘back-endishness’, although there are still plenty of glorious colours to admire.
Autumn strolls
After several days of pretty dreadful weather, Jen and I were finally able to get some decent autumn strolls in over the last week.
A thrilling encounter on the most inauspicious of days
A surprisingly fruitful week in terms of random bird encounters
27 September 2021
Our semi-tame resident pheasant, Philip (whom I suspect is actually Philip III), has been strutting proudly about the garden the last few days with missus and kids in tow.
It was 20 years ago today…
…that Jen and I moved into our forever home.
1 August 2021
A wren and a woodpecker.