A mixed day in Loughor with the appearance of a whole range of fungi along with a solitary Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterfly.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Saturday 31 October 2015
Seeing the Changes 1014
A mixed day in Loughor with the appearance of a whole range of fungi along with a solitary Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterfly.
Friday 30 October 2015
Thursday 29 October 2015
Running Out of Puffin
A report suggests that the Puffin and the Turtle dove are amongst the species of birds most at risk of 'extinction' on UK shores, given their current rates of decline (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/29/puffin-turtle-dove-extinction-uk-endangered-species). It is unclear whether their numbers are increasing elsewhere in the world (as might happen if the declines are largely consequences of climate change, which can displace species) or on a downward spiral everywhere (perhaps suggesting that direct anthropogenic-human-mediated- actions account for the declines).
Caterpillars to Post
Some of the varied caterpillars from Sikkim (NE India), showing a range of strategies to minimise predation.
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Birder's Bonus 233
Unusually, a Mute swan ( Cynus olor ) was floating on the Loughor estuary near Bynea.
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The UK government continue their quest to turn England's rivers back into sewers. They first facilitated the privatised water companies... -
Garden plants in France, The Netherlands, The UK and Sikkim (NE India).
