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*Printmaking: Intaglio + Relief*
I've talked before about my two main printmaking disciplines (Intaglio &
Relief) in college and how they informed my growt...
Lapwings and Hoopoes
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Quiet again today although I did find another brood of two Lapwing chicks
to ring at Pilling. That's at least 8 pairs bred successfully this year.
The gro...
Three-toed Woodpecker
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[image: Three-toed Woodpecker]
The three-toed woodpeckers range further north then any other woodpecker
in the world. At one time there was only one specie...
Pictures using Flickr
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Here's the deal. The Facebook uploader hasn't been working for me so I'm
doing Flickr for now. We'll see how this goes.
[image: P1010260][image: P1010241...
Monday Bunday
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This delightful young rabbit was sitting in the shade of the banner on the
hill by the hotel next to Edinburgh Zoo last time we walked past. Crafty
Green ...
Rolling Thunder in Washington DC
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The following photos were taken when we drove into Washington DC today. We
saw a lot of motorbikes getting ready for the Rolling Thunder Parade but
was n...
The Gardening Angels have departed…
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…leaving the front yard defined in mounds of mulch (flowerbeds) and
pathways. You are either a mulch-heap, or a pathway. Or a rocky streambed.
There is n...
The Last Kickstarter Post
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posted by Neil
We're in the last four days of Amanda's Kickstarter.
Over the last almost-a-month of the Kickstarter she's gathered a huge
amount of support...
Stamp collecting
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I'm still collecting used stamps for Many Tears Animal Rescue. Please feel
free to send me any if you have a spare moment. Much appreciated. These are
som...
Hot in Wales
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Had some really high temperatures the last few days; and some good light in
the mornings, once the early mist has cleared.
Blue cloudless skies on a lot...
Garment of Shadows: Booklist love
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A writer with a book on the brink of publication always holds her breath
until the first shoe drops: will reviewers like the new book? Or will this
be the...
Magic Light
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So there's this gnarly old rundown abandoned house at our field site which
may as well be the setting for some horror movie. There are black vultures
nes...
Take me to your Lieder
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*Words and Music* I hadn’t expected to find myself blogging at the end of
my little period of purdah, behind the writing screen, closed off from
twitter an...
Scorchio!
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The last couple of days have almost been unbearable out of the shade so
we've spent the afternoons in the garden hidden under the parasol. We got
the shopp...
gronk volume 2 cover art... book coming in july!
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the second gronk book is in full production mode! kevin minor is busily working on the colors, i'm working on the bonus material and i JUST finished up the c...
A Conversation with Helen Lowe
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*Originally published at Robin Hobb. You can comment here or there.*
I’ve very much enjoyed the first two volumes in Helen Lowe’s The Wall of
Night serie...
News
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I'm thrilled that my UK publisher has secured a deal with an Italian
publisher to publish my series in Italian. Fantastico!
*DEATH BED is now "in stock" o...
Life is Fragile
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That past few weeks has been a roller coaster ride and it doesn't look like it's going to be stopping any time, soon.
We had a wonderful time in Kansas at "...
Constant Effort baking and ringing
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Nightingale!
This morning saw the year's first Constant Effort Site ringing visit to
Paxton Pits. And it was a good one - 65 birds of 18 species caught in
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PAGING DR. WILLETT
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My copy of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward arrived today. I only finished
it in February so I was somewhat surprised. Oh my goodness, where to start,
whe...
FOREST OWLET - OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN INDIA
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Forest Owlet, Melghat Tiger Reserve (Mike Watson)
I am very lucky that my work with Birdquest and Wild Images takes me to
some amazing places, however, ev...
Gone but never forgotten
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This is Rachys mum, my beautiful daughter passed away at 20.45 on wednesday
26th october 2011, she was so brave as she knew time was running out, she
had e...
An interview with Susannah Conway, photographer
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This week we're pleased to bring you an interview with Susannah Conway.
This is part of our 'An interview with...' series.
Susannah is a photographer, wri...
Dance of the Adders
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This spring, some of Devon’s snakes will engage in spectacular behaviour
known as the ‘dance of the adders’, when two vipers rise up and sway back
and for...
April's State of the Thing
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I've just sent out the April State of the Thing, our monthly newsletter. Sign
up to get it, or you can read it online.
This month's State of the Thing intr...
Great captures of the nest building. They are busy this time of year. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteWhat a busy little bird and very cute :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's fairly busy here as well.
ReplyDeleteI like this collection of nest-buiding photos!
ReplyDeleteIt is that time of year, great captures.
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteHere's my critters post. Have a nice Easter celebration.
great shots
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeletePlease come and see my critters, thanks!
No rest for the birds. It's that time of year. Nice captures.
ReplyDeleteI love this post!
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