Tiger, denizen of jungles, deep. If your species dies, The earth shall weep.
Dog Day Cicadas
Dog day cicadas like the Neotibicen tibicen pictured below are chirping outside right now and have been at it for a few weeks. They are named for the dog days of summer when they appear. The dog days, traditionally early July to early August, are called that because the dog star, Sirius, appears in the […]
World Orangutan Day
We live in forests. Trees of safe Warm and green. Our livelihood Palace… This is where we Have always been. But each day it Gets worse for us As we forage for food. And play Our kingdoms erased Humans please go away!
Bottom of Raydah Escarpment in summer
I was at the bottom of the Raydah Escarpment in late June and the number of birds was significantly less than in May. There were a lot less African Grey Hornbill and Violet-backed Starlings but White-throated Bee-eaters had arrived that were not present in early May. The number of Bruce’s Green Pigeons remained high and […]
Anderson’s Rock Agama – Abha area
Whilst birding recently in the Abha area I came across a few Anderson’s Rock Agama Acanthocercus adramitanus. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, where it is found in west and south Arabia, from Taif (Saudi Arabia) in the north to Dhofar (Oman) in the east. Its range includes Oman, Yemen, and southwestern Saudi […]
Titchwell all to ourselves
We left home at 4am Saturday and arrived in the car park at Titchwell two hours later. The place was empty and we enjoyed a good hour or so before anybody else arrived. A quick scan into the rising sun failed to find the Lesser Yellowlegs so I continued to the beach which was again […]
Our Pride In Dreams
Our pride in dreams. We seek the world That we knew so well, Traversed so brightly. We understood And were understood. And now… We need your help. Stop hunting us, killing us, enslaving us, eating us. Will you share the world that you took from us, with us?
Bosk’s fringe-toed lizard – Abha area
Whilst birding recently in the Abha area I came across two Bosk’s fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus both were near to vegetation of low-lying shrubs. This is the most widespread species of its genus as well as the largest Acanthodactylus species throughout its range, measuring 16-23 centimetres in total length, which includes all of Saharan North […]