Category: Wildlife
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Pembrey, Birds and Autumn Light
The wales their forecast promised us a fair weekend. Cloudy but with sunny periods. What it didn’t forecast was the heavy showers, strong winds and a dropping temperature. But did we let that stop us? Absolutely no! We’re staying at the caravan park just on hedge of Pembrey County Park. Just to the west of…
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Bosherton Lilly Ponds: Welsh 100 #8
The weekend didn’t start off very promisingly as we bowled down the M4 towards Pembroke with the caravan in tow. The clouds were grey as we set off, and the threat of rain turned into actuality as we arrived at the campsite. But that didn’t mattered little as we opened the wine. By Saturday morning…
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Damsels and Darters
I escaped from Auntie for a few hours after work on Friday for a ramble around Newport Wetlands Nature Reserve. This meant I was able to take my time and do some really serious fossicing around without feeling under pressure as Aunty waited further up the path. The sun peeked from behind the clouds every…
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Ynys Enlli – Pilgrims End
I have grown up watching the light house on Ynys Enlli flashing its light rhythm from Tywyn, a distance of maybe 50 miles across Cardigan Bay to the South. Ynys Enlli has a mythical place in the hearts of the Welsh for a variety of reasons. It is one of the places that has been…
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Aberdaron – Pilgrims Way
We hit many of targets today. Hang on, that doesn’t sound like me, more like a motivational speaker! But that said we did walk some more of the Wales Coastal Path, witnessed some fantastic scenery, sat on a great beach for a few hours, saw some great wildlife and had an ice cream. Well the…
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Bluebells
Well we’re now back in the UK, but the beauty we have here at home is just as spectacular as anywhere else. Aunty has recently found a list on-line “100 Things to do in Wales Before You Die” (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/100-things-wales-before-you-6503970). Now we don’t intend to shuffle off the immortal coil yet, and for me there are…
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Last Day At Asa Wright
Today’s our last day here at Asa Wright before we move on to the North Coast of Trinidad. But I thought I’d show you a couple of my favourite birds we’ve seen so far. The first is a Barred Antshrike that appeared just off the balcony on our first full day. The Palm Tanagers are…
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Children at play
Aunty has just bought a new camera that is able to take photos underwater for our up-coming holiday to Trinidad. So while we were at Cwm Nash Beach at the weekend we had to have a play and see how it worked. Despite my many offers to hold and guard her clothes, Aunty steadfastly refused…
Travels With My Aunt 