Monthly Archive: June 2024

Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) - London, UK. ID IMG_9256

Pandemonium in Somerset?

London Parks It all started in wooded parks of our capital city.  After regular escapes one or two birds from captivity they found each other in the relative warmth of London.  They found lots...

Skylark - Deerleap, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_9001

Lynchcombe Steps

June has been a strange month on the Lynchcombe nature reserve.  This Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve sits on the sunny side of the Mendip Hills.  Normally, at this time of year it is...

Peace Doves - Wells Cathedral, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_0647

Peace Doves

A flock of doves has appeared high above the nave at Wells Cathedral in Somerset. The paper doves carry messages of peace, hope, and love. Suspended in a beautiful, illuminated and musical installation. Placing...

Summer Solstice - Festival site rom the top of Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, UK. ID JB_9448

Life is a Festival

For me Glastonbury festival starts early in the morning at the stop of the tor watching the summer solstice sunrise. There is always an amazing atmosphere up at the top of world.  Yesterday there...

Roe Deer - Deerleap, From Lynchcombe, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_8343

Tip-toe through the Buttercups

Deerleap is a lane that heads up the sunny southern side of the Mendip Hills.  Starting out from the caves at Wookey Hole, near Wells, it is part of the national cycle network.  But...

Large Blue (Maculinea arion) - Collard Hill, Somerset, UK. ID 825_2158

Jump into June

Summer Times I love the colours of autumn, the flowers of spring, and winter snow – but the warmth of summer is very hard to beat. Hawthorn blooms across the Mendip Hills. Oxeye daisies...