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| | Welcome to our newest member, Penali18 | | For as long as I can remember I've had a love of natural history, especially birds.
So many of the things we see, the experiences we taste, are but a fleeting moment, there to be treasured, but all too often flying away to rest only in our memories. I'm trying to improve my photography so that it too can try and capture some of those moments. As I look at the WAB gallery, I'll have to let my admiration lead to aspiration, not desparation. In the meantime, I can jot down a few experiences and thoughts by way of a blog - nothing too profound, just what it says on the tin... my miscellaneous musings. Thanks for taking the time to have a look and please feel free to leave any comments.
Jonners  | Posted 24-06-2009 at 10:14 PM by Jonners I finally got to see the Lizard Orchids this morning (see earlier entry). Julia agreed to accompany me, and whilst I'm not sure she was convinced of the benefits of the trek to see them, she did at least enjoy the glorious Suffolk sunshine. The same could not be said for the scent of the flower, as she reeled back in what I can only describe as disgust. My amusement at her nasal discomfort led to a brief "discussion" as to whether or not it really did smell of goat, as that was how the... | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Comments 0
 | | Posted 24-06-2009 at 01:36 AM by Jonners It's strange how sometimes those days when you imagine you'll have no time to stop and admire the wildlife around you can throw up a few surprises. Today was one of those days, with a cracking view of a buzzard around 20 feet above the car as I motored down the A11 this morning. No time or place to stop, unfortunately, but always a treat to see these magnificent birds of prey, and a fairly regular location now.
After my first spot of work, a drive over the Gog Magog Hills to Cambridge "forced"... | Commander of the Wild Empire | | | Comments 0
| | Posted 22-06-2009 at 11:26 PM by Jonners I took a brief walk along the Devil's Dyke near Newmarket this morning. The Devil's Dyke is an Anglo Saxon earthwork stretching in a near perfect straight line from the edge of the Fens at Reach to the more wooded clay of Ditton Green to the east. It is a rare example in this area of chalk grassland and is apparently home to many chalkland species of flowers and butterflies. My flower identification skills are pretty poor really, so I have uploaded some to the unidentified wildflowers forum for... | Commander of the Wild Empire | | | Comments 0
| | Posted 22-06-2009 at 12:49 AM by Jonners On one of my Fathers Day cards this morning... a crocodile and a chicken are playing football and the croc is complaining to the ref, "Referee!.... that's a foul!" 
We popped over to East Wretham Heath near Thetford this afternoon, as I had been told there was a family of redstarts there. I've only ever seen one male before, several years ago at Minsmere, although a few years back we had one drop in to the garden here briefly at the end of Summer. East Wretham Heath is... | Commander of the Wild Empire | | | Comments 0
| | Posted 21-06-2009 at 12:06 AM by Jonners I checked the weather forecast last night and it looked pretty grim for today, so I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of sunshine around this morning. There was the possibility of a trip out somewhere this afternoon at this rate, but then events took a somewhat downward turn: the sky started turning decidedly grey, the drizzle started to fall and then to cap it all some Viakal (limescale remover) splashed in my eye. Boy did it sting, so I washed my eye out with water and sought medical advice... | Commander of the Wild Empire | | | Comments 0
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