by Keith Broomfield | Feb 1, 2023 | Wildlife
Using a pair of trail cameras, I have been monitoring a shallow offshoot creek of my local river where a diverse array of wildlife was captured on film. Teal were the principal stars that appeared daily. They adore this little creek because the calm, shallow confines...
by Keith Broomfield | Oct 31, 2022 | Wildlife
By Keith Broomfield The salmon launched itself from the churn at the bottom of the falls like a guided missile, tail flapping, and flanks glinting under the late autumnal sun. It was a powerful leap, but the angle was terribly askew, and the hen salmon landed...
by Keith Broomfield | Sep 16, 2022 | Wildlife
With mounting anticipation, I kicked my flippers and glided towards a cluster of rocks by the low tide mark. The excitement was fuelled by the knowledge that this section of the shore by Elie in the East Neuk of Fife had previously delivered wondrous marine life...
by Keith Broomfield | Jun 7, 2022 | Wildlife
I was thrilled when my new book – A Scottish Wildlife Odyssey – recently gained a five-star review from Scottish Field magazine. The review said: “I dare you to open this book up to any page, read the text with fresh new eyes and not fall in love with the way Keith...
by Keith Broomfield | Mar 9, 2022 | Wildlife
Whilst it has been an unusually mild winter, it was also an extremely windy one, and the full impact of the havoc wreaked by a succession of storms was brought home to me the other week when driving through the Howe o’ the Mearns. It was in the aftermath of Storm...
