Starling Trail
Winter Morning at Ham Wall The last weekend in November and another trip down to Ham Wall. This time for a morning, a very cold morning. Winter telling us it had arrived with...
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Starling Trail
It has been another busy week down at Ham Wall. We have had some lovely weather, beautiful sunsets, and about 70,000 starlings. The low slit in the clouds allowed the setting sun to cast...
Starling Trail
The landscape of the Avalon Marshes is where a million starlings choose to spend their winter nights. The marshes provide them some relative warmth and safety. For us this provides an amazing spectacle to...
Mendip Mist
We know autumn brings golden colours, but don’t forget it also brings us the soft white colours of mist. To make the most of the mist you can either drop down into the valley...
The Somerset Poppies
Red poppies created by thousands of local children. First planted in 2018 to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War One. Since then the poppies have returned each year to chosen corners...
Mendip Gold
Autumn can come and go in a heartbeat. For me this was one of those years. A late start followed by a series of storms that removed many of the leaves. Combine this with...
Westhay Hornets
The other day I was at Westhay Moor on the Somerset Levels when I came across a small group of very large hornets. After spending several scary minutes trying to photograph I had to...
Westhay Bridge
There is a road that runs north from of the village of Westhay in Somerset. The OS maps call this Main Road. While Google maps calls it Blakeway. Before I noticed this conflict...
Mark Yeo
Mark Yeo Mark Yeo is not just a cool person’s way of saying hello to a friend. It is also a river in Somerset. Or, more accurately a short section of waterway in Somerset?...
Pigeon Hole
I came across these wood pigeons while driving along the main road between Wells and Wedmore in Somerset. I love the way that space had been made for the cables by cutting a hole...
