The Hours of Darkness — Life on Tiree

It is Monday, 30th December and – unusually for the winter – we have two sailings from Oban to Coll and Tiree. Due to previous weather disruptions, an amended timetable operated today. In the winter there is no sailing on a Friday and due to the strength of the wind and sea conditions both Saturday […] …

Scruffy Channel-billed Cuckoo — Birds in Sydney

Are you often woken up in the early hours of the summer morning by a hoarse hooting noise? It sounds like giants boasting about a joke they’ve played on the world. The call puts the Kookaburras to shame, in terms of melody (lack thereof) and loudness (excess thereof). That noise is made by the Channel-billed […] …

Vi er alle forbundet til husdyrene — Beretninger fra et autentisk landbrug

December måneds indlæg til Dyrenes Beskyttelse er netop udgivet og du kan læse det lige her: https://www.dyrenesbeskyttelse.dk/artikler/aarets-sidste-ord-fra-lone-landmand Det handler om, at også vi, der spiser vegetarisk eller vegansk, er afhængige af husdyrene og deres formidable evne til at omsætte planter til gødning. Omsætte planter vi mennesker vel at mærke ikke kan spise, til gødning for […] …

December’s Colours — The Wild Horses of Alberta Society

As December rolled around, wild horse country has quieted down with the end of the big game season. With the reduced vehicle traffic, your wild horses have started to resume what would be their normal winter habits. The snows have started to accumulate making for very pristine settings, which allows the diverse colourings of our […] …