The Meaning of Spines on Holly Leaves
Spines on holly leaves are a defensive tactic. The harder a plant is trying to defend itself, the more spines we find on its leaves.…
Spines on holly leaves are a defensive tactic. The harder a plant is trying to defend itself, the more spines we find on its leaves.…
For thousands of years humans have been riding horses (possibly as much as 5,500 years). This of course means that horse tracks and dung can…
This morning I was walking into wind and surprised a deer. After a couple of quick hops away it then froze and stood motionless. This…
It is much easier to predict animal behaviour when we learn certain simple patterns. Most animals see the world in terms of basic things like:…
Wild Signs & Star Paths (The Nature Instinct in the US) is now out in Taiwan.
It is hard to go for a country walk and not send a wood pigeon or two up into the air ahead of us. Their…
The yacht is on a ‘swing mooring’ and will swing with the tide. This shows us that the water is flowing from right to left.…
Have a good study of the picture above. Something looks out of place, but what is it? It is tempting to think that this snowy…
My thanks to Dean for this very interesting pair of emails from dry cow country, Montana, USA: Tristan, I’m getting to the last fifty pages…