MikeB
We know that the robin is quite bold around people. They are habituated to be around people. They like to ask people for food and they often achieve their goal. They are a well loved bird in the UK and it was voted Britain’s unofficial …
NEWS AND COMMENT/OPINION: This is a story which I think follows a trend in the UK because I have read about at least three councils who have butchered or chopped down trees in residential areas without consultation or notice, which has drastically spoiled the amenity …
A recent study (see base of article) has once again highlighted the plight of invertebrates (our insects) which are so important in the ecosystem because birds tend to eat the most abundant insects and the most abundant insects provide important “ecosystem services” from pollination to …
NEWS AND OPINION Location: Waxham beach on the northeast Norfolk coast. A seal pup was spotted by a photographer walking on the beach. Her name is not disclosed in The Times overtly but I believe that she is Rachel Rickett. She telpehoned the Friends of …
The Eurasian-Eagle owl is a species normally found in mountainous forests in Europe and Asia. In 2010 a Eurasian-eagle owl was brought to New York’s Central Park Zoo. They named him Flaco. On February 3, 2023, someone cut a hole in Flaco’s enclosure and he …
The Times reports on Saudi Arabia’s revolutionary mega city which is being heavily promoted online. It is a spectacular concept which captures the imagination. It is currently being built. A lot of people thought it wouldn’t get this far. It’s going to be 500 m …
NEWS AND COMMENT: It’s in The Times today and it’s a shocking story not only of vandalism by a private landowner living on the shores of Lake Windermere but of the inefficiencies and inadequacies of the UK’s authorities who are, today, underfunded. The Times reports …
The tweet on Twitter states: “Young Islamist in the Netherlands urinates on the pork section of a supermarket while his friend says: We don’t eat pork” FACT CHECK: Having done a fact check a few days later I have found that this is almost certainly …
In The Sunday Times today, in the letters to the editor section, there is a discussion on King Charles III’s endorsement of homeopathy, an alternative or complementary medicine which he favours. He has appointed Dr. Michael Dixon as the new head of the royal medical …
