A Look Back – The first of a series of blog posts I wrote for my Blogger site Easternbushchat a few years ago. I plan to collect together these nostalgic scribbles to tell a seasonal story of my most treasured locations. This one was penned, or rather typed, during Easter 2016, which in that year…
The art of small raptor identification can cause confusion until you get familiar with their shapes and habits. We all know a hovering bird by the roadside will be a kestrel, but are less sure when we see something soaring around at height. Getting to grips with a few key features will help a lot…
Mothing is a subject that seems to invoke strong emotion. A friend of mine hates moths with a vengeance, protesting her loathing of these demonic creatures of the night with a shudder. She refuses point blank to even take a tentative peep into a moth trap. despite my reasoned arguments that they are harmless and…
Welcome to the latest account of Garden Wildlife Watching. I distinctly remember a conversation I had with my son many years ago when he was quite young, but old enough to engage in some philosophical musing. The family was idling at a café in some light dappled Mediterranean sea front village taking in much needed…
With the advent of spring comes a new cast of birds to delight and entertain us. Before April is out most of our summer migrants will have arrived and be busy claiming territory, selecting mates and otherwise engaged in propagating their species. Among the more familiar and obvious species that chose to spend the long…