a dog's life in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, PL17

Ash is a particularly badly behaved horse who is in the field next door to us. Spring juices are running in his veins and he has spent most ...

the magnolia tree and the cherry are all in full blossom. This is usually the signal for an unseasonal storm and gale force winds, but we wi...

mayflower (cuckoo flower, milkmaids, smocks, Virgin Mary etc etc) has been about for a couple of weeks, so we know May is here.

the bee like fly on our guardian lion is (probably) the drone fly, a large hive bee mimic. It was very attracted to the lion for some reason...

the colourful upper surface of the wings of the orange tip makes it stand out in sharp contrast to the very effective leaf camouflage on the...

another late spring migrant, the chiff chaff, named for its unrelenting incessant call