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The estuary is stunning in the late autumn sun and a fierce northerly wind as we set off from Malltraeth to walk along the Cob. Before us, the view of Eryri (Snowdonia) to the south-east is familiar from so many … Continue reading
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Two new limited edition linocut prints of butterflies (Marbled White and Grizzled Skipper) and three new pebble paintings (Common Seal, Kingfisher and Marbled white Butterfly) added to the Artwork For Sale page: Please contact me to purchase any of these. … Continue reading
This was my first attempt at a reduction linocut (where the same block is cut away in stages to produce the different areas of colour) and I’m pleased with the result, although registration errors reduced the edition from the original … Continue reading
The delivery man glanced up from sorting out paperwork for the fridge he’d just wheeled in from his van. “Nice view you’ve got there,” he said, looking down the garden to the field beyond. I politely concurred, suspecting that he … Continue reading
These were printed last week and now they’re dry I’ve been able to do the hand-colouring (with acrylic inks & paint) today. There wasn’t much to do on the Choughs, just the bills and legs, but the Firecrest took a … Continue reading
It’s been a long time since I updated this site, due mainly to being busy with surveys and fieldwork. But as that has come to an end, at least for the time being, I now have time to return to … Continue reading
It was warm as I got out of the car to the cascading trill of a Wood Warbler singing nearby. As I climbed the steep, slate-strewn path the birdlife changed with altitude: Redstarts in the sunlit hawthorns and Curlews in … Continue reading
This article first appeared in Countryside La Vie magazine. Over the land freckled with snow half-thawed The speculating rooks at their nests cawed And saw from elm-tops, delicate as flowers of grass, What we below could not see, Winter pass. … Continue reading
The Passenger Pigeon by Errol Fuller 177 pages. Princeton University Press, 2014. £19.95 Extinction is a hot topic at the moment. In the months leading up to September 2014 it sometimes seemed as if every other post amongst birders on … Continue reading
It felt strange seeing stubble in the fields in July. Every previous year we’ve lived here there’s been either winter wheat or oilseed rape in the fields behind the house, but this year I was pleased to see barley for … Continue reading