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Writing tagged: ‘mammals’

Sun’s all hottin’ in the rotten hot

Meadow at sunset

Is it just me, or is it hot around here?

Published 22-Jul-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, linnets, mammals, roe deer, siskins, whitethroats

23 May 2021

Greater stitchwort

May is running a bit late. The squirrels are making a nuisance of themselves.

Published 23-May-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, blue tits, Calder Valley, cow parsley, flowers, forget-me-nots, greater stitchwort, greenfinches, grey squirrels, Hebden Bridge, mammals

30 March 2021

‘New Road’ above Hebden Bridge
‘New Road’ above Hebden Bridge

Spring has finally returned.

Published 30-Mar-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: bees, birds, bumblebees, Calder Valley, curlews, Hebden Bridge, mammals, roe deer, spring

Chilling sound

A vixen screams.

Published 06-Jan-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, foxes, Hebden Bridge, mammals

27 December 2020

The offcumden squirrels have been making nuisances of themselves again.

Published 27-Dec-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, grey squirrels, Hebden Bridge, mammals

17 December 2020

Spectacular winter light, and a brace of deer.

Published 17-Dec-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, oaks, roe deer, trees

Late autumn

Autumn in the upper Calder Valley

Under self-imposed semi-house-arrest. Phase two of the Squirrel Wars. Binge reading. A brace of anniversaries.

Published 24-Nov-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, Calder Valley, Charles Darwin, coronavirus, Darwin book, grey squirrels, Hebden Bridge, mammals, reading

8 October 2020

My first mole.

Published 08-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, moles

6 October 2020

Spooked some roe deer.

Published 06-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, mammals, roe deer

21 September 2020

Cloud sea

The last day of summer. An opening salvo against the squirrels.

Published 21-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, Calder Valley, grey squirrels, mammals, oaks

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Recent Newsletters

  • Newsletter No. 28: ‘Breaking my golden rule’
    Thoughts on nature writing · Richard Feynman · Vikings! · Bronze Age diets · recovered daguerreotypes · transit of Phobos · Alice Roberts · Cal Flyn
  • Newsletter No. 27: ‘Getting hitched’
    The Pros and Cons of tying the knot · prehistoric invention · Ernest Shackleton · W.G. Sebald · swallows · comma splices · Amy Liptrot · Kapka Kassabova
  • 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

Recent Sidelines

  • A long way
    A trip to Ireland.
  • In the early hours
    A bad night’s sleep has unforeseen benefits.
  • Nature writing’s ill-defined, thriving ecosystem
    There is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to whatever ‘nature writing’ is supposed to be these days. It might not all be to my personal taste, but such diversity has to be a good thing.

Recent Articles

  • Giving fiascos a bad name
    How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.
  • Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
    To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.

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  • 2021: a year in photos
    My eleventh annual video slideshow.
  • HebWeb interview
    I have been interviewed for the local HebWeb site.

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