Writing tagged: ‘birds’

Wren visit

In which I find myself face-to-beak with Troglodites troglodites.
Turtles of the air

What links sea-turtles, swifts, and railway viaducts? Plus some handy ornithological photo tips.
When is a buzzard not a buzzard?

…when it’s a marsh harrier.
Migrant waders anthology

I have provided an article for a new anthology about wading birds.
Peregrine-harrier tag-team challenge

In which I witness a peregrine and marsh harrier hunting together—almost as a team.
Valentine’s ritual

The weekend on or nearest to St Valentine’s Day marks a seasonal ritual for us: the annual pre-spring-cleaning of our blue tit nest-box.
Seabird jizz

When you see a bird often enough, its jizz begins to rub off on you—if you’ll pardon the expression.
Pleasures of August

August on the Dee Marshes and the Pennine Moors, including encounters with a bolshie pheasant, a practising peregrine, and a flirty wheatear.
Dipper waiting

With half an hour to kill in Hebden Bridge, I head over to the river to see if there are any dippers around.
Snapping at swallows

My dad’s dog and I both pursue swallows in our own way.
Sir Thomas Browne observes a murmuration of starlings

Quote from ‘Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk More Especially on the Birds and Fishes’.
A brush with the mob

In which the local jackdaws and rooks encounter an unusual foe.