Whilst Out Walking
Considering the wildlife and plants we live near, yet often overlook, the environment and wildlife gardening. Regular posts and a longer article on Sundays.
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A Postcard from the Trail - No. 1 (12 July)
- The link that Buster jotted on the postcard is below and this time it is clickable:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jul/09/it-makes-your-heart-sing-rewilding-britains-bleak-farmland
- Yes, the red tongue on the snake is genui...
Going on a Longer Walk
(The cat walking with me, the shade of Buster, is in charge of postcards)
Recent extreme heat has caused me to spend rather more time hiding in the shade than usual and some of that time has seen me reviewing a selection of old posts in th...
Heatwave, Milkweeds, and Fireflies (video)
Let’s start with a hot bird on a hot day - an American Goldfinch on Joe Pye Weed, wondering when the flowers will open properly and start making seeds to eat. Also the first Rudbeckia hirta of the season, there will be many more to come.
T...
We are losing our birds - listen.
We all know that as each year passes there are fewer birds around in our world - here is something quite striking. Listen to the recording in this article:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/03/dawn-chorus-uk-birdsong-50-year...
One in a Thousand Bird Sighting
Most unexpected late June Pine Siskin
A small bird with a very distinctive beak, paused on a bracket in our garden (west of Montreal) this afternoon. J saw it first and called to me - “looks very like a Pine Siskin” she said. “What do you...
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A retired and repurposed biologist, writing about the wildlife living alongside us in town and cities. A wildlife gardener and most days a photographer. Advocate for GreenBirding. Skews left politically.
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