A Monarch in The House
We took in a Monarch butterfly caterpillar and a part of what it was feeding on (a Physalis or Cape Gooseberry plant) from a friends garden a few weeks back. There were plenty of them and I wanted to show our two girls the life-cycle of these extraordinary insects. The Caterpillar was in an advance stage and I

Wildlife of the Limestone Sierras
A beautiful courtship display from a male Blue Rock Thrush - enough to impress any!I spent some time up in the Serrania de Ronda last week with my pal Peter Jones. Peter, a biologist, has

Bluethroats, Reed Bunting and more Cranes
Reed Buntings and Bluethroats

Cranes, Bonelli's Eagles, Black-winged Kites
Our Common Cranes are back in Andalucia from the North. Just a few have arrived so far and we could expect more as colder weather pushes down from the North Atlantic. Even down this way, we can feel the effect of the NNW winds cooling effect (must be getting soft!)The downside to the appearance of our wintering cranes is their

Film V's Digital - Remember the Old Days?
Don't get me wrong.....this is not meant in any way to be a sexist cartoon (Well, Gary Larson drew the pic!) I, myself was convinced, on such a similar incident, in the old days of course that there was film in the camera. Off we went somewhere - holidays or whatever....well, you know the rest.If ever there was something tha