https://philgolder.org/2011/03/20/last-days-at-aylesbeare/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/17willow.jpg17willowWillow in bloom, spring is here.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/17edtiadestroychainsaw.jpg17ed&tiadestroychainsawEd de-clutching using the shock methodhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/15sissynot.jpg15sissynotDaring. Or at least it would be if we tried it.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/15nutter.jpg15nutterAt last a half decent picture of the ever vocal nuthatchhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/15hilary.jpg15hilaryMoments before it produced the nunchuckshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/15eyed.jpg15eyedThe aforementioned anatis ocellatahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/14possmos.jpg14possmosI think this may have been a mosquito flying overhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/16mefordy.jpg16mefordyMe driving Fordyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/11shrikey.jpg11shrikeyMyself and Johnny got lucky enough to see this great grey shrike for many minutes. Picture was taken with my phone through binoculars2014-04-25T17:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/03/22/off-to-cornwall-again-then/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/22zawn.jpg22zawnDeep and narrow inlets down here are called Zawns. This one doesn't quite qualifyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/22wheatear.jpg22wheatearOne of three male Wheatears about near Gwennap head todayhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/22sunmist.jpg22sunmistThe mist round here is a bit unpredictable...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/22pipit.jpg22pipitFrom it's call I'd say this was a Rock Pipit. Pipits all look the same to me...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/22pgpath.jpg22pathhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/22cave.jpg22caveCaves down here are called caves. Oooh, what's in there?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/22boys.jpg22boysLet me introduce you to the 'boys'https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/21chiff.jpg21chiffThis picture of a chiffchaff is one of my besthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/21black.jpg21blackA blackbird (poss juvenile) at Marazionhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/22view.jpg22view2014-03-20T22:19:44+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/03/23/young-chough/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/23wheatm.jpg23wheatmA male wheatear...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/23wheatf.jpg23wheatf...and a female wheatearhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/23veanlounge.jpg23veanloungeThe Botallack Vean lounge, where I've been staying. Not in the lounge you understand, they have given me a bedroomhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/23pgpair1.jpg23pairand it seems he ishttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/23helloladies.jpg23helloladiesMr Chough thinks he's a winner with the ladies. Well, lady.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/23blackred.jpg23blackredA male black redstart. A first for me, fantastic.2014-03-11T20:45:02+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2012/09/09/old-news/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/11-antshill.jpg11 antshillIf ant hills are like the tip of the ice berg then I want to see what's going on under this one...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1-ianargo.jpg1 ianargoIan showing off his legendary argo skills up the 'hill track'. We had planned to get some burning in, but the bitterly cold wind sent us back down the hillhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/7-mallachie.jpg7 mallachieA frozen morning near Loch Mallachiehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/12-monduie.jpg12 mondhuiehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/26-aan.jpg26 A'anLoch A'an (Avon)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/26-moray.jpg26 morayAlmost at the top of Bynack More, Abernethy forest in the foreground, Moray firth in the background2014-02-13T15:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2012/02/26/arent-ptarmigan-brilliant/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010695.jpgP1010695A shot from the sunny side - demonstrating how unfortunate their 'camouflage' can be without snow.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010691.jpgP1010691She was clearly not bothered as I walked within a few metres of herhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010680.jpgP1010680When I loaded this onto my computer, I realised you can see him blinkinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010676.jpgP1010676Lagopus Muta - meaning hare(like)-foot mute. But they're not mute, they croak! Who gives out these names?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/p1010669.jpgP1010669Those of you who have never heard a Ptarmigan call before look it up, it's a fantastic noise2012-02-27T21:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2012/02/01/january-at-rspb-abernethy/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/29-woods.jpg29 woodshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/14-blood.jpg14 bloodA red grouse has been smashed into the ice, probably by an eaglehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/29-pine-polypore.jpg29 pine polyporeA bracket fungus on a scots pinehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/29-pine-juniper.jpg29 pine juniperSome fine examples of scots pine and juniperhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/29-believe.jpg29 believehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/15-lodge.jpg15 lodgeWhen I talk about living in a big old lodge in the middle of the woods, this is what I meanhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/14-set.jpg14 sethttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/14-grouse.jpg14 grouseSigns of grouse action near the top of Geal Charnhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/14-grass.jpg14 grasshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/14-caiplich.jpg14 caiplichThe Water of Caiplich2012-02-22T08:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2012/01/04/wrapping-up-2011-with-the-family/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1-fw.jpg1 f&wNew Year's day elevenseshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/28-estuary.jpg28 estuaryExmouth estuaryhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-willow.jpg25 willowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-postmeal.jpg25 postmealhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-meal.jpg25 mealNice meal Mumhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/25-flynn.jpg25 flynn2012-02-19T17:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/12/20/tracks-in-the-snow/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/18-redg1.jpg18 redgThese are grouse prints - I'm going for red (Lagopus lagopus), as opposed to black, because I found them high in the hills, away from the woodland edge.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/18-red1.jpg18 redRed deer tend to come off the hill and spend more time in the woods in the coldhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/18-vole.jpg18 voleI'm fairly sure this small track has been made by a volehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/18-turdus.jpg18 turdusBack in the woods, something from the thrush family, probably blackbirdhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/18-squirrel.jpg18 squirrelRed squirrelhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/18-roe.jpg18 roeRoe deerhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/18-roe-land.jpg18 roe landIn this one the dew claws are visible in the print because the roe deer has just landed after a leaphttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/18-hare.jpg18 hareHigh up on the hills, so probably mountain harehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/18-fox.jpg18 foxFox prints2012-02-19T17:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/12/20/stirling-and-storms/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/18-white.jpg18 whitehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/18-sunwood.jpg18 sunwoodhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/18-resview.jpg18 resviewLooking South from Carn a' Chnuichttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/18-how-many.jpg18 how manyI can count 143 birds in the picture, how many can you see?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/18-hidden.jpg18 hiddenThe Hidden Lochhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/18-eag-view.jpg18 eag viewLooking West from the lower slopes of Carn Bheadhairhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/18-16-stags.jpg18 16 stagsThere are plenty of red deer on the reserve at the momenthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/17-red.jpg17 redMeanwhile, back at Abernethy, the colder weather sees more activity on the bird tablehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/10-wallmonb.jpg10 wallmonbThe Wallace monument and a particularly attractive birch tree.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/10-stirling.jpg10 stirlingStirling, seen from the hills at Blairlogie2012-02-22T08:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/12/08/winter-finally-shows-up/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/7-walk.jpg7 walkWalking in a winter wonderland.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/7-priscilla.jpg7 priscillaWorking in a snow storm, better than working in an office.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/4-snowstorm.jpg4 snowstormSnow is a wonderful gift of nature. It's disappointing to think that with a warmer climate we are likely to see less of it.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/4-snice.jpg4 snicehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/4-res.jpg4 resThe reserve, looking South towards the Cairngorms from Carn a' Chnuichttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/4-loch-chnuic.jpg4 loch chnuicLoch a' Chnuic2011-12-19T19:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/09/28/time-to-head-north/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/27ts.jpg27tsJohn's butterflyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/27leedown.jpg27leedownhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/27leedelamere.jpg27leedelamereLee gets up for an afternoon cycle in Delamere foresthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/27lee.jpg27leeLee, c'mon, we've not seen each other for years...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/27downhill.jpg27downhillNice bit of downhill, don't ask me to ride back up it thoughhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/27dance.jpg27danceBeautifulhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/27bees.jpg27beesJohn's beeshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/18wills.jpg18willsMy last meal with the family before my trip North, but someone else is stealing all the attention2011-12-14T16:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/09/24/tims-70s-and-80s-night/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/manojmekarn.jpgManojmekarnhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/24-tej.jpg24 tejThis is Tim in his pre-Jimmy Saville days. Mike and Tim once produced a song called Ford Escort. Tim, if you ever read this it would be great if you could leave the lyrics in a comment...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/24-starter.jpg24 starterWe grace the streets of Cardiffhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/24-mijuma.jpg24 mijumaWhereas Mike, Ju and Manoj...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/24-metash.jpg24 metashWhilst it would take many years for me to grow this amount of facial hair, it would actually be this colour naturallyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/24-mema.jpg24 memaManoj is clearly actually from the 70shttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/24-jimmy-horror.jpg24 jimmy horrorTim couldn't make it, so the real Jimmy Saville came insteadhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/24-alraka.jpg24 alrakaAlison, Rama and Karn forgot to dress up2011-12-14T16:19:16+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/11/30/november/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/27-meall-a-light.jpg27 Meall a lightLooking South at Meall a bhuachaillehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/26-queue.jpg26 queueThe coal tits queue up at Forest Lodge feederhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/26-peltigera.jpg26 peltigeraDog lichen, so called because of the resemblance to dog's teeth, apparently. Who'd want a dog with teeth like that?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/26-hypogymnia-and.jpg26 hypogymnia andHypogymnia physodes, light coloured, and possibly Bryoria fuscescens, on Scots pine barkhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/25-snow.jpg25 snowFirst snow on 25th November. It's too warm to settle thoughhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/25-feeder.jpg25 feederA crestie on the Loch Garten feederhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/20-old-wood.jpg20 old woodThere have been no trees this far up the Strath Nethy for many hundreds of years, so how old is this root system?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/19-clouds.jpg19 cloudshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/13-scat.jpg13 scatThis is likely to be pine marten scathttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/16-gregg.jpg16 greggGregg, a fire and the view we have whilst working2011-12-04T19:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/11/13/last-tfl-week-of-the-year-dundreggan-5th-to-12th-november/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/11-beetle.jpg11 beetleBeetle larvae, maybe stag?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/10-nursery.jpg10 nurseryThe all new TFL nurseryhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/10-listen.jpg10 listenThe group is told off by Jill (ha, not really, but look at them!)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/10-cake.jpg10 cakePart of one of the world's biggest and best cakes. Thank you Jenny.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/8-walk-in.jpg8 walk inThe walk to workhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/8-snpfup.jpg8 snpfupWork to upgrade the Beauly Denny power line has begun. Some people will get richer as a result, but the land will not.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/8-rodent.jpg8 rodentA field vole (Microtus agrestis)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7-sky.jpg7 skyThe skyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7-gordon.jpg7 gordonGordon demonstrates how to plant a dead mouse. Ok, it's a tree.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7-dunsun.jpg7 dunsun2011-11-26T21:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/11/03/im-also-blogging-elsewhere-sort-of/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2-burning-view.jpg2 burning viewAndy and I look after the Big Fire, with a great view of some of the reservehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/29-mar1.jpg29 marQuoich water, which is a bit of a crap name for a Scottish river if you ask mehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/29-marburn.jpg29 marburnFurther up Glen Quoichhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/29-hairtube.jpg29 hairtubeA hair tube, and a nice tree for a picnic. You can see here how there are lots of beautiful old scots pine, but no obvious youngsters yethttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/27-more-dams.jpg27 more damsDougie watches on as Gregg and the Andys pack the dam full of sheet2011-11-26T21:20:24+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/10/26/choughs-bbc/2011-11-25T07:40:40+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/10/25/reserve-work/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/24-bluesky.jpg24 blueskyFrom left to right, Alice, Greg and the two Andys.2011-11-22T15:35:17+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/10/26/another-day-out-with-ron/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/26-ron.jpg26 ronRon and a wedge.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/26-reintree.jpg26 reintreeReindeer sometimes wander onto the reserve from the local reindeer farmhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/26-reindeer.jpg26 reindeerThey are fantastically cute, but not welcome visitors, as they eat the regenerationhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/26-nest.jpg26 nestWho would live in a house like this?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/26-meet-the-reindeer.jpg26 meet the reindeerRon uses his special reindeer communication skills to call them over to meet Rachel and CJhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/26-lochgarten.jpg26 lochgartenLoch Gartonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/26-glenmore.jpg26 glenmoreLooking South into Glenmore FCS estatehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/26-firescar.jpg26 firescarNot one, but two firescars (you can see where the first is charred)2011-11-22T11:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/10/23/mar-lodge-with-team-pine-marten/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/23-moth-trap.jpg23 moth trapThis red sword grass (Xylena vetusta) was hiding in one of the hair tubes.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/23-laura.jpg23 lauraLaura at Marhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/23-bug.jpg23 bugA beetle larva, possibly ground (carabid) beetle.2011-11-19T13:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/10/22/trees-for-life-week-at-plodda-lodge-and-glen-affric-15th-22nd-oct/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/22-go.jpg22 goThere are 3 of these shots, and this is the least funny, but at least we look fairly normalhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/21-chrishug.jpg21 chrishugAfter half an hour Chris has nearly climbed to the top of the treehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/21-bothy-gang.jpg21 bothy gangAthnamullochhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/20-picloch.jpg20 piclochhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/20-neilnnr.jpg20 neilnnrNeil Kirkwood is available for all types of outdoor photoshootshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/19-puffers.jpg19 puffersCommon puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/19-orange.jpg19 orangeOrange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/19-mefalls.jpg19 mefallsThe blogger demonstrates significant courage to hang his head over a sizeable drophttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/19-lochsnow.jpg19 lochsnowHa, I almost fell asleep here on my day off. When I looked up it was snowinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/19-falls.jpg19 fallsPlodda falls2011-11-14T08:30:59+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/05/22/dundreggan-2nd-focaliser-week/2011-11-13T14:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/10/12/the-dam-builders/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/12-dam-built.jpg12 dam builtDam fine.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/12-dam-building.jpg12 dam buildingThis is likely to be the only time I see Alice in waders.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/12-d.jpg12 dThe Dragonfly Loch2011-11-04T12:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/10/11/abernethy-strikes-back/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/9-hawker.jpg9 hawkerI think this would have been a common hawker. Now it's loch detritus.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/9-cow.jpg9 cowThis gall is caused by the cowberry redleaf fungus (Exobasidium vaccinii)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/9-chrysomela.jpg9 chrysomelaGreen. Iridescent. Amazing. Chrysomela aenea.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/9-bat.jpg9 batA bat. I know I should do better. I've looked through bat pictures and think it might be a pipistrelle?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/8-hairy.jpg8 hairyCyclosa conica. Gorgeous.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/7-ron-wedge.jpg7 ron wedgeRon examines the wooden wedge for fire scarshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/7-allt.jpg7 alltAllt Clais an Eichhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/6-lodge.jpg6 lodgeForest Lodgehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4-kids-trailer.jpg4 kids trailerBefore they all fell out...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4-kids-chromes.jpg4 kids chromesThe Grantown kids using weed rakes to create dragonfly ponds2011-10-31T22:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/09/05/a-quick-update-on-the-choughs/2011-10-26T22:20:10+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/09/30/fairy-glen-and-a-bench/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/30-teamish.jpg30 teamishI'm warmly welcomed into the teamhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/30-lookto.jpg30 looktohttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/30-benchvan.jpg30 benchvanThis morning...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/30-benchin.jpg30 benchin...with 6 people lifting. Patrick shows us his rather attractive handyworkhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/29-shell.jpg29 shellI think this may be Clausilia bidentata. Massive at 10mm long. Perhaps the fairies ride these.