Last weekend the great weather gods blessed us with some sun so we headed down to Mumbles with the aim of walking a bit of the coastal path that we hadn’t so far managed to do. Upon arrival at the Mumbles we were greeted with what appeared to be large Read more…
We are all familiar with the feral pigeons which often plague our city centres, but what of their origins? After all they didn’t always have cities to inhabit. The ancestor of todays Feral Pigeon is the Rock Dove, which also has direct links to some 228 varieties of domesticated pigeons. Read more…
With October comes the end of the Grasshopper season for another year and probably the last photograph that I will be able to take of one until next May. This Common Green Grasshopper was taken near the Blue Pool on Gowers north coast. There were several battles going on between Read more…
I took this picture recently whilst exploring near the Blue Pool on the North coast of Gower. It shows a female Stonechat beautifully back lit against the first autumnal colours of the year. At the time I hadn’t realised just how well the scene was lit but I am very Read more…
Whilst walking along Gower beaches I frequently come across various items that have been washed up by the previous high tide. These are usually the normal shells and bits of drift wood, but recently things got a bit more interesting and I suppose a tad morbid. Rhossili Beach offered the Read more…
Whilst out for a walk during September at Rhossili beach on Gower, I came across a herd of cows enjoying an afternoon on the beach. The cows were paddling around in the shallows as well as lapping up water from small pools. An excellent source of additional salt I’m sure!
This is a bit of a mismash of updates covering the last week or so and so must begin with an update on the ten Glossy Ibis which turned up at Old Pembrey Harbour at the end of last week. My previous post showed just how close these birds were Read more…
Well what a washout this Bank Holiday turned out to be. Once again the so called “Barbecue August” that we were all promised failed to materialise. Given the weather and being on-call for work I had a very uneventful weekend with only a few small trips out. I did however Read more…
My final post covering my recent visit to Whiteford Sands concerns the following curious feature. Upon first glance this looks just like any other clay deposit peeking through the sands towards Whiteford Point. However, this feature is almost perfectly circular measuring some eight foot in diameter with a lower centre. Read more…
After finally making it to Whiteford Point I was once again thwarted from reaching the Victorian lighthouse by a rapidly incoming tide. As I turned around to begin my return journey I noticed a fairly substantial structure poking out of the ground. On closer inspection the structure turned out to Read more…