Writing tagged: ‘Hebden Bridge’

Migrant waders anthology

I have provided an article for a new anthology about wading birds.
Source of the mighty Humber

In which I discover (and get to name) an overlooked tributary of the Humber.
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.
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.
A brush with the mob

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

Photographing this morning’s partial solar eclipse.
Bloodless grouse-shoot

After 20 years walking on the Moor, I finally bag a brace of decent grouse photos.
Getting jittery about swallows

It’s getting to that time of year again. Swallows are on their way.
Putting the wet in wetland

Our moorlands are—or should be—important wetland habitats.
Grouse in winter

How red grouse change their habits in cold weather.