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/29-kite.jpg29 kiteA quick shot of a red kitehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/29-iantree.jpg29 iantreeIan tries to get a better shot of the red kitehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/29-fairy.jpg29 fairyThe Fairy Glen, with some signs of non-fairy activity2011-10-12T20:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/09/17/shaldon-and-the-teign/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/17-teignup.jpg17 teignuphttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/17-teign.jpg17 teignLooking Northeast over the Teign estuary2011-10-12T20:49:42+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/09/15/the-day-the-tour-came-to-town/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/15yellow.jpg15yellowLars Boom has some help to apply the yellow leaders vest thinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/15police.jpg15policeThe event happened to coincide with a police bikers conventionhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/15leaders.jpg15leadersHere they come...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/15leadermiss.jpg15leadermissHere I've cleverly ignored the leader in order to focus on Mark "Cav" Cavendishhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/15carbikes.jpg15carbikesThe riders go by in about 2 seconds, then we get to watch cars with bikes on their roofs. Great.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/11araneus.jpg11araneusIn other news, our gorgeous friend Araneus diadematus has turned around2011-10-02T21:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/09/04/a-day-out-on-aylesbeare/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4-tom-cows.jpg4 tom cowsTom and some cowshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4-lemonjelly.jpg4 lemonjellyLooking towards Sidmouth from Fire beacon hillhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4-horses-res.jpg4 horses resPonies on Aylesbeare commonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4-hawker.jpg4 hawkerSouthern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4-devon.jpg4 devonMore of Devon, looking Westhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/4-calfie.jpg4 calfie2011-10-02T20:00:12+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/08/31/dartmouth-and-canoeing-the-dart/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/31-jd-pearl.jpg31 jd pearlJD and latest activity weekend member, Pearlhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/31-darts-mouth.jpg31 darts mouthhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/31-dartmouth-train.jpg31 dartmouth trainThe Kingswear Expresshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/31-dart-princess2.jpg31 dart princess2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/31-dart-princess.jpg31 dart princessSmall harbour, big boat. The Ocean Princess can only turn around at high tide2011-09-25T21:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/09/03/garden-and-allotment-shots/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3-tbidfly.jpg3 tbidflyTurnip sawfly (Athalia rosae)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2-orb.jpg2 orbThe absolutely amazing looking Araneus diadematushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2-flynn.jpg2 flynnhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/22wasp.jpg22waspWasps (and hornets, Vespidae) are great for the garden as they eat garden 'pests'. The male doesn't sting, so find out it's sex before upsetting it.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/22tbidflower.jpg22tbidflowerOne of the more attractive plants in the allotment, Weasel's snout, or wild snap dragon (thanks Helene for the id)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/25exmouthsky.jpg25exmouthskyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/19willow.jpg19willowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/19kidshan.jpg19kidshan2011-09-25T21:31:53+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/08/17/august-on-dartmoor/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/3tbidhopper.jpg3tbidhopperSurely a common green grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/16tbidspider.jpg16tbidspiderHow beautiful is this? Spiders are top of the evolutionary tree.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/16cladoniadrops.jpg16cladoniadropsThis lichen is probably Cladonia diversahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/15roe.jpg15roeNow that's a pretty cute deerhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/14salmotrutta.jpg14salmotruttaSalmo trutta, a (very small) brown trouthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/14larva.jpg14larvaAt first I thought this was a fox moth larva, but closer inspection leads me to think that actually I don't know what it is.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/14hurricane.jpg14hurricaneWe had a nice fly over from a Hurricane (and a spitfire, but I wasn't quick enough to photo both)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/14fung.jpg14funghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/14dog-vomit.jpg14dog vomitOh yes! Top nature geek find, dog vomit slime mold (Fuligo septica)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/8teaselbee.jpg8teaselbeeSome bombus on teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) action.2011-09-13T08:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/my-favourite-photos/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/30vulpes.jpg30vulpesThis young Dartmoor fox has probably given me my favourite photo momenthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/27dolphin2.jpg27dolphin2Five dolphins seen from the cliffs of West Cornwallhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/9saxicola.jpg9saxicolaA very beautiful female stonechat on the Cornish coasthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/15roe.jpg15roeA roe deer on Dartmoorhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/24faveswallows.jpg24faveswallowsMr Swallow trying out some chat up lines at Dundregganhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/silvery.jpgsilveryAn amazing silver y taken at RSPB Arnehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/crick4.jpgcrick4Probably my favourite grasshopper shot from Arnehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/comma.jpgcommaComma butterfly, Arnehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/17redshank.jpg17redshankThis Redshank was at Loch of Kinnordyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/14ospreys.jpg14ospreysEarly morning Ospreys, also taken during my stay at Loch of Kinnordy2011-09-12T20:13:39+00:00weekly0.6https://philgolder.org/2011/06/30/june-on-dartmoor/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/30vulpes.jpg30vulpesThe photo is good (even if I do say so myself), but the moment was even betterhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/21siskin.jpg21siskinMummy siskin on her broodhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/21fly.jpg21flyI wouldn't know where to begin to id this. Is it the black haired mustard fly (Sinapisium crinisnigris)?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/20winchat.jpg20 wheatearUnlike Cornwall the creatures of Dartmoor (including this young wheatear) had to deal with plenty of rain after I arrivedhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/18whitethroats.jpg18whitethroatsAt least two whitethroat fledglings and possibly another lurking on a lower branchhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/13woody.jpg13woodyThis is likely to be a wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/13smallc.jpg13smallcSmall copper (Lycaena phlaeus)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/13maidenhairspleenwort.jpg13maidenhairspleenwortMaidenhair spleenwort, get in! I can't remember seeing any of this since I found out what it's name was. I've always wanted to tell someone that this is maidenhair spleenwort.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/13lb.jpg13lbAdalia decempunctata. A melanic 10 spot ladybird. It's quite small.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/13chimney.jpg13chimneyChimney sweeper moth (Odezia atrata)2011-09-12T17:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/07/31/july-on-the-moor/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/31leech.jpg31leechWow, a leech! Isn't it?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/31bombus.jpg31bombusA bit of bombus on Cirsium actionhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/30dew.jpg30dewhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/29yarrow.jpg29yarrowYarrow (Achillea millefolium)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/29skylight.jpg29skylighthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/28rr.jpg28r&rA young robin and redstart compete for my attentionhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/27emporer.jpg27emporerThe huge emporer moth caterpillarhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/21tachinagrossa.jpg21tachinagrossaThe custard feet fly, Tachina grossa. Thanks to Chris (Emblem English) for the idhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/19tbidmoth.jpg19tbidmothI thought this might be an 'arches' (grey or dark), but now I don't think it's archy enough, so I'd welcome suggestionshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/16subbuteo.jpg16subbuteoFalco subbuteo. The game Subbuteo has its name because they were not allowed to call it "Hobby"2011-09-12T17:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/08/05/moths-on-dartmoor-2/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5wave.jpg5waveThis lil' lady is very faded. We think she's a wave, but is she common? cream? dwarf cream? ...?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5trueloversknot.jpg5trueloversknotThere were lot's of true lover's knots (Lycophotia porphyrea).https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5tbidmoth2.jpg5tbidmoth2Is this a wainscot? Why the dark patches on the wings? What are you trying to tell us little moth? There's a small boy stuck down the well?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5tbidmoth.jpg5tbidmothCommon wainscot (Mythimna pallens). Maybe.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5scallopedoak.jpg5scallopedoakScalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5poss-mottled.jpg5poss mottledA rough looking male Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata). Remember, the purpose of a moths wings is to deflect birds' attention away from the moth's head. And to fly.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5northern-spinach.jpg5northern spinachNorthern spinach (Eulithis populata). Nice one this, as they're less common in the Southhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5large-yellow.jpg5large yellowLarge yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5double-line.jpg5double lineA double line (Mythimna turca) is bigger than a true lover's knot. It's also rare outside Dartmoor.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5dotted-clay.jpg5dotted clayDotted clay (Xestia baja)2011-09-10T22:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/08/03/moths-on-dartmoor-1/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3scallopedoak.jpg3scallopedoakScalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3limnephilus.jpg3 TrichopteraThis caddis fly is closely related to a moth. The father doesn't know though...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3july.jpg3julyThe brilliantly named July highflyer (Hydriomena furcata)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3gardencarpet.jpg3 carpetA faded carpet, possibly Purple bar (Cosmorhoe ocellata)?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3foxy.jpg3foxyA fabulous female fox moth (Macrothylacia rubi)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3drinkerfront.jpg3drinkerfrontI've a few pictures of the drinker caterpillar from earlier in the year, so it's interesting to <a href="https://thegolder.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/15drinker.jpg">see how he's changed</a>https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3drinker.jpg3drinkerA fluffy but less colourful than usual male drinker (Euthrix potatoria)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3dottedclay.jpg3dottedclayDotted Clay (Xestia baja)2011-09-10T19:42:13+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/06/26/weston-super-mare/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/weston.jpgwestonHas the beach wall changed in recent years - I seem to remember it being biggerhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/team.jpgteamhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/golf.jpggolfHigh tension on the golf coursehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cup.jpgcupThe crowds jostle for a view of the Godinson cup2011-09-03T22:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/28/cornwall-the-south-west-coastal-path/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/wolfsun.jpgwolfsunWolf Rock lighthousehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/sealsnci.jpgsealsnciSeals on rocks near the watch point at Gwennap Headhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/scrub.jpgscrubThis lovely undisturbed scrub is one of the reasons why so many species live herehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/scilly.jpgscillyThe isles of Scillyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/porthgwarra.jpgporthgwarraPorthgwarrahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/porthcurnotreenwind.jpgporthcurnotreenwindThere were rare occasions when the sun didn't shine (but I wished I could spend the day boarding)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/porthcurnotreen.jpgporthcurnotreenPorth Curno and Treen beacheshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/porthchapel.jpgporthchapelPorth Chapelhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/levan.jpglevanAn evening shot of the church at St Levanhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/gwennap.jpgview2011-08-24T09:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/28/some-pics-from-my-last-few-days-on-the-cornwall-coast/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27choughfly1.jpg27choughflySo, these are what the fuss was all about. Goodbye and good luck BB & WB. You have such a lovely home.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27tbidmoth.jpg27tbidmothI think... this may be a slightly worn looking buff ermine (Spilosoma luteum) plucked from the inside of my van?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/26tbidblue.jpg26tbidblueJasione montana?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/26larusa.jpg26larusaLarry posinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/27shark.jpg27sharkMy second shark in as many days.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/27dolphin2.jpg27dolphin2I'm pretty sure they're dolphins, five of them, swimming past slowly...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/27dolphin1.jpg27dolphin1Ha, another magic moment.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/26melarus.jpg26me&LarusMe & Larry2011-08-23T19:34:05+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/25/early-morning-is-the-best-time/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/25wb.jpg25wbLady Whitebrown (soon to be Lady Brown).https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/25tbidermine.jpg25tbidermineMale white ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) in the gents at Treenhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/25tbidbutt.jpg25tbidbuttSmall copper (Lycaena phlaeas)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/25tbid.jpg25tbidI'm fairly sure that this is Subcoccinella 24-punctata on the beautiful Sedum anglicumhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/25starling.jpg25starlingMr Starling realises that he's created a monsterhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/25rosechafer.jpg25rosechaferFrisky rose chafershttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/25gannet.jpg25gannetA gannet (Morus bassanus)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/24tbidcat.jpg24tbidcatGrass eggar (Lasiocampa trifolii). Look up the gorgeous moth if you get a chance.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/24centbug.jpg24centbugAnother picture of our Centaurium friend with Oedemera (lurida? nobilis? Damn, they all look the same to me...)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/24blue.jpg24blueCommon blue (Polyommatus icarus)2011-08-23T19:32:41+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/23/my-first-bit-of-rain-in-ages-and-a-fox-and-a-seal/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/21brimstone1.jpg21brimstoneA brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) in the gents at Porthgwarrahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/23vulpes.jpg23vulpesWow, maybe my best moment so far…https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/23seal.jpg23sealhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/23scillonian.jpg23scillonianThe Scillonianhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/23rare.jpg23rareCentaurium scilloides (rare) or erythraea (common). What do you reckon?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/23oedemera-nobilis.jpg23oedemera nobilisOedemera nobilishttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/23mrchaff.jpg23mrchaffhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/23bloodynose.jpg23bloodynoseThis little fella is apparently a bloody nose beetle, taken shortly before I suffered a bloody nosehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/20whitey.jpg20whiteyA whitethroathttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/20charlottesvan.jpg20charlottesvanWhen I looked closely, Charlotte's message seemed to say, "kufzsd fpame"!2011-08-23T19:32:11+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/06/05/severe-lack-of-good-form/2011-06-15T14:45:09+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/18/seals-and-rare-flowers/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/18redtail.jpg18redtailMrs Red Tail (Bombus lapidarius) was, I think, a bit unwell.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/18rarity.jpg18rarityRare plant. So, any ideas?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/18gannetmist.jpg18gannetmistGloomy weather, but sparkling wildlifehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/17yarrow.jpg17seacarrotSea carrot (Daucus carota?)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/16seal.jpg16sealA seal!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/16lackey.jpg16lackeyThe face of a lackey (Malacosoma neustria). One day it'll be a beautiful moth.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/15windfarm.jpg15windfarmThese bits of metallic nonsense are being towed to the North to help build a wind farmhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/15wall.jpg15wallWall butterfly (Lasiommata megera)2011-06-05T21:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/14/a-trip-to-the-lizard-and-more-of-the-sedge/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/14shield-bug.jpg14shield bugA shield bug, probably gorse (Piezodorus literatus)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/14sedge.jpg14sedgeA very vocal sedge warblerhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/14linnet.jpg14linnetThe back of a female linnethttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/14eggar.jpg14eggarOak Eggar moth caterpillar (Lasiocampa quercus)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/14a14spot.jpg14a14spotA slightly dead 14 spot ladybird, thanks to some unplanned time in my boot.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/13lizardwest.jpg13lizardwestLooking West across Lizard Pointhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/13lizardsouth.jpg13lizardsouthThe southernmost point of the UK mainland. Chough watch on the right hand side.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/13foglight.jpg13foglightCheck out the (Trinity house) fog horn on the left of the picture. Now not required thanks to Sat Nav.2011-06-05T15:09:19+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/12/bugs/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/12tbidbug.jpg12tbidbugA wicked wee bug on the blogger's finger. It gave me some advice (good), and then was on its wayhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/12tbidplant.jpg12tbidplantWall pennywort or navelwort (thanks Nic/Rachel), lichen on rock, and the Atlantic. And some sky (blue).https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/12tbidfly.jpg12tbidflyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/12painted-lady.jpg12painted ladyPainted lady (Vanessa cardui)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/12bug.jpg12bugGlow worm larva (lamppyris noctiluca). Glow worms are suffering a continuing decline in numbers thanks to reduction in habitat and other human related factorshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/12beevetch.jpg12beevetchBombus Pascourum on Kidney Vetchhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/12attack.jpg12attackUhh, do I need rescuing?2011-06-05T09:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/11/more-sun-sea-and-sightings-peregrines-included/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/11speckled.jpg11speckledSpeckled wood (Pararge aegeria) with a lackey (Malacosoma neustria) moth caterpillar in the foregroundhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/11slowtail.jpg11slowtailWas this shed or is this all that's left?