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Writing tagged: ‘swallows’

Grey seal

On the rocks

What I saw sitting on my favourite rock.

Published 25-Sep-2022
Filed under: Nature, Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2022, birds, Brent geese, cormorants, curlews, gannets, grey seals, guillemots, gulls, little egrets, nature waiting, oystercatchers, razorbills, RNLI, rock pipits, Sandwich terns, swallows, wheatears
Swallows

Winter emigrants—for the time being

Swallows aren’t summer migrants; they’re winter emigrants.

Published 02-Sep-2022
Filed under: Nature, Writing Tags: climate change, swallows
Swallow feeding its young

Sibling rivalry

In nature, individuals aren’t just in competition with the elements or other species.

Published 30-Jun-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, introverts v extroverts, natural selection, photography, swallows, swifts, Yorkshire
Timber hitch

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

Published 21-Mar-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: Amy Liptrot, Charles Darwin, Jen, Kapka Kassabova, prehistory, swallows, W.G. Sebald
The view from my favourite Anglesey rock

Anglesey 2021

My annual early September holiday in Anglesey.

Published 22-Sep-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2021, astronomy, birds, gannets, grey seals, ravens, razorbills, swallows
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
Common lizards

8 September 2020

Seabird tornado, lizards, porpoises, and house martins.

Published 08-Sep-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Anglesey, Anglesey 2020, birds, cetaceans, choughs, common lizards, devil’s-bit scabious, flowers, gannets, gorse, gulls, heather, house martins, porpoises, reptiles, swallows, thrift
Willow warbler

10 August 2020

A hint of olive green.

Published 10-Aug-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, jackdaws, swallows, willow warblers
International Space Station

28 May 2020

More International Space Station photography.

Published 28-May-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: astronomy, barn owls, birds, Calder Valley, cuckoos, Hebden Bridge, International Space Station, photography, swallows
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
Swallow

15 April 2020

A second swallow.

Published 15-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, swallows

12 April 2020

Swallow!

Published 12-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge, Horatio Clare, swallows

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