by Keith Broomfield | Oct 23, 2017 | Wildlife
I’ve been lucky enough to twice visit the Spanish island of Mallorca this year to engage in my passion for snorkelling. The Mediterranean is such a diverse place for marine life and on almost every dive I come back having seen something new. One feature this year has...
by Keith Broomfield | Oct 5, 2017 | Wildlife
I was out walking the dog through a stretch of thick pine plantation in Glen Devon when I stumbled upon the half eggshell from a woodpigeon lying by the path’s edge. Once the eggs hatch in the nest, the mother woodpigeon will deposit the empty white eggshells some...
by Keith Broomfield | Sep 12, 2017 | Wildlife
Down by the River Devon the first of the autumn leaves have started to swirl in the air whenever the wind blows, alighting gently onto the water’s surface before being carried downstream. I like the autumn; the chilling of the air and the turning of the leaves. The...
by Keith Broomfield | Sep 9, 2017 | Wildlife
Over the next few months as the nights get perceptibly longer, our tawny owls will in turn become increasingly vocal as young birds try to make their mark and form territories. The owls hoot and screech from just after sunset right through to dawn, making it one of...
by Keith Broomfield | Sep 6, 2017 | Wildlife
Most mornings I trek up a small hill overlooking Strathdevon and one of the joys of the walk is a small group of aspen trees growing by the side of the path. At first glance these trees appear rather unremarkable, but looks can be deceptive, for when the wind blows...