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/11sky.jpg11skyOoh, check that out! I wouldn't've seen that from the office window.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/11peregrinecloser.jpg11peregrinecloserA fairly big looking Falco peregrinus I thought, so probably a femalehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/11peregrine.jpg11peregrinehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/11onwatch.jpg11onwatchJust so that you know I've been working hard, here I am watching things in a particularly productive way2011-06-03T22:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/09/saxicola-rubicola/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/9wheatear.jpg9wheatearThis male wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) often puts up with me hanging about.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/9saxicola.jpg9saxicolaAnd here's its mum, having flown up to just a couple of meters from mehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/9saxicola-juve.jpg9saxicola juveHere's the juvenilehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/9pipit.jpg9pipitRock pipit (Anthus petrosus)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/9drinker.jpg9drinkerCheck out this fella's crazy head! Drinker moth caterpillar (Euthrix potatoria)?2011-06-03T07:49:39+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/02/goats-dundreggan-trip-south/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2kaths.jpg2kathsKath bravely hides her distaste at being hugged by two people who've been wearing the same clothes for weeks https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1stoney.jpg1stoneyI'm pretty sure that this is a large stonefly. That's also it's common name, apparently (Perlodes microcephala).https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1rivermoriston.jpg1rivermoristonThe river Moristonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1dun.jpg1dunLooking across the Dundreggan riparian planting site towards the lodgehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/whatsthis.jpgwhatsthisLook very closely, it may be you. Ok, it's not you, it's some kind of a goat thing. Any opportunity to reel off some ELO lyrics...2011-06-02T23:12:07+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/07/cornwall-choughs-and-species-mission/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/7yarrow.jpg7yarrowIs this yarrow? No it's sea carrot (thanks Nic)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/7tbidflower.jpg7spergulariaRock sea-spurrey (Spergularia rupicola)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/7pair.jpg7pairhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/7jd.jpg7jdIt's also great to see how the jackdaws are getting onhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/7heretheyare.jpg7heretheyareWhitebrown and Brownblue, maybe a little bit of grey there, from all those sleepless nights?2011-06-02T22:20:30+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/08/getting-carried-away/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/8tbidcat.jpg8tbidcatI've had a good look about but can't id this...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/8seapink.jpg8seapinkSea pink (Armeria maritima) and what I think is rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum) in the foreground, but, if anyone knows otherwise...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/8pair.jpg8pairI spent a great day with our pair today, as they were busy collecting food near me for most of the dayhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/8mashface.jpg8mashfaceMashface wasn't so reticent, which might go some way towards explaining his (? quite a large fella) appearance.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/8herringhead.jpg8herringheadI was eating my lunch and this gull had coincidentally just discovered something interesting on this rockhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/8gannetdive2.jpg8gannetdive2Sorry, these are gannets by the wayhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/8gannetdive.jpg8gannetdiveHey, I've explained elsewhere that I'm no photographic genius, but hopefully this gives an idea of what I was lucky enough to watch over and over again2011-06-02T08:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/10/02/work-week-on-skye-25th-sept/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/fung.jpgfunghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wingless.jpgwinglessI've seen a lot of these with wings - this is the first I've seen withouthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/window.jpgwindowA view from the Flora Macdonald hostel windowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/viewwood.jpgviewwoodThe view from Balmacara Oak woodhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/toolcleaning.jpgtoolcleaninghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/seanpose.jpgseanposeSean on his borrowed Bromptonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/scotspinespiders.jpgscotspinespidershttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/lookup.jpglookuphttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/lasttree.jpglasttreehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/john.jpgjohnJohn entertains us with tales and chocolate2011-06-01T18:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/about/2012-01-17T22:59:27+00:00weekly0.6https://philgolder.org/2011/05/05/so-i-mentioned-heather-and-stuart-are-cycling-to-new-zealand/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/14heather.jpg14heatherFirst thing in the morning, I remembered that I'd not got any pictures of Heather... a good recovery, I think.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/13stuart.jpg13stuartWe bumped into Stuart in town, "Yeh, I can give you a lift Stuart", says I, before remembering that the car was full of myself, Manoj and all of our gear...2011-08-04T19:12:32+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/05/01/skye-week-nature-shots/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/29tbidmoth.jpg29tbidmothHa, I was doing so well (wasn't I?), but, no, I don't know what this is. I will do when one of you tells me though... A dark barred twin spot carpet! Thank you Kate.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/28drinker.jpg28drinker3 days later and the drinker is now so much more obviously a moth.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27whitethroat.jpg27whitethroatI can't remember having seen a Whitethroat before, and here is one, get in!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27tbidblue.jpg27tbidblueHeath milkwort (Polygala vulgaris). Possibly.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27speckledwood.jpg27speckledwoodA speckled wood from my day off in Dalavil woodhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27ladyssmock.jpg27ladyssmockLady's smockhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/25tbidcat.jpg25tbidcatDrinker moth (Euthrix potatoria) caterpillarhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/25tad.jpg25tadThese wee fellas and fellaresses were found in a small puddle half way up Glen Kylerheahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24tbid.jpg24tbidAn early grey (Xylocampa areola) seen here on the kitchen light in the hostel. Not, I suspect, it's natural habitat.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/24bell.jpg24bellI'm assuming this is bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) pre full bloom2011-05-29T22:03:08+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/04/30/tfl-week-on-skye-23rd-april-sunshine-included/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/23intro.jpg23introEveryone takes an immediate liking to Paulhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/29hmm.jpg29hmmWould you spend a week with these people?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/29groupal.jpg29groupalSorry Alice.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/29group.jpg29groupHope this one makes up for it. No, wait, who's that idiot on the end...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/29freddiefura.jpg29freddiefuraFreddie models Leitir Furahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/28bus.jpg28busOur merry bunch of volunteers. Apart from Mark, who seems to be leading the mutinyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27oaks.jpg27oaksThis ancient stand of oaks, along with the rest of Coille Dalavil, has now been fenced off to allow regenerationhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27gleannmeadhonach.jpg27gleannmeadhonachGleann Meadhonach with Rum in the distancehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/27dalavil.jpg27dalavilDalavil woods (Coille Dalavil)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/26table.jpg26table2011-05-22T15:06:30+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/04/21/a-meeting-with-rspb-abernethy/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/21treepipit.jpg21treepipitA tree pipit.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/21lochgarton.jpg21lochgartonNo osprey for me on Loch Garton this morning, instead pairs of mallard and widgeonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/21cresty.jpg21crestyAnd a pair of crested tits. Excellent! The other was keeping watch in a tree just out of shot2011-05-16T09:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/04/20/grasshopper-warblers-and-the-point-of-ardnamurchan/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/19work.jpg19letsgotoworkhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/19ringed.jpg19ringedhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/19plover.jpg19ploverA pair of ringed ploverhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/19minkcrab.jpg19minkcrabThere is now a co-ordinated effort in Scotland to remove ithttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/19mink.jpg19minkThis cute little fella is an American mink. It causes considerable problems for local species.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/19ardnamurchan.jpg19ardnamurchan2011-05-15T08:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/04/18/john-muir-trust-work-party-at-li-and-coire-dhorrcail-15th-to-19th-april/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/17topcoire.jpg17topcoireI had a chance to take a brief hike to the top end of the Coire...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/18path.jpg18pathSandy applies the finishing touches to one of the path revisionshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/18out.jpg18outAn amazing day to walk outhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/18jellyfish.jpg18jellyfishLoch Hourn moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita hournicus)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/18coiredhorrcail.jpg18coiredhorrcailhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/17stoners.jpg17stonersNow Lester and Manoj get involved for the final adjustments. Hugh, unlike the rest of the weekend, watches onhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/17moon.jpg17moonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/17fire.jpg17fireCamp fire stories under the full moonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/16rollingstone.jpg16rollingstoneNiall and Sandy kick stonehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/16campers.jpg16campersA bunch of happy campers2011-05-10T11:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/04/08/nights-shifts-almost/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/08youngchoughs1.jpg08youngchoughshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/08wolfrock.jpg08wolfrockWolf Rock is 9 miles away. The shit on my lens is not.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/08seacampion.jpg08seacampionSea campion.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/08niceplace.jpg08niceplacePhil Golder, the rolls royce of bloggers.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/08grooming.jpg08groomingThe young choughs cuddle uphttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/08gannet.jpg08gannetA gannet, the rolls royce of birds.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/07scillaverna.jpg07scillavernaScilla Verna, or spring squillhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/07butisthis.jpg07butisthisAlthough nearby, surely this isn't the same plant? Anybody? (Jane!)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/06shagevesun.jpg06shagevesunHmm, shags (as opposed to cormorants).https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/06ghostship.jpg06ghostshipWoaw, I took this picture and when I got it developed...2011-04-10T13:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/04/05/adits-and-other-holes/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/05sky2.jpg05sky2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/05sky.jpg05skyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/05notexactlymoriaa.jpg05notexactlymoriaaTo be fair there may have been riches a plenty beyond this point, but I would have fallen thousands of feet trying to get furtherhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/05fallinhere.jpg05fallinhereThe National Trust try to collar off holes where they can, but...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/05boyblue.jpg05boyblueBlueblack, one of our boys.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/05adit.jpg05aditOn closer inspection the glittering appears to be millions of tiny water droplets2011-04-09T22:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/04/04/a-ring-ouzel-where-are-you-now-nick-baker/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04wheaty.jpg04wheatyLater this wee chap (wheatear) came calling.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04ringo2.jpg04ringo2I'm reasonably confident this is a male, as the females don't have such a prominent 'ring'.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04ringo1.jpg04ringo1Brilliant!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04eve.jpg04evehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/04botallack.jpg04botallackSome of the old mine buildings near the Vean2011-04-09T17:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/04/03/ravens-and-jackdaws/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03sunseta.jpg03sunsetahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03sunset.jpg03sunsethttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03scilly.jpg03scillyThe isles of Scilly!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03raven.jpg03ravenCorvus Corax. Often seems to get mobbed, especially by Brownblue, for reasons unknown to mehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03longship.jpg03longshipThe Long Ships lighthouse off Land's Endhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03kes.jpg03kesThe slightly more chough friendly, Falco tinnunculushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/03jack.jpg03jackPossibly my new favourite birds. Jackdaws take cliff top flying to a new levelhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/02wave.jpg02wavehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/02pez.jpg02pezFalco Peregrinus.2011-04-07T09:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/03/29/getting-jiggy/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/29wolf.jpg29wolfhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/29seals.jpg29sealshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/29sea.jpg29seahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/29bbgulls.jpg29bbgullshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/28wellhidden.jpg28wellhiddenhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/28pair.jpg28pairhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/28dig.jpg28dighttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/28blackredf.jpg28blackredfhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/27shaft.jpg27shafthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/27deeper.jpg27deeper2011-04-06T11:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/03/26/choughs-and-kestrels/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/26adit.jpg26aditA new word for you (maybe), this is an adit.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/24cutecows.jpg24cutecowsHere dogs and cows are bred to produce cogs.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/26wildflower.jpg26wildflowerSomeone please tell me what this is?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/26schatm.jpg26schatmMale stonechat. First rate perching.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/26redred.jpg26redredAt 7 years old, he's the oldest bird that I've been watching.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/26pidg.jpg26pidgThis, I'm afraid, is not quite so attractive.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/26kes2.jpg26kes2Here she is on a different rock a little while later.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/26kes1.jpg26kes1I'm fairly sure, from the brown cap, that this is a female kestrelhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/26display.jpg26displayThis is our older, experienced pair. He clearly knows that this is a killer movehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/24oil.jpg24oilThis mad looking fella is an oil beetle.2011-04-08T10:50:03+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/03/03/stihl-open-day-at-arne/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/3arnestihl.jpg3arnestihlNo one explained to us what the giant cork screw was forhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/3peasncocks.jpg3peasncockshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/3arnepea.jpg3arnepeahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/3arneegret.jpg3arneegretHmm, is this the same little egret I saw at Bowling Green (see post 20/2)?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/3arnebrents.jpg3arnebrentsBrent geese and a dust bin (exotic)2011-03-27T23:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/03/08/spring-at-marazion/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/7mazwillow.jpg7mazwillowFinishing the day with only one boot full of water was a result.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/7mazsun.jpg7mazsunSome of the stumps to be removed - looking South, the sea is the other side of the roadhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/7mazbase.jpg7mazbaseWe set up base amongst the willowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/7lunchtime.jpg7lunchtimeOur lunchtime viewhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/7larus.jpg7larusLarus argentatushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/7stview.jpg7stview2011-03-27T23:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/03/09/labrador-bay/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/9labhill.jpg9labhillhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/9lab.jpg9labhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/9rich.jpg9richRichard just manages to stop himself from rolling down the slopehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/9labbay.jpg9labbayhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/9hedge.jpg9hedgeSoon, all this will be hedge.2011-03-27T23:04:24+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/03/02/fire-beacon-hill/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1observe.jpg1observeThe Norman Lockyer observatory - well worth a visit, apparently.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1insecthomes.jpg1insecthomesWho would live in a house like this?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1firebeacon.jpg1firebeaconTurned out nice again.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/2vols.jpg2volsThe Wednesday volshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/2fb.jpg2fbhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1fbassess.jpg1fbassessTia, Ed and Johnny aren't speaking to each other.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1ed.jpg1edEd. No comment needed.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/28lympstonecommonrd.jpg28lympstonecommonrdThe 2 Richards watch as John Bell (of Axewood fame) trims a tree with surgeon like precision.2011-03-27T19:23:22+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/02/25/rain-and-odd-jobs/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/22pathhack.jpg22pathhackTia attacks some gorsehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/24siskin.jpg24siskinSiskin seem to be the only birds going for these smaller seedshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/23spiky.jpg23spikyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/23spike.jpg23spikeWoaw, isn't this cool?2011-03-27T18:02:29+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/02/20/a-charm-of-goldfinches/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/20morewidgeon.jpg20morewidgeonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/20widgeons.jpg20widgeonsWidgeonshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/20pintail.jpg20pintailA pair of pintailhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/20greenshank.jpg20greenshankThis is a Greenshank. I couldn't get any closer without sinking.