Bringing nature to you in sounds and images
Posted in Britain, In Nature:, Sarah's Photography, Travel on Jun 30th, 2010
Puffin heaven! – 38,000 of these adorable little birds pack onto the Farne Islands, a dozen rocky islets off the north-east coast of England.
We set out from Seahouses, a small town on the east Northumberland coast. It was a sunny day with barely a puff of wind, which boded well for Andrew who was hoping [...]
Posted in Cultural, In Nature:, Sarah's Photography, Sweden, Travel on Jun 12th, 2010
In 1977, I was given the book Gnomes (written by Wil Huygen and beautifully illustrated by Rien Poortvliet) by my aunt Sally when I was 8 years old – It instantly became my favourite book. I used to pour over the stories and pictures, explaining the habits, family life and mythology of Gnomes, [...]
Posted in In Nature:, Sarah's Photography, Travel, Turkey on Apr 21st, 2010
We are taking a day off in Silifke, south of the Toros (Taurus) Mountains – our next destination.
We are both feeling tired and exhausted from the early morning starts, attending to work and being on the move. We have another week ahead in the Toros Mountains, then we can kick back and relax in Göreme [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, Sarah's Photography on Feb 16th, 2010
Tawny Frogmouth (from ‘An Evening in the Australian Bush’ album) by Listening Earth
It’s 10.30 pm, and Andrew and I are about to head off to bed, when we hear a soft thump on the window pane.
From experience we know that a sound like this can only be made by either [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, Sarah's Photography on Dec 28th, 2009
The Australian Bustard, Ardeotis australis, is a majestic bird of open country in the remoter parts of Australia.