Writing tagged: ‘Hebden Bridge’

Northern Lights (at last!)

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

Two close-encounters with murderous birds in as many days.
Cocker, the walk

A short walk with Mark Cocker to admire the natural grandeur of a Yorkshire wood.
Propellor: Flight // In Conversation

A cross-genre performance of music and words.
Philosophising

In which I attend a philosophical guided walk on a familiar patch.
Lady Amherst’s pheasant

A rare bird visits our garden.
Weird magpie

In which I encounter a brown and white magpie.
Sibling rivalry

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

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

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