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/20egret.jpg20egretA little egret2011-03-06T18:45:17+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/02/19/cs-chainsaw-assessments/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/19sidmouth.jpg19sidmouthhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/19sid2.jpg19sid2Sidmouthhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/19salcombe.jpg19salcombeSalcombe Hillhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/8tiaed.jpg8tiaedTia and Ed on our last full day of work on the Bucehayes (Stockland) turbaryhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/14harcombe.jpg14harcombeThe view from Harcombe hill, where I became a stage 1 chainsaw jedi2011-03-06T18:25:19+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/02/06/bowling-green-marsh-bird-hide/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/6goldfinch.jpg6goldfinchA Goldfinchhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/6goatwalk.jpg6goatwalkGoat walk, Topshamhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/6exemarshes.jpg6exemarshesRedshank and Godwits try to find some shelter from the chilly breezehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/6exeavocets.jpg6exeavocetshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/6curlew.jpg6curlewCurlewhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/6avocets.jpg6avocetsAvocets2011-03-06T17:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/02/02/a-couple-more-edinburgh-shots/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1edstn.jpg1edstnThe window in the roof of Edinburgh stationhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/29ed.jpg29edColin and this view were at Edinburgh to greet me2011-03-06T17:11:53+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/01/27/some-recent-photos/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/27spruce.jpg27spruceBelow Venn Ottery Common, this Spruce must have some sort of an ear infectionhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/25tiasheep.jpg25tiasheepHere Tia explains that the quarry diggers will soon be moving inhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/25sheepy.jpg25sheepyThis one is called Simonehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/25sheep.jpg25sheepSheep on Venn Ottery hill. There will soon be quarry works here.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/20stockland.jpg20stocklandWe're finishing up the current Stockland site.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/20johnnyrich.jpg20johnnyrichJohnny and Richard take a look at the Stockland site that was cleared a few years ago.2011-02-27T22:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/02/01/the-2011-tfl-focaliser-conference/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/31why.jpg31whyAs the conference enters it's last night we find more and more obscure ways to entertain ourselveshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/31dan.jpg31danLectures TFL stylehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/31beaverskull.jpg31beaverskullBeaverhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/30volepoo.jpg30volepooVole Poo. Water vole? Special.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/30turnaround.jpg30turnaroundAs the snow melts we discover where the minibus has been all this timehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/30tflladies.jpg30tflladiesEcototty?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/30stevetalks.jpg30stevetalkshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/30oneglove.jpg30onegloveSo when I got this picture developed, I found that there was something odd in the foregroundhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/30juliejedi.jpg30juliejediJulie taps me on the shoulder, before beating me with her stick. Hilarious.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/30eye.jpg30eyeIn the ensuing food fight Julie takes a lettuce in the eye...2011-03-04T22:05:41+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/01/19/a-winter-moth-and-tractors/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/wintermoth1.jpgwintermothWinter mothhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/greeny1.jpggreenyChrysolina hyperici - the st john's wort eating beetle. Sadly, this one had become lost.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/18tialoader2.jpg18tialoader2Here Tia and Yasmin head for the M5 with a loader full of grithttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/18reverse.jpg18reverseHere I can be seen nonchalantly reversing over a barn2011-02-06T18:18:30+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2011/01/10/stockland-turbaries/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stocklandtreemoss.jpgstocklandtreemosshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stocklandmoss2.jpgstocklandmoss2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stocklandmoss.jpgstocklandmosshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stocklandfung2.jpgstocklandfung2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stocklandfung1.jpgstocklandfung1Hmm, I know this isn't porcelain mushroom, but...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stocklandfern.jpgstocklandfernhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/stockland.jpgstocklandhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/mosslichen.jpgmosslichenhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fungalspaceport.jpgfungalspaceporthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/amazinglichen.jpgamazinglichen2011-02-06T17:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/12/23/let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/22reedb.jpg22reedbA Reed Bunting (don't get excited, it's not a great pic) feeds in the frozen grass on the reservehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/17snowdrive.jpg17snowdriveOur first snow fell on the 17thhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/22robin.jpg22robinhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/22aylesbeare.jpg22aylesbearehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/21tracks.jpg21trackshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/21snowpeople.jpg21snowpeopleSnow people at the reserve workshop (Sam and Tia?)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/21exeter.jpg21exeterMayday, mayday, Richard is stuck in Exeter. Thankfully we get him out and he's able to drive home for Christmas. Or at least he would have been able to if his car hadn't suffered a terminal engine failure on the way. The last we hear he's on a train, having sold his car to a scrappie...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/21ed.jpg21edIn this picture of Ed, you can quite clearly see him walking.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20-exmouth-colony.jpg20 exmouth colonyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20-exmouth-1.jpg20 exmouth 1Exmouth2010-12-24T23:24:29+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/12/15/dinan-way/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/15wedvols.jpg15wedvolshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/15taxus-baccata.jpg15taxus baccatahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/15sam.jpg15samhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/15meslasher.jpg15meslasherhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/15dinan1.jpg15dinan12011-08-21T07:23:30+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/12/13/us-vs-the-laurel/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/13laurel.jpg13laurelAfter 3 day's work, the Oak is freehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/10ice.jpg10iceAlthough a little warmer of late, there's still some beautiful winter features on the reservehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/9laurel2.jpg9laurel2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/9laurel.jpg9laurelRob, one of the Exe vols, surveys the scene, while Ed goes in... https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/8seafromreserve.jpg8seafromreserveIt is possible to see the sea, just below Sidmouth, from the reserve2010-12-24T13:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/12/02/some-early-winter-snow-nice/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2cgc1.jpg2cgcThe vols accommodation here at Aylesbearehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2yardsnow.jpg2yardsnowSnow in the RSPB yardhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2snowymorn.jpg2snowymornThe view from my window this morning. C'mon, let's have more of that.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2snowgorsereserve.jpg2snowgorsereservehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2snowfire.jpg2snowfireFire's are one of the tools we use to remove nutrients from the heathland.2010-12-20T10:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/12/07/cold-ponies-and-electric-fences/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/3otteryhills.jpg3otteryhillsThe Ottery (East) hillshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/3movingponies.jpg3movingponiesMyself and Sam help Vlad move some ponieshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7horsefeed.jpg7horsefeedhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7hollyfrost.jpg7hollyfrosthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7gap.jpg7gaphttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7frostymorn2.jpg7frostymorn2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7frostymorn.jpg7frostymornhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/7frost.jpg7frostHmm, I quite like this one2010-12-20T09:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/11/26/my-first-week-at-rspb-aylesbeare/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/upexe.jpgupexe...And up the Exehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/downexe.jpgdownexeThe view down the Exe from Topshamhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hornetnest.jpghornetnestApparently an abandoned hornet's nesthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/aylesbeare.jpgaylesbeareAylesbeare common.2010-12-20T00:13:32+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/11/28/paul-temps-not-a-stag-do/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/quinntemps.jpgquinntempsEveryone is up bright and earlyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/john.jpgjohnJohn's typical night out sleeping positionhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/chesterband.jpgchesterbandhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/chester2.jpgchester2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/chester1.jpgchester12010-12-20T00:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/11/19/using-a-chainsaw/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pooleharbour.jpgpooleharbourMostly the weather was kind to ushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/maintandtea.jpgmaintandteaA lot of chainsaw work seems to be about maintenance and teahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/crosscut.jpgcrosscutHere we are practising our crosscuts. Oooh, where's the compression?2010-12-11T23:55:46+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/11/14/driving-away-from-the-blizzards/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/snowroad2.jpgsnowroad2Despite the subject quality it is still possible to make out the snow fallinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/snowroad.jpgsnowroadPretty lame photos, I agree. I was in a hurry...2010-12-08T22:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/11/14/photos-from-my-dundreggan-day-off/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sika.jpgsikaThe word 'Sika' is derived from Shika, which is the Japanese word for deer, apparently.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/red.jpgredThese are Red deer. It is possible for them to hybridise with Sika.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/notaustria.jpgnotaustriahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/goldcrest.jpggoldcrestThe smallest bird species in Europe? Anybody?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/gmoriston.jpggmoristonThe Glen of the Moristonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dalch.jpgdalchThe Eas an Tairbh waterfallhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cladoniaforest.jpgcladoniaforestA Cladonian forest.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bullfinch.jpgbullfinchThis is a female Bullfinch. I wouldn't think that this could hybridise with Sika.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bpolypore.jpgbpolyporeA massive Birch polypore, the size of four small towns2010-12-03T23:20:40+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/11/14/last-tfl-ww-2010-6th-nov-dundreggan/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/set3.jpgset3https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/witchesbutter.jpgwitchesbutterWitches Butter? on a dead S Pine trunkhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/watchingboar.jpgwatchingboarhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/watching.jpgwatchinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/walkingtowork.jpgwalkingtoworkNot your average stroll into workhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/small.jpgsmallI think these may be Mycena clavicularis, but I wait to be correctedhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/scotslife.jpgscotslifeSome of the life growing on this Scots Pine barkhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/rainbow.jpgrainbowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/peacockb.jpgpeacockbMid Nov, and a Peacock butterfly, but, if you remember, I saw a Red Admiral even later last yearhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mothfella.jpgmothfellaOooh, this appears to be a very early December moth2010-11-29T22:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/10/31/a-trip-east-to-balmedie/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/colours.jpgcolourshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ricketybridge.jpgricketybridgeThankfully this bridge held up for long enough for me and the wagon to crosshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/geese.jpggeeseGeese are so amazing. And, yes, my camera needs a clean.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/sanderling.jpgsanderlingSanderlingshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/malexbill.jpgmalexbillA loud male Crossbillhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/collieston.jpgcolliestonColliestonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bluelarch.jpgbluelarchhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/balmediesunrise.jpgbalmediesunriseThe clocks go back and the sun reveals a glorious day at Balmediehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/balmedie.jpgbalmediehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/aberdeen.jpgaberdeenA distant Aberdeen2010-11-23T23:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/10/26/a-day-out-to-migdale-with-trees-for-life/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/stafflunch2.jpgstafflunch2Dan getting angry with his foodhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/stafflunch.jpgstafflunchTrees for Life = healthy looking lunch box contentshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/stafflochmigdale.jpgstafflochmigdalehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/notjewsear.jpgnotjewsearHelp, I can't find this in Roger Phillips! It must have the word jelly in it somewherehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/migdale.jpgmigdaleI admit, I'm a 'regen geek' (credit to Andrew for coining that phrase)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bigaspen.jpgbigaspenAlan sets up to shoot these impressive Aspen trees2010-11-04T21:54:32+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/10/20/snow-woohoo/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/snowroad.jpgsnowroad2010-11-04T21:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/05/26/north-of-ullapool/2010-11-04T04:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/10/18/spider-medley/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/spider10.jpgspider10https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/spider.jpgspiderhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/spider3.jpgspider3https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/spider2.jpgspider2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/spider1.jpgspider12010-11-02T22:35:23+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/10/03/baxters-loch-ness-10k-run/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/watchers.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Supporthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/runners.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERANot even the rain can deter ushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/adamfinish.jpgadamfinishMr Druett after being presented with his medal and TFL t-shirthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/start2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/start.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAYeay, we're over the start linehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/finishers.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/finish.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERANot looking too shabby, at the finish2010-11-02T14:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/10/16/a-holiday-in-the-glen-affric-nature-reserve-9th-oct-to-16th/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/rainforest.jpgrainforestLooking towards Glen Affric from (our Friday work site) the Southhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cannichvista.jpgcannichvistahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/viewfrom.jpgviewfromGlen Cannichhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tomnjen2.jpgtomnjen2...while Jennifer does all the workhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/tomnjen.jpgtomnjenTom looking very much the part with a pinch bar...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/team.jpgteamHmm, there seems to be a small addition to the teamhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/shadows.jpgshadowshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/rock.jpgrockLet's off road!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ploddapeople.jpgploddapeoplePlodda Lodge - Our home for the week.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/newcover.jpgnewcoverThe new poly-tunnel cover before tension is applied2010-10-28T11:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/10/17/some-glen-affric-nature-pics/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mossblobs.jpgmossblobsThis appears to be egg shell slime mold (Leocarpus fragilis)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/oldgrey.jpgoldgreyThis old grey willow has been here for almost that long, giving advice to anyone who'll listenhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/dwarfbirch.jpgdwarfbirchSome dwarf birch (betula nana) in the TFL nurseryhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/antsaphids.jpgantsaphidshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/weevoley.jpgweevoleyI was very lucky to spend a few minutes talking with this little volehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/undertheshroom.jpgundertheshroomhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/scotlandrock.jpgscotlandrockThis is what the Scottish highlands would have looked like a few hundred million years ago. Apart from the dam of coursehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/pineweavel.jpgpineweevilI'm reasonably confident that this is a pine weevilhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/lizards.jpglizardsOops, I didn't mean to disturb these guys as I was pulling out a spruce, so I covered them back up again and hoped they'd not be too annoyed with mehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/foxmoth.jpgfoxmothA fox moth caterpillar2010-11-02T22:52:22+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/09/19/lossiemouth-and-kingston/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lossiewheatear.jpglossiewheatearhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lossieheron.jpglossieheronhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kingstonaspen.jpgkingstonaspenhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/aspentick.jpgaspentick2010-10-06T18:29:22+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/09/13/findhorn-bay/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sunkite.jpgsunkitehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/3findhorn.jpg3findhorn2010-10-05T12:26:07+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/09/12/photos-from-my-day-off/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/wasporwhat.jpgwasporwhathttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/vapourer.jpgvapourerThe Vapourer. An awesome name for an awesome caterpillarhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/steveinmyforest.jpgsteveinmyforestSteve walking amongst 'my' trees. They're gorgeous.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/redburntop.jpgredburntophttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/redburn2.jpgredburn2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/redburn.jpgredburnAllt Ruahd - the Red Burnhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lotsants.jpglotsantshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/isithelpful.jpgisithelpfulIn amongst some of the young trees, is this mycorrhizal?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/greeny.jpggreenyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dundreggan.jpgdundregganA fine day for a day walk about the TFL manor2010-10-17T16:42:12+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/09/12/4th-september-let-the-work-week-fun-begin/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/wheredoesthisgo.jpgwheredoesthisgoThis goes into/comes out of the side of a hill. What's its point?