How to Sense Invisible Animals
We can sense invisible animals by keeping a look out for the ‘shimmy’. The shimmy is my name for the way we can sense animals…
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Which Way Are We Walking? Ibiza Edition
Which direction are we walking in the video below? Hint…There are clues in the sun, plants and water. Answer… Spoiler alert… The sun is mid-height,…
What is Flagging in Trees?
Flagging in trees is a pattern caused by wind killing the branches on one side of the tree only. From the book, How to Read…
How To Tell Which Tree is Older?
Which is the older of these two large trees? Clue: there are a few ways we can age trees, including one related to natural navigation.…
Snow Signs in Finland
My thanks to Chris, who writes with some very interesting observations from the Kangasala region of Finland: “In the first picture (above), if you look…
Gauging the Age of Conifers
We can estimate the age of young conifers by counting the levels or whorls of branches. Each new whorl represents a year’s growth. It is…
Dawn Chorus Going Global
There will be an international collaborative radio dawn chorus programme going out on BBC Radio 4 from about 1am UK time tonight. It runs until…