Moths, Buffalo & Tropicbirds
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Moths, Buffalo & Tropicbirds
Three new images have been added to the wildlife gallery this evening. The most recently photographed was the Puss Moth caterpillar – an incredible looking creature found locally in the…
2020 Nightjar season summary – part 1
Part 1 (May – June) When the 2020 nightjar season got underway, Britain was in Covid-19 lockdown. Consequently, with everything I had planned cancelled, and with little else to work…
Butterflies and Dragons
It’s been a long time since I’ve updated the website, although I have occasionally dipped in to make some changes behind the scenes. The primary reason behind the lack of…
Storks & Babblers
A further two images have been added to the wildlife gallery this evening. The Asian Openbill Stork was photographed in southern Sri Lanka and I found the Arrow-marked Babbler while…
Butterflies, Birds & Lockdown
Right now I should be in southern Spain searching for Iberian Lynx. However, like roughly a third of the entire world’s population, I’m stuck at home in a mandatory lockdown….
Big cats & COVID-19
This Lion has been added to the wildlife gallery today. It was photographed as I was driving south against a deadline, in order to reach Skukuza to catch a connecting…
Plants and Fungi
For all the years that I’ve been watching wildlife, I’ve deliberately paid little attention to all the other forms of life out there. My focus has always been squarely in…
Warblers and Goatsuckers
With only a couple of months to go until the Nightjars return and the work begins again on surveying them, I’ve been going through some photos from last season. Most…
Painted Wolves & Bustards
Two new images from South Africa today. The Black-bellied Bustard was found in central Kruger. It was the breeding season while I was there but I didn’t get to see…