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/resinblob.jpgresinblobhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/niceday.jpgnicedayRemoving the Port Clair fencehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/glenmfalls.jpgglenmfallsWhile the others consider the merits of going highland dancing, I take a look at the Glen Moriston fallshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/glendoe.jpgglendoeGlen Doe, Friday afternoon.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/danvirginia.jpgdanvirginia...another of Virginia's taleshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dannose.jpgdannoseDan wins the nose-tape gamehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/benjohnmike.jpgbenjohnmikeBen, John and Mike are laughing at...2010-11-01T20:44:56+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/08/29/some-family-pics/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/off2reds.jpgoff2redsSo we're off to see the Red Arrows fly-overhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mesis.jpgme&sisHere's one for you Mother.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mad.jpgmadThe more eccentric side of the family.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lolo.jpgloloLolohttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/flynnyzb.jpgflynnyz&bThe Flynnster with Zachary Quack and Bobohttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/exmouthreds.jpgexmouthredsAnd so, Exmouth watches while they fly over, and don't come back...2010-09-18T08:03:43+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/08/27/creatures-of-the-allotment/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/hoverfly.jpghoverflyThis hoverfly is cleaning it's back with it's back legshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gardenspider.jpggardenspiderA garden spider. I love spiders.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/flybee.jpgflybeehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/harlequin.jpgharlequinHarlequins (invasive non-natives) are now a common site in Exmouth2010-09-03T21:12:07+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/08/14/arne-other-invertebrates/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/southern-hawker.jpgsouthern hawkerA Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/rafty1.jpgraftyA raft spider. Something I was very chuffed to see.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hoverfly1.jpghoverflyProbably a fairly common type of hoverfly. Apparently most id is done by comparing their genitaliahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/harlequin1.jpgharlequinThis is a Harlequin Ladybird. It's not good news I'm afraid, as it's been introduced from Asia, without much thought, in an attempt to control so called pests. In the US it's been associated with severe declines in native species.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gold-ring.jpggold ringedA Gold Ringed (Cordulegaster boltonii)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/coolbug1.jpgcoolbugI've no idea what this tiny wee fella ishttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bombylius-major.jpgBombylius majorI think this is Bombylius Major.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/toilets.jpgtoiletsThis was hanging about in the gents2010-08-28T20:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/08/23/dartmoor-day-2/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/smallheath.jpgsmallheathA Small Heathhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/yellowcap.jpgyellowcapA Yellow Russula, Russula claroflava. Not 100% sure of its English namehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/venford.jpgvenfordThen, suddenly...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/roundcap.jpgroundcapI think this is Panaeolus semiovatus, Dung Roundheadhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/rain.jpgrainHmm...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cormorants.jpgcormorantsA couple of cormorants waiting for the sun to come outhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/coolriver.jpgcoolriverThe Dart. Wow.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/butterfly.jpgbutterflyA Speckled Wood (Pararga aegeria), possibly a first for me2010-08-26T21:53:57+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/08/22/wistmans-wood/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wistmans.jpgwistmanshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/walktowistmans.jpgwalktowistmansThe woods are a short, well trodden walk from the roadhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/redstart.jpgredstartA seemingly juvenile Redstarthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/redn.jpgrednStill trying to work out what this is...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/oldoak.jpgoldoakhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/moth2.jpgmoth2Antler moth (Cerapteryx graminis), in the vanhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mevan.jpgmevanAfter our walk we settled down for some refreshmentshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/fenced.jpgfencedThe appearance of the wood inside the fenced area is markedly different to that outsidehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/davevan.jpgdavevanand Dave cooked up some food. Nice apron Dave.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/amethyst.jpgamethystAmethyst deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) it seems. I never knew mushrooms could be so purple2010-08-26T21:26:18+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/big-thanks/2010-09-07T22:28:49+00:00weekly0.6https://philgolder.org/2010/08/19/lancaster-bomber/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/lancaster.jpglancasterAfter grabbing my camera I was just in time to see the bomber disappear over the nearby roofshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bomber.jpgbomberOn its way back the autofocus let me down2010-08-26T20:15:19+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/08/15/arne-week-two/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wheatear.jpgwheatearA female Wheatearhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/warehamchannel.jpgwarehamchannelWareham Channelhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/stobheath.jpgstobheathStoborough Heath, also RSPBhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/smooth-snake.jpgsmooth snakeWeek two's amble produced another Smooth snake, and a Grass snake, Slow worm, newts eating dragonflies, etc ...fantastic stuff.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sika-herd.jpgsika herdhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/seal.jpgsealA lone seal in front of Long Islandhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sand-lizard.jpgsand lizardLaura (a co-volunteer) says look it's a lizard, and it's a female Sand Lizard! Get in!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/oakwoods.jpgoakwoodsThe beautiful Oak woods behind the clay pithttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/nightjar.jpgnightjarThis photo doesn't do Nightjars, or the excitement I felt at seeing them, justice. After 4 days of stalking them, to see them hovering in front of me was breathtakinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/flycatcher.jpgflycatcherI'm reasonably confident that this is a Spotted Flycatcher, especially as it was repeatedly flying out from the tree and back, as if to catch flies2010-08-25T12:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/08/14/arne-moths-and-butterflies/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/smalltortoise.jpgsmalltortoiseSmall Tortoiseshellhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/silvery.jpgsilveryThe stunning Silver Y (Autographa gamma)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gatekeeper1.jpggatekeeperThere were so many Gatekeepers that I've posted this pic twicehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/foxmoth.jpgfoxmothA Fox Moth caterpillar.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/coolmoth.jpgcoolmothThis was hanging around in my bedroom in the chalet. I must admit I don't know what it is.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/common-blue.jpgcommon blueThis common blue (Polyommatus icarus) did not make it easy for me to get this shothttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/comma.jpgcommaMy first (I think) Comma (Polygonia c-album)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cinnabar.jpgcinnabarAn adolescent Cinnabar Moth2010-08-19T17:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/08/14/arne-crickets-or-are-they-grasshoppers/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/crick0.jpgcrick0Unfortunately a shot in poor light of what is probably a meadow grasshopper.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/crick4.jpgcrick4And probably another Field Grasshopperhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/crick3.jpgcrick3I think this is another Chorthippus brunneus - Common Field Grasshopper?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/crick2.jpgcrick2Chorthippus parallelus - Meadow grasshopper?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/crick1.jpgcrick1Chorthippus brunneus - Common Field Grasshopper?2010-08-19T17:05:30+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/08/08/arne-first-week-highlights/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/swallowcam.jpgswallowcamSwallow camhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sikastag.jpgsikastagI can't be sure, but I don't think this Sika stag had noticed me creeping through the undergrowthhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/shelducks.jpgshelducksTwo adults (grandparents?) look after all the local baby Shelduckshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/reeds.jpgreedsRhiannon leads me through the reeds as we search for gauge boardshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/paulsmooth.jpgpaulsmooth...and finds a Smooth Snakehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/paulamble.jpgpaulamblePaul Morten leads the Wednesday heathland amble...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/greensnest.jpggreensnest..and their old nest?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/greens.jpggreensTwo Green Woodpeckers, the second is a bit difficult to spot...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/great.jpggreatA great spotted woodpeckerhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cows.jpgcowsFirst job of the week - myself, Craig and the two other vols, Dianne and Rhiannon, move some cows2010-08-19T16:18:15+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/08/01/rspb-arne/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/woodants.jpgwoodantsOne of the first things I notice is that there are lots of wood ants on the reserve, which is fantastichttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/raftpond.jpgraftpondAnd here is one of the places that the springwatch team looked for raft spiders. I can't see any today.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/godwits.jpggodwitsand some Godwits (I think most of these are black tailed)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gatekeeper.jpggatekeeperThere are plenty of Gatekeepers abouthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/funnelweb.jpgfunnelwebThese spiders are awesome, uk funnel webs, Agelena labyrinthica, I thinkhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/arne-coombe.jpgarne coombeArne is a heathland habitat on a sandy bed2010-08-19T12:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/07/18/cycling-from-bristol-to-lands-end/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/wayhome.jpgwayhomeOne more night's camping and then we caught the train back to our homes.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/crap.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWow, what a let down. The beautiful views have been spoiled by this abomination. The waves were drowned out by the sound of machines making dalek noises. Very disappointing.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/almostmadeit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWoohoo! nearly there...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/weather.jpgweatherWe only had one really wet day. There were big winds and people's tents were destroyed. But we plodded on unharmedhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/eden.jpgedenWe passed by the spectacular Eden Projecthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/shadesbideford.jpgshadesbidefordOn the Tarka trail approaching Bidefordhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/woolybay.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOur first sight of the sea - Woolacombe Bay in the distancehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/tigerbalm.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABy this time my knees were busted, but it was too late, I was addicted to Tiger Balmhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/glasto.jpgglastoHere we are, looking happy to have made it to Glastonbury Torhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/first-night.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOur first day's camp, nr Bradford-upon-Avon2010-08-17T12:24:52+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/06/21/sun-sea-and-surf-at-woolacombe/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/20davewaveski.jpg20davewaveskiDave looking for some wave actionhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/20woolyeve.jpg20woolyevehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/20waves.jpg20wavesWaves.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/20surfers.jpg20surfershttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/20paulsurf.jpg20paulsurfPaul catching some wave actionhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/20mp.jpg20mpHalf man, half sunhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/20jellyfish.jpg20jellyfishThis jellyfish's wave action is, sadly, over.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/19woolysplendid.jpg19woolysplendidWooly looking splendid in the late afternoon sunhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/19croydegoingson.jpg19croydegoingsonCroyde - some racing shenanigans. It was also the weekend of the Gold Coast fest2010-07-04T11:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/05/29/heading-south-for-the-summer/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/25me.jpg25meShortly before the wire snapped...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/25heather.jpg25heatherHeather and Stuart take me on a fabulous walk up the river Nevishttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/26manleysun.jpg26manleysunJohn's axe target, before you ask...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/26glencoe.jpg26glencoeLooking back at the amazing Glencoe2010-06-03T21:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/05/29/last-stop-at-dundreggan-before-heading-south/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/25weeboar.jpg25weeboarhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/25steveruss.jpg25steverussSteve and Russell admire a gnarly hawthornhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/25rowan.jpg25rowanA Rowan in the FCS riparian planting area (adjacent to Dundreggan's)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/25hazel.jpg25hazelA Hazel in the Dundreggan riparian planting areahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/25goldringed.jpg25goldringedA Gold Ringed Dragonfly, in the wild boar enclosurehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/25catp.jpg25catpHmm, don't know what type this is - any guesses?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/25boar.jpg25boarhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/24swallows.jpg24swallowsMr Swallow uses some, soon to be successful, chat up lineshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/24stoney.jpg24stoneyAs I was driving from Achnashellach to Dundreggan I stopped at the WGS site alongside Loch Claunie, where I spotted this Stonechat2010-06-03T21:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/05/29/planting-at-achnashellach-and-some-time-in-the-tfl-findhorn-office/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/22achlight.jpg22achlightAfter my first day's planting I thanked whoever might be listening, for the cooler weather, and...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/22achglen.jpg22achglenLooking East up the Glen. I was bringing the trees up from the track you see belowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/18earlyforres.jpg18earlyforresOn a number of mornings whilst staying in my van near The Park, I awoke to this view of the bay2010-06-03T08:33:18+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/05/28/not-just-another-tfl-work-week-at-plodda-8th-to-15th-may/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/12speckledyellow1.jpg12speckledyellowAfter a sip of the local stream water, Howard spots this Speckled Yellow...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/9winchy.jpg9winchyThis little fella (Winchat) spent a fair bit of time with ushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/16vancard.jpg16vancardThe first hand painted card I've received on a work week takes pride of place in my home.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/14us.jpg14ushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/14raj.jpg14rajThis tree marks the cornerstone of Raj's empirehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/14howarddemo.jpg14howarddemoHoward demonstrates planting Juniperhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/14andreas.jpg14andreasAndreas has planted Charlotte in amongst his Juniperhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/12greentiger.jpg12greentigerA Green Tiger Beetle. And a hand.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/12cheath.jpg12cheath...Once his newly attuned superpowers have really warmed up, he finds this Common Heathhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/12aneang.jpg12aneangThe quite ridiculously attractive Loch An Eang2010-06-03T07:19:54+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/05/27/more-photos-not-taken-with-my-phone-from-the-ww-1st-to-8th-may/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/8group.jpg8groupHang on, weren't there only 9 of us out on the hill?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/7volsbus.jpg7volsbushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/7ploddaliving.jpg7ploddalivingAt the end of the week you have to take an exam...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/6volsnnr.jpg6volsnnrA beautiful day removing non-native growth from the hill near the Cougie farmsteadhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/6greenh.jpg6greenhAnd a very cute looking Green Hairstreakhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/6emperor.jpg6emperorAn Emperor Mothhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/5ploddaf.jpg5ploddafThe falls at Ploddahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/5amazing.jpg5amazinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/4palmeate.jpg4palmateWe found some palmate newts getting frisky in the larger puddles on the track on the way up to Loch An Eanghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/4hazelflower.jpg4hazelflowerA flower on a Hazel tree2010-06-02T09:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/05/27/a-tfl-work-week-at-plodda-1st-to-8th-may/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/6nursery.jpg6nurseryJill gives us a tour of the nurseryhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/3cougie.jpg3cougieThe sun shined on us for most of the week...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2ticks.jpg2ticksGordon and Alan spend most of the week removing all the ticks that Alan hoovered up on the first planting day.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/1ruightop.jpg1ruightopThe view from near the top of the Coille Ruigh introductory walk.2010-06-02T09:35:16+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/30/dundreggan-pics/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/27frog.jpg27frogA Dundreggan frog, probably not too happy about all this chomping about around it's home.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/26calumwillie.jpg26calumwillieCalum and Willie in the afternoon sun after a day's planting.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/25soon.jpg25soonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/24grebepair.jpg24grebepairWhilst driving from Kinnordy to Dundreggan I stop at Loch of the Lowes, and see some Great Crested Grebe's flirting2010-05-25T15:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/24/goodbye-kinnordy-hello-again-dundreggan/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/19tay.jpg19tayEarlier in the week I was given a guided tour of the Tay estuary reed beds by Graham, who manages the reed cutting.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/23swallow2.jpg23swallow2...and performing acrobatics in front of the Gullery.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/23swallow1.jpg23swallow1The Swallows are back...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/22thorny.jpg22thornySpring is so close to bursting out, but I have to leave before I get it to see it happen...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/22shoveller.jpg22shovellerMy new favourite photo - a pair of Shoveller duck.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/21willowflower.jpg21willowflowerSome Willow flower.