Writing tagged: ‘Hebden Bridge’
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Migrant waders anthology
I have provided an article for a new anthology about wading birds.
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Source of the mighty Humber
In which I discover (and get to name) an overlooked tributary of the Humber.
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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.
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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.
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Snapping at swallows
My dad’s dog and I both pursue swallows in our own way.
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The advantages of a borrowed dog
One thing I hadn’t really appreciated, when walking dogs in the countryside, is just how much more you can end up seeing.
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A brush with the mob
In which the local jackdaws and rooks encounter an unusual foe.
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Eclipse
Photographing this morning’s partial solar eclipse.
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Bloodless grouse-shoot
After 20 years walking on the Moor, I finally bag a brace of decent grouse photos.
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Getting jittery about swallows
It’s getting to that time of year again. Swallows are on their way.
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Putting the wet in wetland
Our moorlands are—or should be—important wetland habitats.
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Grouse in winter
How red grouse change their habits in cold weather.