Wild boar, coypu, lizards and raptors in Tuscany
Sometimes you don’t have to go looking for exciting wildlife, it can jump out at you when least expected as I found out on a recent trip to Italy. I was with two friends jogging…
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Whale shark hits back at irresponsible diver
A whale shark hits back when a diver tries to grab it round the tail – at about 50 seconds in. I was on a Best of the Red Sea itinerary, and in the first…
Getting creative with my new iPad video skills
After completing a Video for iPhone course, I was eager to put my skills into practice. I was working in Ipswich Hospital’s communications office, who were keen to post more video on the website as soon…
Treasures of the Cayman Islands
STINGRAYS have a fearsome reputation, especially after the death of Steve Irwin, so jumping into waist-deep water with dozens of these giant fish writhing around your ankles might seem like madness. But at Stingray City in…
Getting excited about grass
This weekend is going to be all about grasses, or graminoids, a divergence from my mainly animal interests, but my curiosity was piqued a few months ago at the Field Studies Council’s centre at Flatford Mill…
Learning about otters, water voles and other riverside mammals
“I promise you, they are not remote controlled,” said our ecstatic tutor, Darren Tansley, as we spent a couple of hours with water voles – one of Britain’s rarest creatures – scampering along the river…
TECH REVIEW: Sleek Seyvr phone-charger wallet offers a welcome boost
IF you are looking for a present for someone who seems to have everything, then the Seyvr wallet could be the gift that keeps on giving. Nestling inside this sleek, compact design lies the power…
Packham picks holes in prize-winning photographs
CHRIS Packham was his jovial, hypercritical self when presenting the British Wildlife Photography Awards at the Mall Gallery in London. Although he did say that he felt this years’ competition was of a much better quality…
Photographer ruffles peers’ feathers
SERIOUS wildlife photographers had every right to claim fowl-play after a newcomer from Suffolk scooped top prize at a star-studded London awards night. Lee Acaster, pronounced the overall winner of the British Wildlife Photography Awards…
Lifting the lid on laser eye surgery
I had always taken pride in my eagle-eyed vision and being first to spot wildlife in the field. So, when it began to deteriorate I muddled through with glasses and contact lenses, but it wasn’t the…