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/21kinnordy.jpg21kinnordyMy RSPB transport, and the bench next to the bird feeders on the reserve, prior to me re-staining it.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/21cows.jpg21cowsLooking east across the reserve.2010-05-01T18:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/20/a-new-and-exciting-world/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/19red.jpg19redFirst of all I got the wagging tail, then little clicking noises. Finally it just sat there waiting for me to move on...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/19piper.jpg19piperThis Common Sandpiper was feeding in front of the Gullery yesterday2010-04-30T10:48:10+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/15/surveys-at-dawn-and-cranes/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/14ospreys.jpg14ospreysThis might be my favourite photo of all time. The Ospreys discuss their plan for the day as the sun rises.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/14osprey.jpg14ospreyTwo similar photos in one post is a luxury, especially given my appalling internet connection, but I like this one toohttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/15sunrise.jpg15sunriseLooking East over the reserve this morninghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/15gadwall.jpg15gadwallA pair of Gadwall, the male is in the foreground.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/13raftvisitors.jpg13raftvisitorsThese trays are the same size, tray one shows Otter prints, tray two, seemingly Mink. Unfortunately for the Mink, they aren't welcome in this country, so they must be trapped.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/15lapwing.jpg15lapwingOr maybe this is my favourite of all my photos. This Lapwing was flying and peewiting its little heart out to please the prospective Mrs Lapwinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/15cranemorn.jpg15cranemornThe Cranes2010-04-18T22:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/18/the-cranes-are-still-here-and-are-big-news/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/17cranes.jpg17craneshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/17redshank.jpg17redshankBut then, along came this Redshank. Fantastic. My new favourite photo.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/17littlegrebe.jpg17littlegrebeHa, I thought I was going to have a lucky day, after the Gadwell a Little Grebe swam in front of the hide...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/17craneszoom.jpg17craneszoomUsing my home made digiscope.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/17cranesflight.jpg17cranesflightThe cranes flying back onto the reserve shortly after they'd been spookedhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/17redshank2.jpg17redshank2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/17gadders.jpg17gaddersA male Gadwell in front of the Gullery yesterdayhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/16gullerywest.jpg16gullerywestA couple of nights ago I was down at the hides at dusk setting up the moth trap2010-04-22T21:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/12/loch-of-lintrathen-and-beyond/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/12backwater.jpg12backwaterThe Backwater reservoir. The sand bank in the picture is good for Sand Martins apparently, although I didn't see any when I was there.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/12lintrathen.jpg12lintrathenLooking South from the hide on the North East side of the loch.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/12warbler.jpg12warblerA Willow Warbler, although I didn't hear it call and my warbler id isn't greathttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/12tufteys.jpg12tufteysSome charismatic Tufted Duck. They are easily confused with Goldeneyes.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/12reekielinn.jpg12reekielinnReekie Linn fallshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/12coot.jpg12cootA coot on the water at Lintrathen2010-04-18T17:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/11/more-signs-of-spring/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/11red.jpg11redThen on my way home I spot this inquisitive little fellahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/11peacock.jpg11peacockPeacock butterfly - my second of the year - I couldn't get a decent pic of the firsthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/11longtail2.jpg11longtail2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/11longtail1.jpg11longtail1Whilst walking near the Osprey tree, on the North side of the reserve, I'm accompanied by some long tailed titshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/11beechwalk.jpg11beechwalkThe strip of Beech wood alongside the road near the farm2010-04-30T10:36:38+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/10/osprey-photo-medley/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/10osprey1fish2.jpg10osprey1fish2The catch is taken away, probably to offer to some Osprey tottyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/10osprey1fish.jpg10osprey1fishA great start to the day - I see this fish being pulled from the loch in front of the reed beds opposite the gullery hidehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/10osprey2fly.jpg10osprey2flyThen, a while later a second bird flies near the hide...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/10osprey2fish.jpg10osprey2fishOk, so this is the same photo from the earlier entry today, cropped a little. Osprey 2 makes a catch just metres from the front of the hide. Fantastic stuff!2010-04-30T10:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/10/sun-hide-and-frisky/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/10toadgreen.jpg10toadgreenThis one was in the Lily pondhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/10toadeye.jpg10toadeyeThis toad spent most of the day swimming up to the gulleryhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/10shoveller.jpg10shovellerIt was hard to get a decent shot of this pair of Shoveller, as they spent most of the time with their heads under the waterhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/10pairredshank.jpg10pairredshankIf you look very carefully you can see at least one pair of Redshank on the far bank2010-04-11T08:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/09/fence-removal-decent-sized-mugs-and-politics/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/9ladybird.jpg9ladybirdWhilst cleaning the tools this morning I had some company...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/7setreserve.jpg7setreservehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/7nightreserve.jpg7nightreserveVenus setting over the West of the reservehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/7mothtrap.jpg7mothtrapNot a fairy gathering in the woods - myself and Hannah set up a moth trap on Wednesday nighthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/7grahamtom.jpg7grahamtomGraham and Tom removing a fence on the Western side of the reservehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/7colours.jpg7coloursLook at those colours - what a day!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/8ospreyfish1.jpg8ospreyfishLooking through the scope at one of the Kinnordy Ospreys, with fishhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/8quakerfly.jpg8quakerflyA very cool looking fly with an equally cool Common Quaker (probably-where's Jane Bowman when I need her?)2010-04-11T00:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/05/two-days-in-the-hide/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/4waterrail.jpg4waterrailSo, Sunday, on my way I stop by East hide, and this wee bird is feeding just out front...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/4waterbirds.jpg4waterbirdsOoh, look at this! A pair of Goldeneye, and then a pair of Mallard behind them, and a Moorhen between the reeds behind themhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/4rail3.jpg4rail3It's a Water Rail. Fantastic! I sat and watched it for a good 10 minutes when I probably should have been doing something else, sorry Hannah!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/4rail2.jpg4rail2Do you know what it is? This is my other first...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/4osprey.jpg4ospreyOne of the local Ospreys makes use of the aforementioned favoured posthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/3reedbunting.jpg3reedbuntingA Reed Bunting in the reeds below the hidehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/3reed2.jpg3reed2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/3mallard.jpg3mallardMr Mallard looking a little ungainly, and then more dignified.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/3gullery.jpg3gulleryThe view North from the Gullery hide. A favoured Osprey perch is sticking out of the scrub over the water just right of centre.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/3coot.jpg3cootA coot.2010-04-05T21:42:58+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/03/a-few-pics-from-my-day-off/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2estatehouse.jpg2estatehouseThis is the estate house. I'm guessing it has more rooms than the flat I'm staying in.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2estatebuilding.jpg2estatebuildingMost of the reserve is on the Kinnordy estate. I stay in a flat that is part of the estate. This is not it (I've included a photo of it in an earlier entry). I don't know what this is, but it looks great.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2whitepheasant1.jpg2whitepheasantThis chap seems to spend a lot of time hanging around in a ploughed field. Here he wised up a bit and dived for the scrubhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2robin1.jpg2robinhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2redshankteal.jpg2redshanktealA Redshank feeding in front of a female Teal.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2red1.jpg2redI was lucky enough to see two Red Squirrels in the same tree, but I didn't have my camera ready. I think this is probably the same one. One seemed a lot busier than the other.2010-04-05T21:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/02/loch-of-kinnordy-rspb-reserve/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/1tomhannah.jpg1tomhannahHannah tries to fit Tom into his dry suithttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/1canoe.jpg1canoeMaking our way in the good ship... Canoe, with a Ninja at the helm.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/30snowflat.jpg30snowflatTuesday morning - the wagon parked out side the flat, my home for four weeks (not the bit without glass in the windows)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/02easteve.jpg02easteveLooking West from East hide this evening2010-04-05T14:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/26/a-trees-for-life-work-week-with-harp-southend/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20trees.jpg20treesSoon all this will be treeshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20lads1.jpg20ladsWayne, Jamie, Alex and the Pauls are impressed by the tattoo of a pair of jeans on luke's backside. Aaron is wishing that the stitching was for real.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20hill.jpg20hillThe first day and Jamie, who's seen one before, has to explain hills to the othershttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20timetogo.jpg20timetogoThe group try their best to prevent me from photographing the van they hope will get them back to Southend. I wonder if it did...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20rainbowvan.jpg20rainbowvanhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20mecraig.jpg20mecraigMyself and Craig having conquered a munro and the worst that nature can throw at ushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20lastdaybus.jpg20lastdaybusHappy to be planting trees, or because it's their last day?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20chocpancake.jpg20chocpancakeChocalate pancakes, a sample of the some of the fine dishes on offer through the week.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20beinnliathmmhor.jpg20beinnliathmmhorLooking West along the Beinn Liath Mhor ridge.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/20acunight.jpg20acunightWayne and Aaron model an ear full of needles, thanks to Mike, who's inspecting Luke's ear in the picture2010-10-29T15:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/04/01/some-stitched-together-panoramas/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/kessock.jpgkessockAnother Kessock bridge in the setting sun picture... Both these pictures are roughly a 16th of the resolution of the originals to get them uploaded.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/fort-george.jpgFort GeorgeAn almost 180deg view from the South beach at Fort George. To the left is Ardersier with the top of the Great Glen being the opening in the hills to the right.2010-04-01T22:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/27/some-more-pics-from-the-harp-work-week/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/20sunsetcarron.jpg20sunsetcarronSunset over Loch Carronhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/20stags.jpg20stagsI come across these chaps as I make my way down the hill.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/20lizard.jpg20lizardThis little fella wasn't moving much, either because of the cold, or maybe because of death.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/20cottages.jpg20cottages2010-04-15T21:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/18/last-day-of-the-loch-ness-mini-tour/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/18cladonia.jpg18cladoniaCladonia, possibly polydactyla, looking like a small fairy villagehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/18liverwort.jpg18liverwortThis is a liverwort, a more basic life form than a plant, and not a lichenhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/18inverfarigaigbench.jpg18inverfarigaigbenchA bench on the green walk at Inverfarigaighttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/18lobariapulmonaria2.jpg18lobariapulmonaria2A close up of the underside of Lobaria pulmonariahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/18lobariapulmonaria.jpg18lobariapulmonariaLobaria Pulmonaria, a type of lichen fallen from a tree, as big as my foothttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/18crossbill.jpg18crossbillAs I'm sat on the bench I'm blessed by the company of another Crossbill2010-03-31T18:43:35+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/17/another-day-another-loch-and-walk-in-another-woods/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/17looksouth.jpg17looksouthThe view South from Tom Bailgeannhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/17northness.jpg17northnessLooking North from Tom Bailgeann, towards Invernesshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/17lochruthven.jpg17lochruthvenLoch Ruthven.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/17kessock.jpg17kessockAnd to show off my zoom, the Kessock bridge, without setting sun today.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/17waterbeetle.jpg17waterbeetleA beetle in some water in the woodshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/17malecross.jpg17malecrossMr Crossbillhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/17lochice.jpg17lochiceA glacier floating down Loch Ceo Glaishttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/17femcross.jpg17femcrossMrs Crossbill, having hopped up from the road.2010-03-29T22:58:37+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/16/loch-ness-east/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/16drumnadrochit.jpg16drumnadrochitDrumnadrochit from my hillhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/16baeomyces-rufus.jpg16baeomyces rufusBaeomyces Rufus, on a rock next to a spring.2010-04-14T19:33:58+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/15/moray-firth/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15vanship.jpg15vanshipMy van is much bigger than a shiphttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15shell.jpg15shellIt's been a few years since I've seen one of these, but I'm guessing wood pidgeonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15birchpolypore2.jpg15birchpolypore2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15birchpolypore.jpg15birchpolyporeBirch polypore (Piptoporus Betulinus)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15stumppuffball.jpg15stumppuffballThese appear to be stump puffballs, aptly gathered on a stump.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15pardosalugubris2.jpg15Pardosalugubris2Pardosa Lugubris I'm thinkinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15pardosalugubris.jpg15PardosalugubrisClick on this one to zoom in on it - there's something cool in the holehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15kessockset.jpg15kessocksethttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15kessockred.jpg15kessockredhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/15kessock.jpg15kessockKessock bridge in widescreen2010-03-19T22:57:04+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/14/roseisle/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/14p-hymenina.jpg14P.hymeninaPeltigera Hymenina, a fairly common Dog Lichen. This was taken just above the beach.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/14stump.jpg14stumpWhen I was at Abernethy the RSPB were accused by the locals of making a mess when they didn't remove dead wood. Here the foresty commission explain that stumps are left for nesting and as a food source.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/14songthrush.jpg14songthrushA song thrushhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/14spider.jpg14spiderThis little fella doesn't appear in the Collins guide to British wildlife.2010-03-20T21:46:32+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/10/a-couple-of-days-out-at-dundreggan/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10stakes.jpg10stakesLet's find some vampireshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10fence.jpg10fenceAllan and Steve take stock of the damage caused by the snow. This fence is two meters high, but here it's slowly being pulled apart by the weight of the drifthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/10crevasse.jpg10crevasseThe Dundreggan Crevasse2010-03-19T22:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/07/some-pictures-of-the-bay/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/7setting2.jpg7setting2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/7setting.jpg7settinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/7geese.jpg7geesehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/7cloud.jpg7cloud2010-03-13T18:27:08+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/03/some-minor-set-backs/2010-03-13T18:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/03/01/from-snow-to-freezing/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1yellowblob.jpg1yellowblobThis yellow blob seems to be resin from the tree (P Silvestris)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1tomjordan.jpg1tomjordanhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1redblob.jpg1redblobWhat is this red blob?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1mejordan.jpg1mejordanThere's enough room for me to lie down in herehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1lochgarton.jpg1lochgartonOne last walk about Loch Garton.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1jordandogsnow.jpg1jordandogsnowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1hideview.jpg1hideviewThis was the view yesterday from the hide where I took the pictures of the buzzard2010-03-13T17:48:07+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/27/cresty-spotting/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/28snowtree1.jpg28snowtreeSo the wind'll be coming from the North thenhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/28redfeed.jpg28redfeedhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/28crestybirch.jpg28crestybirchA cresty in a treehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/28crestytwig.jpg28crestytwigAfter 7 hours of sitting alone, below freezing, in a haunted forest, I nail the cresty shothttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/28red.jpg28redAnd the red squirrel shot.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/28feeders.jpg28feedersFeeders, what feeders?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/28bullfull.jpg28bullfullHmm, that looks like a...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/28bullfinch.jpg28bullfinchBullfinch?!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/28rosstom.jpg28rosstomTom and Ross (site manager) spring into life as Dougie fells an overhanghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/28snowthigh.jpg28snowthighSnow up to my thighs, splendid.2010-03-03T18:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/24/my-pics-from-sunday/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22snowtrack.jpg22snowtrackhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22hoarfrost.jpg22hoarfrosthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22dougietom.jpg22dougietomDougie (left) and Tom, my fellow volunteers.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22cavernulariahultenii.jpg22CavernulariahulteniiCavernularia Hultenii on Scots Pine bark.