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Writing tagged: ‘insects’

Gannet

Bempton

More than just gannets…

Published 10-Jul-2022
Filed under: Nature, Writing Tags: barn owls, gannets, guillemots, insects, jackdaws, kittiwakes, photography, puffins, razorbills, tree sparrows, Yorkshire
Sheep

Newsletter No. 26: ‘Slits for pupils’

Research triage · filing your nuggets · pupil shapes · Amy Liptrot · moths and bats · critical reading · early medieval history · Tim Dee · book reviews

Published 25-Feb-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: Amy Liptrot, bats, Darwin book, early medieval history, insects, Philip Hoare, Tim Dee, vikings
The first swallow of summer

31 March 2021

The first swallow of summer.

Published 31-Mar-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, butterflies, Calder Valley, curlews, goat willows, Hebden Bridge, insects, spring, swallows, trees
Slug

Newsletter No. 21: ‘Positively sluggish’

Richard Mabey · Tim Dee · Mark Cocker · Amy Liptrot · Kathleen Jamie · Patti Smith · Alan Bennett · Melissa Harrison · Urban Birder · Patrick Wright · Clive James · and more…

Published 19-Feb-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: Alan Bennett, Amy Liptrot, Clive James, Darwin book, insects, Kathleen Jamie, LRB, Mark Cocker, Melissa Harrison, Patrick Wright, Patti Smith, Richard Mabey, Tim Dee
Rabbit, chilling

31 August 2020

Buzzards, wasps, a kestrel, and a bunny.

Published 31-Aug-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, buzzards, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, insects, kestrels, mammals, rabbits, wasps
Crane fly trapped in spider’s web

23 August 2020

Crane fly season is upon us.

Published 23-Aug-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, crane flies, Hebden Bridge, insects
Swifts feeding on flying ants

31 July 2020

A seasonal feast.

Published 31-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: ants, birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, insects, swifts
Pool

17 July 2020

A crowded pool.

Published 17-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, insects, pond skaters
International Space Station

27 May 2020

Photographing the International Space Station.

Published 27-May-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, bats, birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, insects, International Space Station, photography, tawny owls
Roe buck

27 April 2020

A wonderful day’s wildlife.

Published 27-Apr-2020
Filed under: Featured Writing, Writing Tags: archaeology, barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, coronavirus, curlews, garden, goat willows, Hebden Bridge, insects, kestrels, lapwings, mammals, meadow pipits, mistle thrushes, red grouse, roe deer, skylarks, stonechats, swallows, the Moor, trig point 4144, videos, wheatears
Hoverfly

25 April 2020

More garden macro photography.

Published 25-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, hoverflies, insects, photography
Jackdaw gathering horse-hair

24 April 2020

Garden macro photography, and a jackdaw gathering nesting material.

Published 24-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, cuckooflower, flowers, greater stitchwort, Hebden Bridge, insects, jackdaws, oak galls, orange-tip butterflies, photography

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