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Gaining A Better Understanding Of Hen Harrier Behaviour To Improve It’s Future In England
The Hawk and Owl Trust, of which I am proud to be a Vic […]
Lloyd Buck – World Famous Bird Trainer
Lloyd Buck is the most well known and sought after trai […]
Fingers in the Sparkle Jar
Chris Packham’s book is a brave book, a very honest boo […]
Another Red Letter Day
I have been lucky to enjoy many red letter days out bir […]
A Message From Gerry
The other night I watched an episode of “The Durrells,” […]
A Superb Afternoon’s Watching
I remember that, shortly after the Hawk and Owl reserve […]
The Norwich Cathedral Peregrine Falcons
The story of the Norwich Cathedral Peregrine Falcons be […]
Why Do Owls Hunt At Night?
My love of birds of prey was kindled early in my life w […]
“If you can get Orson Welles, you’ve got the money”
A long time ago I made a film for the BBC based on a sh […]
Ten Books About The Natural World You Must Read
1. The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson This amazi […]
The Buzzards and Other Poems
When I embarked on the biggest task of my film making c […]
All The Fun At The Fair
On 22nd August, Liza and I went to the Bird Fair at Rut […]
Nature Red In Tooth And Clay
I love all birds of prey. Their position in the natural […]
He Sings Each Song Twice Over
My alarm wakes me at 6.29 each day and I’m out of the k […]
Dear Cobham Family
“Woof!” was a big success, it was re-commissioned year […]
How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?
My dog of the moment is a splendid black Labrador calle […]
Peregrines On Our Doorstep
The Hawk and Owl Trust installed a nest platform in 201 […]
The Swallows Are Back
The two Swallows that nested in our potting shed last s […]
Sparrowhawks In Art
Dr Roger Clarke was a world expert on the analysis of t […]
Mrs ‘H’ Is Back!
Looking out of my study window on this bright, frosty m […]
Dandelion Wine
The hen Blackbird, whose territory is at the front of o […]
Is This The Best Book Ever Written About A Bird?
In my opinion The Peregrine written by J.A.Baker is the […]
If You Go Down To The Woods Today You’re Sure Of A Big Surprise
I recently received an email from a fan in The Netherla […]
Norwich Murmuration Of Starlings
I’d seen the pictures of the Norwich murmuration of sta […]
A Message for Martha
There were two stories that the late Gerald Durrell tol […]
The Silver Pear Tree
Another frosty morning and I’m at the kitchen window wa […]
Haste Makes Waste
With below freezing temperatures most nights recently i […]
Keeping The Birds Happy This Winter
My wife Liza and I live in deepest Norfolk. The view fr […]
H Is For Hawk… And Heffers
Last Thursday I went to Heffers bookshop in Cambridge f […]