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22cairnlochan.jpg22cairnlochanI think this is Cairn Lochan behind Creag Nan Gall (the steep wooded incline in the foreground)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22cairgorms.jpg22cairgormshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22allt.jpg22allthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22treeslight.jpg22treeslightSun down causes the light to change through numerous different shades. I'm not sure my camera can do it justice.2010-02-28T19:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/25/thats-not-snow-this-is-snow/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/25buzzard3.jpg25buzzard3Myself and Tom went to find a hide. Tom turned back, it was pretty knackering walking through 2ft plus of snow. Just yards later I found it, and got these shots of a buzzardhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/25usnearubicunda.jpg25usnearubicundaWhereas I'm fairly sure this is Usnea Rubicunda, also on the same tree.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/25snowtree.jpg25snowtreehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/25snowing.jpg25snowingWoohoo, it's properly snowing...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/25morelight.jpg25morelighthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/25mesnow.jpg25mesnowAh ha haaa, it's up to my knees!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/25lodge.jpg25lodgeIt's started to snowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/25light.jpg25lighthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/25caperpoo.jpg25caperpooI'm fairly sure this is Capercaillie poo - it seems a bit big for grouse...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/25baffled.jpg25baffledThis lichen, on a Scots Pine trunk, is almost certainly a Cladonia, but it seems greyer and more speckled than the id pics I've found2010-02-28T19:15:44+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/24/improved-communications/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22lochgarton.jpg22lochgartonLoch Gartonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22deertrack.jpg22deertrackhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22stellacroft.jpg22stellacroftTime to say goodbye to "Uncle Pat's" croft.2010-02-26T00:09:02+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/19/time-to-master-the-art-of-cross-country-skiing/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/croftwindow.jpgcroftwindowThe view from my bedroom window in "Uncle Pat's" croft.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22rowantop.jpg22rowantopRowan is clearly happy to be out todayhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22notdeadyet.jpg22notdeadyetIt's easy when you're not movinghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22narnianavig.jpg22narnianavigJohn and Stella try to navigate is out of Narniahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22lairiggrue.jpg22lairiggrueLairig Ghru. Somewhere I must visit one day.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22johnstella.jpg22johnstellaJohn and Stella next to a proper gnarly old Scots Pine in a mixed plantation nr Glenmorehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22johnrowan.jpg22johnrowanThis one is for Jane (soon to be fellow Focaliser) - see how John loves his dog too...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22intrepid.jpg22intrepidhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22cairn.jpg22cairnStella, amazingly, finds the cairn she rebuilt with her uncle many years earlierhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22woody.jpg22woodyA greater Spotted Woodpecker, as we leave Glenmore, is a nice way to start the day out2010-02-26T00:05:14+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/24/and-some-pics-from-monday/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22pinefreeze.jpg22pinefreezehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22bynackmore.jpg22bynackmoreBynack Morehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22rivercrossing.jpg22rivercrossingDougie and Tom negotiating a slippery river crossing2010-02-26T00:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/21/arrival-at-forest-lodge/2010-02-25T14:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/18/from-findhorn-to-aviemore/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22findset.jpg22findsetThe sun setting over Findhorn bay as I left this evening.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/22moonmoor.jpg22moonmoorI had to stop on the B9007 after Burnside, to take a quick picture of the snow covered moor with the moon overhead2010-02-24T23:04:40+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/16/some-snow-in-findhorn/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/officesnow.jpgofficesnowSnow in The Park.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/katebike.jpgkatebikeKate boldly charging through the snow on her way in to the officehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/pheasantsnow.jpgpheasantsnowA female pheasant outside the TFL office window2010-02-24T22:10:23+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/14/walking-near-forres/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/web.jpgwebhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/spider.jpgspiderhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/moss.jpgmossThis moss covered the floor of the pine plantationhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/knarlybirch.jpgknarlybirchThis birch was just off the path entering the pine plantation.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/findhornset.jpgfindhornsethttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/everniaorusnea.jpgeverniaorusneaSo, I have a book about lichen, and I've looked through it, but this could be one of about three different types. I'm going for Evernia, because I like the name.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cladonia.jpgcladoniaCladonia cornuta.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/birchseed.jpgbirchseedThis is birch seed ready to disperse. It's lightweight and easily taken by the wind.2010-02-21T23:07:46+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/13/the-good-the-cold-and-the-quite-ridiculous/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/findhornzoom.jpgfindhornzoomFindhorn bay, with the mountains of Easter Ross in the distancehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/findhornvillage.jpgfindhornvillageThe sleepy town of Findhorn, a jigsaw puzzle picture waiting to happenhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/findhornbay.jpgfindhornbayLooking South West, towards some mist.2010-02-21T22:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/01/the-focaliser-conference-2010/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/snowball.jpgsnowballCheck out Rob's snow comethttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/photoshoot.jpgphotoshootLining up for the big photo shoothttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mecalum.jpgmecalumMyself and the mighty Calum wear our best photo faceshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/introwalk.jpgintrowalkOne half of the group explores the start to the introductory walkhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/gordontent.jpggordontentThat's Gordon's bedroom out therehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cameras.jpgcamerasThe cameras before the stormhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/calumalison.jpgcalumalisonCalum plays with the legendary Alison McGillivray (check her out on youtube)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/stillfighting.jpgstillfightingDan seems to be hiding behind Howard, and my hands are getting pretty cold2010-02-17T23:41:18+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/09/aspen-and-avatar/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/thallose.jpgthalloseWoaw, all this stuff near the ground is so amazing. I think this is maybe some green liverwort.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sphagnumcapilifolium.jpgSphagnumcapilifoliumSphagnum capilifolium. Expect a post about the painting Jane is going to do of this in her art class.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/snowtops.jpgsnowtopsThe view looking North from our side of the Glen.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/pm.jpgpmHmm, peltigera hymenina, and/or p. membranacea. Common UK dog lichens.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/pink.jpgpinkIs it in my lichen book, or my fungi book, because I can't find it...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/danjane.jpgdanjaneDan and Jane discuss tactics next to our newly discovered Aspen standhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/toomuchstuff.jpgtoomuchstuffThe bottom of this dead tree appears to be an eco-geek's paradise. Except, where's all that oil coming from?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/aspengorge.jpgaspengorgeThe gorge harbouring GM472010-02-15T00:27:15+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/01/more-focaliser-conference/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/snowfs.jpgsnowfshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/philtree.jpgphiltreeHow many times in this blog have I mentioned that I've not had this much fun since I was a kid..?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/junipersnow.jpgjunipersnow5 Focalisers, a 4 wheel drive minibus, and lot's of snow - is there a better way to spend a Monday?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/russelltree.jpgrusselltreeWhere's Russell?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fs.jpgFsFocalisers. And Steve.2010-02-13T00:16:28+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/07/a-walk-in-ledmore-and-migdale-wood/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/hoof.jpghoofhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/danchris.jpgdanchrisMen of the woodshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/craigcalum.jpgcraigcalumhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/calumice.jpgcalumiceCraig shows us his ice testing toolhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/birchcatkin.jpgbirchcatkinA Birch Catkinhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sign.jpgsign2010-02-11T22:58:21+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/06/more-tfl-web-site-work/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/seals.jpgsealsSeals lounging about in the Scottish sunshinehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/seal.jpgsealThe zoom on my digital compact captures a seal in the bathhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/seabirds.jpgseabirdsSome Oystercatchers and a Curlewhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/riverfindhorn.jpgriverfindhornNot North Americahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/janesteve.jpgjanesteveJane and Steve, the living teddy bearhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/findhornsea.jpgfindhornseaHmm, should I get the board out...?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/baynight.jpgbaynightFindhorn bay by nighthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/xanthoria.jpgxanthoriaXanthoria parietina. Maybe.2010-02-11T00:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/01/03/john-the-stag/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/goinghome.jpggoinghomeJob done, let's go home...2010-02-10T20:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/02/02/there-are-25000-seeds-to-collect/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/snowline.jpgsnowlineThanks Julie. I would never have suspected that a washing line could be so interesting.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/powerlines.jpgpowerlineshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/pinussylvestris2.jpgpinussylvestris2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mountains.jpgmountainsNot Austria.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/whitebirch.jpgwhitebirchFrosted Birch regen showing through a stand of Scots Pinehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sunbirch.jpgsunbirchSome birch trees, on Dundreggan2010-02-08T00:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/01/29/travelling-north-pit-stop-at-manley-common/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/snow.jpgsnowThe first signs of snow on my way Northhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/johnbike.jpgjohnbikeJohn in foreground, Chester in background.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jodrellbank.jpgjodrellbankDuring our 'short' bike ride we are able to see 7 counties, apparently, including Jodrell Bank centre right.2010-02-06T11:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/01/17/brighton/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/jumikefranandy.jpgjumikefranandyFour good reasons to like Brighton...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/darts.jpgdartsRound the clock, going for three, every dart rests against a piece of wire - amazing.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/mehat.jpgmehatMe modelling the "It's a hat!" hat2010-01-27T11:22:19+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/01/23/new-year-plans/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/half-moon1.jpghalf moonExmouth's moon, tonight.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/half-moon.jpghalf moonExmouth's moon, tonight.2010-01-24T00:57:27+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/01/10/john-vic-get-married/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/littleangel.jpglittleangelhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/latebar.jpglatebarhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/dancetodave.jpgdancetodavehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bestman.jpgbestmanhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/shoot.jpgshoothttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/longgallerywindow.jpglonggallerywindowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ladstoast.jpgladstoasthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/epwalk.jpgepwalkhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/epsunsheep.jpgepsunsheephttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/epsheep.jpgepsheep2010-01-21T12:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/14/trees-for-life-last-work-week-of-the-season-at-dundreggan/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/groupamazingday.jpggroupamazingdayhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/gordonhammer.jpggordonhammerAs a Focaliser, one of our roles is to work out how to remove the security tags from clothes that volunteers have recently 'acquired'https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/finishedplanting.jpgfinishedplantingThe mighty Gordon celebrates after the last tree is planted. Irene is glad she made the trip from Holland to see thishttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/dundregganmorning1.jpgdundregganmorning1Day 2 in the Trees for Life house and we wake to a picture postcard morninghttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/angelanorman.jpgangela&normanAngela removes another volunteer's head. Norman's excuse was that he was checking out a caterpillarhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/wgs.jpgwgsThe Woodland Grant Scheme area on Dundreggan. Look at that growth! I nearly had to change my pantshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sunsmile.jpgsunsmileThe 're-introductory walk' - we walk out above the trees to see the sun setting. It's still only 1.30pm...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sundaygroup.jpgsundaygroupThe group on Sunday morning, looking decidedly happy with each other considering they've been together for less than 12 hourshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/stevetalk.jpgstevetalkProject Manager, Steve Morris gives us a talk about the estatehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/shicicle.jpgshicicleMinus 3 on our first morning. These little icicles are created as the ground freezes and the expanding water is forced out2010-01-20T11:00:15+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/31/john-garrett-accompanies-me-on-a-week-at-plodda/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/dayoff.jpgdayoffThe group gathers prior to the walk on the day off.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/busfeed.jpgbusfeedLast day, lunch on the bus. John has forgotten his, so is having to eat other people's offeringshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/anang.jpganangLoch An Ang (I still haven't checked the spelling)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/rolling.jpgrollingMark, Rachel and John rolling up fence wire. Sasha watching, Charlie and Nick attacking a post, Penny checking her hair, and Lizzie, well who knows what Lizzie is doing...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/precrossing.jpgprecrossingOur threesome prepares for the river crossing. I'm fine.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/itsdown.jpgitsdownTa daaaa! I'm not sure Mark is happy with the size of the stump though. Do Lizzie and Rachel care?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/rivercrossing.jpgrivercrossingSo, if one of us goes over, the others will be able to hold them up? Hmm...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/nickmarkeifion.jpgnickmarkeifionEifion's article in the Ecologist should be interesting...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/field.jpgfieldActually, this may have been the best part of my day. Running through a field, with grass as tall as my head, reminded me what it was like to be a child.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/thebeach.jpgthebeach2010-01-14T23:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2010/01/06/snow-in-exmouth-and-a-new-camera/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ready4walk.jpgready4walkIt's snowed, so most of Exmouth decides to go out to check it out...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/push.jpgpushNew zoom facility - I also took this shot, of Phear park, from the same bedroom window.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/manorgarden.jpgmanorgardenhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/hanwillow.jpghanwillowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/hanflynn.jpghanflynnhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/flynngranpa.jpgflynngranpahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/exeterrd.jpgexeterrdExeter Rdhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bedroomsnow.jpgbedroomsnowI wake up, open the curtains and... it's snowed, c'mon!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/123yeay.jpg123yeayhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/zarasnowman.jpgzarasnowmanZara building a snowman2010-01-11T00:11:05+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/28/some-christmas-pics/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/morepostmeal.jpgmorepostmealhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/hanphil.jpghanphilhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/granny.jpggrannyhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/dinnertable.jpgdinnertablehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cracker.jpgcrackerhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/postmeal.jpgpostmeal2010-01-04T18:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/23/driving-home-for-christmas/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/lakesweather1.jpglakesweatherLooking bleak in the Lake Districthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sthscotsnow1.jpgsthscotsnowCold but bright in the Scottish Lowlandshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/crossing1.jpgcrossingApproaching Kennacraighttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/wolvesst.jpgwolvesstSnow on the streets of Pennhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/nottsst.jpgnottsstSnow on the streets of Nottinghamhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/lakesweather.jpglakesweatherLooking bleak in the Lake Districthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sthscotsnow.jpgsthscotsnowAlmost snow in the Scottish Lowlands2010-01-01T13:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/26/wild-boar-bison-and-mass-media-coverage/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/wolf.jpgwolfIt's a bit hard to see, but there is a wolf in the picture somewherehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tflpickup.jpgtflpickuphttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/katecolin.jpgkatecolinKate and Colin are clearly very excitedhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/intrailer.jpgintrailerhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/eurobison.jpgeurobisonWhen can we get some of these Steve?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/boartrailer.jpgboartrailerThey're probably thinking they've had better dayshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/boarmud.jpgboarmudThe wild boar in their old home.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/almostrelease.jpgalmostrelease2009-12-28T17:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/16/ive-been-counting-geese-and-an-otter/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sunsetindaal2.jpgsunsetindaal2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/louisescopecount.jpglouisescopecountLouise, counting geese across the Lochhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/lotsogeese.jpglotsogeeseA field containing a mix of White Fronts and Barnacles. This wasn't a field included in the count, but it's the best geese pic I havehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/lightharrier.jpglightharrierThis pic is a great demonstration of the failings of my camera. The light on the opposite hillside was amazing, late in the day. The Hen Harrier was flying down near the sea.