Blue Cedar repot

Originally posted on Scratch Bonsai:
Repotted a couple of weeks ago into its first ceramic pot. Needles are still on so fingers crossed the process hasn’t been too traumatic for the tree. I plan to wire the tree later in the year after it recovers. Continue reading Blue Cedar repot

World’s sandpipers include species known to migrate through region

Originally posted on Our Fine Feathered Friends:
Photo by Bryan Stevens • Migrating shorebirds, such as this Solitary Sandpiper, add to shorebird diversity in the landlocked state of Tennessee as they migrate through each spring and fall. ? As spring migration wanes, it’s a good time to reflect on what birds this seasonal phenomenon brought within viewing distance. In recent weeks I have seen grosbeaks,… Continue reading World’s sandpipers include species known to migrate through region

An overnight in the Peak District National Park

Originally posted on SzimiStyle Birding:
This time I travelled up north to the Lake District National Park what is another never visited region of England for me. Prior to the Saturday afternoon photo shoots in New Brighton, I spent the overnight in the moorlands near the picturesque Hathersage village, fought with the annoying midges(?), slept a few a hours in the car, but it was… Continue reading An overnight in the Peak District National Park

Birding from Nottingham to Norfolk and a bit of camera testing

Originally posted on SzimiStyle Birding:
Early morning we drove to the Holme Pierpoint National Watersports Centre near Colwick for finding a long staying first winter Spotted Sandpiper. It too a while figuring out where the bird was located but after all we found it at the White Water Rapids. It was a very confiding bird and often walked toward us when we sat down at the… Continue reading Birding from Nottingham to Norfolk and a bit of camera testing

May – A month of Birding. Part 2 – Johannesburg to Orapa

Originally posted on roncorylus:
We left Johannesburg and drove to the Botswana border, crossing at Martin’s Drift.  Ann and Althea had joined us for the first week of our journey.  The roads in Botswana are excellent – a testimony to the wealth derived from the country’s booming diamond mining – and our journey onwards to the Khama Rhino Sanctuary was uneventful.  On arrival, however, Renee… Continue reading May – A month of Birding. Part 2 – Johannesburg to Orapa