#Chaffinch

Yer favourite Scots language animal name. Go! Thanks tae awbody whit replied tae this. Ah cannae believe the amoont! Ah mak it tae be aboot 73 names o beasties. Yer
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I set up a tray of water in the garden these are this afternoon’s visitors. I learned that wagtails like to wash their food before they eat it. Who knew
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Hopefully a bit respite from politics & idiots - here's a thread of pics taken in my garden this morning + a couple from this evening. 1st up, my unmown
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I went to Taunton today & it's quite depressing seeing everyone in masks. Many are those awful 'throwaway' ones, or boring black or grey.I wore my own Puffin mask
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Going to do a thread of my signed & mounted 10x8 prints, so I can just add new ones to the thread as and when they are available in my
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Thread: Some Irish names for birds....The Irish for the Goldfinch, one of Ireland's most colourful birds, is 'Lasair Choille' which roughly translates as 'bright flame of the forest' Photo: Sue
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I love these Ladybird Books, the illustrations by Charles Tunnicliffe are charming. But if his illustrations were true to life, flicking through their pages in 2020 is a stark reminder
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ANTI-HE HIT PIECE ALERTThere are over 200 000 academic staff currently employed at UK universities. This diligent investigation has uncovered *ONE* serving academic in the UK who has done what's
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This is my little Somerset garden I'd love a bigger garden, but I know lots of people aren't fortunate enough to have a garden at all, so I can't
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People have been throwing birds at me again..... luckily I managed to dodge this Mistle Thrush..... I also managed to dodge this House Sparrow launched at me!Good job I have
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7 Days in ProvenceA thread http://wildlifewander.blog/2020/10/07/7-days-in-provence/ 2020 certainly has shaped up as a year to remember for everyone, everywhere. And for mostly the wrong reasons, or perhaps "reason." A two-week t
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