The Art of Perception in Nature
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…
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…
Sometimes natural navigation is more challenging than others. I’m often asked, “What is the most difficult place to navigate using nature?” I think people expect…
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 hard to go for a country walk and not send a wood pigeon or two up into the air ahead of us. Their…
The paperback of The Secret World of Weather is out today – in the UK! I am very excited by that and this morning’s weather…
Merry Christmas! Which direction are we looking in the picture above? It was taken in West Sussex, southern England. Answer in the New Year. PS.…
Whenever a wind is forced through a narrow gap it accelerates. This is true of all fluids, gas and liquid, it is the reason we…
Foxgloves – Digitalis purpurea – are a sign you are near the edge of the woods. The flowers point away from the trees.
The bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) is a perennial bluish-purple bell-shaped wildflower of the Lily family (Liliaceae). It is a European plant, common in the British Isles.…