Writing tagged: ‘Calder Valley’

  • Northern Lights (at last!)

    Northern Lights (at last!)

    After years of hopeful, ultimately disappointing nighttime trips out to the compost heap… FINALLY!

  • A brace of raptors

    A brace of raptors

    Two close-encounters with murderous birds in as many days.

  • Cocker, the walk

    Cocker, the walk

    A short walk with Mark Cocker to admire the natural grandeur of a Yorkshire wood.

  • Lady Amherst’s pheasant

    Lady Amherst’s pheasant

    A rare bird visits our garden.

  • Weird magpie

    Weird magpie

    In which I encounter a brown and white magpie.

  • Sibling rivalry

    Sibling rivalry

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

  • Storm Arwen

    Storm Arwen

    In which I (again) bemoan the naming of storms, and experience what it’s like to go off grid.

  • Back-endish

    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

    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

  • Philip’s sprog

    One of the Philip the Pheasant’s youngsters seems to be a chip off the old block.

  • It was 20 years ago today…

    It was 20 years ago today…

    …that Jen and I moved into our forever home.