Some super photos here > http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/20095638
Just home from a few days in the Cairngorms. Weather was lousy, we'd only one day when the sun shone and then it was late in the afternoon. There...
Great camouflage but it was almost the undoing of this caterpillar. Son was pruning one of his bonsai pines and was about to give a dead twig the...
After spending over 30 years wondering what species of apple this remnant from a former orchard is I stumped up the cash and sent a sample for...
I've just discovered that DPP 3.11.31 was released by Canon in June. This most recent version is a marked improvement on earlier versions and has...
Toxoplasmosois I spotted this article of the BBC news site. Worth reading particularly if you have small children....
Nice bright moon this evening, though not the best for picking out detail due to lack of contrast. However I thought I'd take some shots with our...
Our permanently skint son (no paid employment since getting an Hons degree last year) needed a new camera as his little Canon has developed faults...
I thought I’d open this thread after seeing Woo’s recent HDR images and after having yesterday taken some shots of two and half year old Heidi one...
My King Edwards were starting showing signs of blight so I thought I might as well lift them rather than risk the tubers becoming infected. Got...
When these little blighters go unchecked [ATTACH] This is what you are left with ! [ATTACH] My redcurrant bush completely denuded this...
A heads up for the Perseids this month. Usually the best 'fireworks' of the year. Should be visible from 11th to 14th with peak viewing on 13th,...
Can anyone identify this fly. At first I thought it was a hover fly but now after browsing umpteen photos of the 250 species I've my doubts. The...
This looks interesting - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19067634
My daughter gave me a book about macro photography for gardeners and nature lovers. It prompted me to try out the macro potential of my 70-300mm...
The BBC news site today is carrying an article about the risk of Legionella being picked up by gardeners from compost. You can read the full...
Friends recently gave me a couple of seed pods they'd picked up under a tree in Krakow. The tree was about 30 feet tall and the ground beneath was...
One of our greatest horticultural pleasures recently has been introducing our granddaughter to fresh fruit and veg. She ate her first fresh tomato...
The plea to members to donate seems a bit odd. It is currently showing that "We're currently 0% of the way to achieving our goal of £50" Quite...
While sitting on the patio enjoying a cuppa I thought I saw a movement out of the corner of my eye. On investigating I discovered this little...
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