Archive for January, 2010
A pic of pica pica
Posted on January 16th, 2010 by Chris
Magpies are one of our favourite birds: they’re cheeky, easy to recognize — and big enough so you don’t need binoculars to see ‘em. This one turned up just before dusk, around 4pm this afternoon. Presumably, it would usually prefer to spend the night in a tree, but we think it could have needed to [...]
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P…p…p…pick up a snowball
Posted on January 9th, 2010 by Chris
It’s been a bit cold outside this week. Apparently, it’s the same all over the country. Garden birds will be having a tough time at the moment, so do remember to put something out for them. Here’s one that visited our herbaceous borders this week. Gawd knows what he eats, but whatever it is, he [...]
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Hairspray needed, pronto.
Posted on January 2nd, 2010 by Chris
Two years ago we were, if not obsessed with, at least quite keen on Star Trek: Deep Space 9. Shana had seen it before, but it was all new to me. After eventually seeing all seven DS9 seasons (with a six-month hiatus thanks to Virgin 1’s unfathomable scheduling) our sci-fi experiences careered rapidly downhill [...]
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