Author: James Common
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This week has been a jolly good one; one jam-packed with exquisite encounters, cold fingers, early mornings and, of course, some brilliant birds. Each day…
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Sometimes it is nice to just sit still; to abandon the urge to chase nature and allow wildlife to come to you. To wait; a…
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The jaded sun shone, the air felt warm, spring-like even, and a Robin uttered its charactaristic, spritely song from the rusted pinnacle of a nearby fence.…
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For clarities sake, let us get this out of the way first: I, personally, am a fan of both the Planet Earth series and presenter Martin…
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Today witnessed the launch of New Nature Magazine, the new e-magazine written, edited and produced entirely by young people. And what a launch it was. When I…
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A few months ago, toying with the idea of starting up an online magazine written and produced entirely by young people, I had hoped a…
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I have always been a birder, of sorts. Though one who, traditionally, prefers to watch birds on my local patch: formerly at Stobswood, now, Blyth. Content,…
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I heard a Tawny Owl last night. A nocturnal foray to my local store interrupted by an eerie, frightfully abrupt, yet oddly soothing shriek from…
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I have not ventured outside much recently: due to Masters work, plotting for New Nature and various other, more tedious tasks. All of which, combined,…
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For quite some time now, environmentalists have lambasted the perceived lack of interest that young people possess for the nature: branding us lazy, disinterested, and…
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I posted last week with regards to just how fabulous 2016 has been for me, both as a keen naturalist and aspiring nature writer. It…
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The haunting call of the Curlew is one of the most iconic, and enjoyable, sounds in nature. Especially in Britain: where rippling trill of our largest…
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It has become somewhat of a tradition on this blog to, near the turn of the year, dwell momentarily on the high-points of the months past.…
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Writing, tweeting and generally posting anything into the public domain is a sure fire way to stress yourself out, though it is thoroughly rewarding. 2016 has been…