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Danes On The Docks
Preston Dock is a popular place for people to take in the views across the water whilst eating their fast food. Gulls with similar tastes loiter during the day, before their numbers are swelled by others coming in to roost or bathe pre-roost. Over the years many Black-headed Gulls have been caught by hand and…
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Book Review – Confessions Of A Scilly Birdman
On nature writing courses I attended earlier in the year I was told it was good practice to review the efforts of other authors. Light hearted tomes from 1985 may be an unorthodox place to start book reviews on this blog but I’ve just read David Hunt’s autobiography so here goes. The titles of each…
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‘Seagulls’ in Blackpool and Blackpool Culture
Excerpts from a ‘fragmented’ essay I wrote earlier in the year. 1 – In May 2020 a Herring Gull was photographed at a Blackpool KFC drive through with a crossbow bolt through its body. It survived at least nine months despite the trauma and was regularly seen by customers and the general public. The bird…
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Late To The Party
I’ve not blogged in the past, but having got involved with creative writing about nature over the last year I’ve decided to set something up where I can share this as well as bird and wildlife news and views. I may as well start with something of wider interest. In mid October I went to…
Natural Selection 