We Have Left the Darkest Two Months
In the northern hemisphere, we have left the darkest two months of the year. The next time the sun rises exactly behind that tree again…
In the northern hemisphere, we have left the darkest two months of the year. The next time the sun rises exactly behind that tree again…
The North side of the logs… The South side of the logs. You might also enjoy: Natural Navigation Using Snow on Trees What is a…
Animals know that different sounds mean different things. And they know the sound patterns they need to focus on and the ones they can safely…
Take a good look at this photo before reading on… Did you spot it? We notice anomalies, colours or shapes that don’t ‘fit’ – that…
Here is a bumper photo puzzle that went out in my newsletter email earlier this month (you can sign up for that at the bottom…
A guest blog by John Hudson FRGS, the UK military’s Chief Survival Instructor. Direction finding in the military these days uses lots of technology, but…
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In winter there are lots of new clues formed by the snow, including the strips of snow we find on the windward side of trees.…
We say we are using a ‘frost compass’ when we find direction by looking at frost patterns. We can navigate using the sun, because it…