Tagged: Stonechat

Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) - Westhay Moor, Somerset Levels, UK. ID MG_0453

Stonechat

After my last post about hornets, it was time to recover with pictures of something much friendlier and that does not sting.  So this is a rare bird post for me. I saw these...

Dawn over Tealham Moor - Somerset Levels, UK. ID JB_9047

Tealham Moor

I missed the autumn equinox over the weekend.  This was a shame but I had a reason, entering a cycle sportive with my son.  Nearly 50 miles around the Mendip Hills and Somerset Levels...

Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae) on Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) - Braunton Burrows, Devon, UK. ID IMG_2826

Braunton Burrows

Behind the expanse of Saunton Sands in North Devon are the dunes of Braunton Burrows.  I have fond memories of a school visit to the burrows to study succession.  I cannot believe its so...

Oak - Quantock Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_4008

Quantocks

I do not visit the Quantock Hills very often  That is a mistake for which I have not excuse.  Today was a small step to correct that as I headed out to west Somerset. Heather...