My thoughts and feelings about the wildlife I see. I am drawn to the vanishing wildlife I encounter, such as the wood-white butterfly, the nightingale and the endangered smooth snake. To these could be added the ancient Shoebill Stork, the Mysterious Marabou, the Mountain Gorilla and the Chimpanzee....and a host of others, great and small.
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Monday, 28 June 2010
Wood Larks and Tree Pipits at Farnham Heath
Yesterday, these marvellous birds were at Farnham Heath Nature Reserve. In the evenng light the air rings with the calls of these two bird species as they make their exuberant sailing display flights high into the air before gliding down into the heather. These two birds are increasingly rare and in decline. The lark, especially so.
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Magical Waters
Amazing Birds
I never tire of birds. They are my solace. In all their forms they are utterly beautiful, magnificent creatures, linking earth and sky, the past and the future....In the heron sunning itself and the giant ground hornbill sleeping on the ground, I see nature at work. There are beaks and beaks and colours, and I wonder, do birds dream and what or who created such creatures...? Such genius....such magic. There is mystery in a Starling's red wing and a roller's rufous chest and pale blue tail....and what of the Inca Tern with its long curved beak and the marvelous stock dove lurking in the trees...and the great dark vulture....what does he think...would he eat me?
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Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Young Thrush
Marabout Stork
The magnificent Marabout Stork is one of the most amazing birds in the world. Hunched like some grotesque old man in the swamps it is truly spectacular. It is named after the "marabout" or West African holy man, dressed in simlar drab colours, and often hunched over his beads and bones.....This bird is one of a group of spectacular giant storks. Sadly they are all in decline and two species are hovering close to extinction in Asia.
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