It was a drab end of winter day. I decided to go on one of my forays out into the borderlands of Surrey and Hampshire. The Basingstoke Canal called me as often it would back in my early twenties. Around that time, I also fished those waters not with great…
Garden bird records
Since moving to this house in 2014 I have been recording different species of birds and the most numbers of one species at one time. (I must add here in parenthesis in our last garden the most amazing event and striking one was the presence of 14 waxwing (Bombycilla garullus)!…
Hawk Conservancy Trust trip
The Hawk Conservancy Trust is a wonderful place to visit as we found out on a day out in August. There is a wonderful atmosphere throughout the centre. Hawks are not the only bird that the charity takes care of. Mostly it is birds of prey including owls, kites, vultures…
Tanzanian Wildlife moments (Psalms 150:1-2,6)
As Team Tanzania we had an amazing trip for other reasons apart from achieving what we set out to do, meeting brothers and sisters in Christ, being blessed and being a blessing. We had the opportunity virtually every day, to drink in the sights and sounds of that beautiful country.…