Windless, misty, sun just visible, rather chilly. Many fungi in the woods, including one which at a certain stage gets a sort of white fluffy mildew on it & smells rather like bad meat. Immense qu… more →
THE ORWELL PRIZEMargaret wrote 2 hours ago: We planted the ornamental trees on 28th November and a flock of starlings came to inspect the procee … more →
Margaret wrote 2 hours ago: There is a lot of snow. Several inches over the week or two before Christmas, and a couple of massiv … more →
Frank Arnold wrote 23 hours ago: The noisy and most common bird in the streets of Melbourne is the Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) … more →
Frank Arnold wrote 1 day ago: I took this picture (cropped ) of a Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in Portsea, Vic in September … more →
brianksigley wrote 1 week ago: Is anyone else befuddled or is it the dingbat in me coming to the surface? Has anyone else noticed t … more →
Andy wrote 2 weeks ago: I took a trip to Slimbridge Wetlands the other day, had a great time. I went to watch the Starling r … more →
edreysmusic wrote 2 weeks ago: God’s little artists. Art in the air. … more →
chiefshu wrote 2 weeks ago: is terrible. I haven’t posted since September. The blog has become a quarterly. Sweet. I just … more →
Chris wrote 2 weeks ago: Gotta love this pic, which comes from a magazine in the UK. Neat, eh? … more →
Geeeenneeeeessiiissss wrote 3 weeks ago: Oh man, this day is going by slowly. Is anyone else feeling the drag of this day? I guess it’s … more →
fatfinch wrote 4 weeks ago: Last week, ravaged by pink eye, I lay in bed, scarce caring whether I lived or died. Only Hilda, my … more →
BrownhillsBob wrote 1 month ago: At this time of year, as Autumn slides intractably into winter and the nights draw in, the nature of … more →
heartcurrents wrote 1 month ago: *** … more →
Sherry Meneley wrote 1 month ago: Each year, maybe a couple times a year (fall and spring) I see the Starlings. And every time I am a … more →
thefty wrote 1 month ago: In no particular order: 1. THREE (plus a bird). 2. THREE (in the summertime). 3. THREE (in the windo … more →
Geeeenneeeeessiiissss wrote 1 month ago: The following video is on its way of becoming an internet sensation. Now, as much as we all love to … more →
orwelldiaries wrote 1 month ago: Windless, misty, sun just visible, rather chilly. Many fungi in the woods, including one which at a … more →
orwelldiaries wrote 1 month ago: Some wind in the morning, then nice sunny weather. Ground has dried up somewhat. In the evening viol … more →
A.J. Boyd wrote 1 month ago: Starlings, it seems, are what i was seeing. I guess if you search Rome starlings on YouTube you can … more →