Tag: Natural History

  • Woodpecker

    I was just brought out of deep concentration while I was drawing, by a harsh, chattering, screeching noise outside. It had to be a green woodpecker. I took my camera out, just in case the woodpecker might be having a contra temps with the cats up the willow tree. They usually have at least one…

  • Summer Pond

    I’ve been so enjoying my pond this summer. There are masses of tadpoles. As I look out of my studio window, the surface shimmers as the pop to the surface for a mouthful of air. I got a picture of one breathing, below. I love the way they turn belly up to breathe. Also on…

  • Where Did All My Frog Spawn Go – Year2

    I had a sneeky feeling last year that something ate my frog spawn. I also had a paranoid thought that someone may have come and stolen it for a joke! Anyway, last year all my frog spawn disappeared overnight. The only possible clue was a disturbance of the gravel on “the beach”. I wondered if…