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/gruinartreserve.jpggruinartreserveLooking West across part of the reserve. The farm is in the middle of the picture (roughly). The next building to the right (white) is the RSPB offices.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/gruinart.jpggruinartCan you see them? The otter came out of the water on the rocks just in front of ushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sunsetindaal.jpgsunsetindaalSunset of Loch Indaal. Ireland can just be seen in the distance to the right of the open sea2009-12-22T10:40:33+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/18/last-day-on-the-reserve/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ghilean.jpgghileanThis is Ghilean's slightly disconcerting favoured sleeping position.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/bowmoreindaal.jpgbowmoreindaalA view across Loch Indaal from the pier at Bowmorehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/bowmore.jpgbowmoreThe biggest town on Islay, Bowmore.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/scopeeagle.jpgscopeeagleThe scope pointed at the Eagle on the salt marshes2009-12-22T10:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/17/bird-of-prey-species-no-7/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/davidgyr.jpgdavidgyrHere, David can clearly be seen stalking the Gyr Falconhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/office.jpgofficeThe RSPB office. An extensive list of volunteers are listed on the board...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/jagged.jpgjaggedhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/davidwall.jpgdavidwallDavid, a wall and the West coast of Islay2009-12-22T01:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/13/islay-in-the-sun/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/jurasound.jpgjurasoundBeyond Islay, to the North, is Jura, and then the mainland, just visible through the hazehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/lochgorm.jpglochgormNo Sea Eagles, but a beautiful morning.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/killinallandunes.jpgkillinallandunesThe dunes by Killinallanhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/roadstag.jpgroadstagAs I'm leaving Ardtala a group of stags cross my pathhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/pigcowsonhill.jpgpigcowsonhillThe sun rising behind some cows on a hillhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/oronsay.jpgoronsayThe island of Oronsay is an RSPB reservehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/gleann-leora.jpggleann leoraGleann Leorahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/davidout.jpgdavidoutDavid finally becomes a victim of the late night Christmas party anticshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/anotherfablookingmorning2.jpganotherfablookingmorning2Maybe I've posted this pic too many times, but every new sunrise seems better than the lasthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sand.jpgsandLooking west along the beach at Killinallan towards Loch Gruinart2009-12-17T00:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/11/the-loch-gruinart-christmas-party-and-the-paps-of-jura/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/wallmend.jpgwallmendOur wall. In the distance (to the left) it is just about possible to make out Colonsay and, further still, the taller hills of Mull.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/paps.jpgpapsEspecially for Mike Baker - a picture of the Paps of Jura (seen here from near the deer fence, looking East towards Gruinart), so named because they resemble, um, paps. Really, look it up!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/north-islay.jpgnorth islayThis is typical of the landscape on this part of the island. Looking South East towards Loch Indaalhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/anotherfablookingmorning.jpganotherfablookingmorningA little bit of mist hangs over the fields by the farm as the sun rises2009-12-16T18:59:11+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/23/off-to-dundreggan-and-a-quick-liaison-with-calum/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/dryniexmastreefactory1.jpgdryniexmastreefactoryThe Drynie Christmas Tree Factory. At night.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/dryniexmastreefactory.jpgdryniexmastreefactoryThe Drynie Christmas tree factory. At night.2009-12-15T00:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/09/down-at-the-oa/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tracks2.jpgtracks2...as is this.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ominoussunrise.jpgominoussunriseSunrise on what is due to be day 1 at the Oa. Red sky in the morning, yes, the weather was shit, so no more photos from day 1 I'm afraid.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mepip.jpgmepipTaking Pip, James' dog for a quick walk after lunchhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/lochkinnabus.jpglochkinnabusThe view of Loch Kinnabus, near the RSPB farm on the Oa, from where we sat and ate our lunch on day 2 at the Oa...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fbs49a.jpgfbs49aPart of FBS field 49a. From here we could see Northern Ireland to the South (my camera, which is a phone remember, won't stretch to capturing things that far away), and I received a text from Vodafone Ireland welcoming me to their service.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tracks.jpgtracksI'm fairly confident these are otter tracks...2009-12-15T00:52:13+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/07/chough-count/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ardnaveloch.jpgardnavelochThe view across the loch where some Goldeneye, Hooper and Mute Swan, and Little Grebe were swimming about.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ardnavesea.jpgardnaveseaThe track down to the sea at Ardnave2009-12-17T23:59:35+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/07/so-many-birds-its-like-being-10-all-over-again/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fredayard.jpgfredayardThat'll be the wagon, with the RSPB visitor's centre the white building across the farm yardhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/hidewindow.jpghidewindowThe view from one of the hide windowshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/hideloch.jpghidelochThe hide as seen from near the Farm yard, with Loch Gruinart behind2009-12-09T13:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/05/islay/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/onthewaytoislay.jpgonthewaytoislayWe're on the way...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/lookinggood.jpglookinggoodI've been driving in rain all morning, but there's some sunshine coming in from the Southhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/kennacraigufo.jpgkennacraigufoLeaving Kennacraig. If there's a ferry terminal there then apparently you have to give it a name. Although, on the way, one of the road signs did aptly state "Islay Ferry 19"https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/islayjura.jpgislayjuraIslay on the left, Jura on the right.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/portaskaig.jpgportaskaigPort Askaig.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/toomanyferries.jpgtoomanyferriesThe ferry to Islay. And some other ferries.2009-12-06T23:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/04/last-day-at-dundreggan-for-this-year/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/eastsideburn.jpgeastsideburnhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/derekdavycottage.jpgderekdavycottageDavy, with saw, and Derek, working behind the cottage. The light was fading so the picture is poor, but still gives a good indication of how much was clearedhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/odderlight.jpgodderlightThere was a beautiful misty light in the Glen this afternoonhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/lasteveningestate.jpglasteveningestateThe view down into the Glen as the evening mists gather2009-12-06T00:14:53+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/12/01/a-proper-winters-morning/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/duncoldmorning2.jpgduncoldmorning2The view from the gate in front of the lodge, looking down past the Dundreggan Lodge 'pond', to the river Moriston.2009-12-05T21:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/30/a-bit-of-snow-and-im-like-a-kid-at-christmas/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/redfall.jpgredfallhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/redburnfrozengrass2.jpgredburnfrozengrass2https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/redburnfrozengrass.jpgredburnfrozengrasshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tites.jpgtiteshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lowerredburn.jpglowerredburnAllt Ruadh, the Red Burn.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/fungburst.jpgfungburstYellow Stagshorn Fungus. I think.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/familymush.jpgfamilymushA small family of fungi in the raparian planting areahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/admiral.jpgadmiralIt's pretty late in the year for old Red to be out, but on a day like today, who can blame him2009-12-05T21:30:22+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/28/time-for-my-annual-trip-up-carn-ghluasaid/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/viewfromcarn.jpgviewfromcarnhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/top.jpgtophttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/snowstonepath.jpgsnowstonepathhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/skymountainsnow.jpgskymountainsnowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/nearlytop.jpgnearlytophttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/moonglenm.jpgmoonglenm2009-11-30T23:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/27/a-day-off-and-some-boar-spotting/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/gm1.jpggm1https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/gm2.jpggm2Looking down over the estate from Binnilidh Bheag. Dundreggan Farm is everything this side of the river. The wild boar enclosure is in the woods directly below.2009-11-30T23:22:32+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/24/life-at-dundreggan-cold-and-wet/2009-11-30T20:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/25/more-wild-boar-prep/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lowergates.jpglowergatesThe three gate system at the lower end of the enclosure. Surely no pig can escape from such a systemhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lowergate3.jpglowergate3Doesn't it look cosy?!2009-11-30T18:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/18/in-the-tfl-office/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/mickcraigcolin.jpgmickcraigcolinCraig looks on as Mick explains to Colin what the work week co-ordinator really doeshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/metflwebsite.jpgmetflwebsiteWorking with MACs. If anyone can tell me the keyboard shortcut to rename a file (F2 in Windows) I'd be very grateful..?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/nimrod.jpgnimrodAnother large jet engined plane flies past the TFL window2009-11-25T11:33:16+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/14/kids-update/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/flynnwrite1.jpgflynnwriteHmm, I see you've failed to consider the bias of the observer in your assumptions regarding the large number constants...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/willowfeed.jpgWillowfeedIsn't that the crazy finger gesture of a metalhead?2009-11-20T23:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/15/its-a-bit-cold-tonight/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/roseisleforest.jpgroseisleforestRoseisle Foresthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/roseisletofindhorn.jpgroseisletofindhornLooking West to Findhorn from the spot where I walked out of Roseisle forest, near the car park. I assume the concrete blocks are to prevent erosionhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/findhornbeach.jpgfindhornbeachFindhorn beach.2009-11-19T23:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/14/trees-for-life-in-the-ecologist/2009-11-18T21:04:21+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/06/last-briefing-of-the-season-and-last-briefing-with-craig/2009-11-15T23:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/05/taking-my-pcv-practical-test/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/pcvbus.jpgpcvbusThanks to Dave and Cameron and lady luck for getting me through this one...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/anamcara.jpganamcaraThis building is fantastic, even down to the big wooden door handles.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/alansrainbow.jpgalansrainbowI'm sat, hyper, in the TFL office, following my test, when Alan comes in to tell us there's a rainbow outsidehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/viewfromanamcara.jpgviewfromanamcaraAnam Cara sits on a hill to the South West of Inverness.2009-11-15T22:09:16+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/11/04/driving-lessons-and-a-fine-day-in-the-ness/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kessock1.jpgkessock1Kessock Bridge from Inverness Marinahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/kessock3.jpgkessock3Inverness & Kessock bridge from somewhere a bit further East...2009-11-10T17:36:58+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/16/riverford-organic-kitchen/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/mountainoffood.jpgmountainoffoodSix meals in one, C'mon!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/paulme.jpgpaul&meThe Riverford kitchen is visible in the background...2009-11-03T21:56:57+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/21/off-to-scotland-again/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ianwillow.jpgianwillowhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/wave-off.jpgwave off2009-11-03T21:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/18/bicton-park/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bictonmuseum.jpgbictonmuseumThere's also a museum of old farming... stuff.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/willowexcitment.jpgwillowexcitmentWillow is looking forward to identifying some treeshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/whatfungi.jpgwhatfungihttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/italiangarden.jpgitaliangarden2009-11-03T21:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/09/a-bit-of-time-with-timmo/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/timmo.jpgtimmoTim - the early years2009-11-03T20:58:02+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/13/digging-the-allotment-slow-worms/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fruitdug.jpgfruitdug...and after I'd finished with it.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/coolspider.jpgcoolspiderI love these things.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/motherslow.jpgmotherslowThis appears to be the mother (?) Slow Worm drooling over some slug eggshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fruitundug.jpgfruitundugBefore...2009-11-03T20:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/03/a-work-week-on-the-beautiful-isle-of-skye/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/work.jpgworkGordon and Vince distract the Focaliser while Val tries to role the wire into the seahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/whiskygordon.jpgwhiskygordonGordon in need of some 'calories' (available in flasks back at the hostel)https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/where.jpgwhere...and read maps.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/track.jpgtrackSo, on our day off we thought we'd drive the bus down some rarely used FCS tracks, just so's the vols didn't have to walk so far to site...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/sunrisehostel.jpgsunrisehostelLooking out at the Sun rising, from the Flora MacDonald hostelhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/scared.jpgscared...the Focaliser training taught us how to keep calm...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/rain.jpgrainSo Paul, what do you think of it so far?https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/northoff3.jpgnorthoff3The third, and final, North off.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/calumstag.jpgcalumstagCalum after 4 weeks of Focalising.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/workview.jpgworkviewIt's funny but I don't miss the view I had from my office window. For a start Balloon Woman hasn't been a volunteer on any of my work weeks.2009-10-16T11:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/09/19/a-week-at-ploddacorrimony/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mickgardenguitar.jpgmickgardenguitar"I saw her today at the reception..."https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mickdive.jpgmickdiveMick Dimaio put a peartato in my lunch box. This is the silliest photo I could find of him. It's not even close to pay back...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/janeundervan.jpgjaneundervanAfter applying the spare wheel Jane needed to resthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/janelastday.jpgjanelastdayJane's last day on the hill. No one looks sad to see the back of her, but of course we were.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/guisachanfalls.jpgguisachanfallsGuisachan Fallshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/grouphoods.jpggrouphoodsThe first day of the experiment.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/craigphone.jpgcraigphoneCraig came out to see us and then spent the day on the phone! Only kidding, he did take some pics of us too.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/corrimonyfalls.jpgcorrimonyfallsFriday lunch next to Corrimony Fallshttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/charlielisame.jpgcharlielisameCharlie, Lisa and myself. I look happy, but it was time to pack the bushttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/naomivest.jpgnaomivestHigh vis vest fashionistas Naomi and Louise. And Ellie.2009-10-16T11:39:06+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/09/05/tfl-week-at-strathan-cottages-on-the-attadale-estate/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ladypub.jpgladypubhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/group.jpggrouphttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/coolfungus.jpgcoolfungusI have no idea what this is, but it's very cool.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/calumspade.jpgcalumspadeMr Wilkinson posing for the front cover of next year's work week brochurehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/calumphil.jpgcalumphilSo, you can see what I was laughing at...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/attadalecottages.jpgattadalecottagesFine accommodation.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/alexcard.jpgalexcardAlex receives his 'surprise' Birthday cardhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/philcalum.jpgphilcalumBeing kept amused...2009-10-16T10:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/09/06/a-walk-in-the-woods/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/smallred.jpgsmallredhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/smallorange.jpgsmallorange2009-10-12T09:50:48+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/09/23/painting-and-decorating/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/vancottage.jpgvancottageThe Passion Wagon parked up next to the cottage.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/norman.jpgnormanNorman admiring our handyworkhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mainroom.jpgmainroomThe main living area. Probably the last we'll see of the stags heads, a legacy from Dundreggan's sporting estate days.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/janedeer.jpgjanedeerJane, the TFL Marketing Manager, checks out the Dundreggan deer fridge. Plus Sika stag.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dunwork.jpgdunworkhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/bedroom.jpgbedroomOne of the bedrooms. Mostly we were filling and sanding, prepping for paint. But this one had a layer of paint on before I left...2009-10-11T23:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/08/the-pow-in-bristol/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/imorama.jpgimorama2009-10-11T21:15:43+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/08/13/halifax-calderdale/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01485.jpgDSC01485The White Swan, where they take your keys and park your vehicle for you. Sweet.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01484.jpgDSC01484https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01483.jpgDSC01483https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01480.jpgDSC01480https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01479.jpgDSC01479https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01476.jpgDSC01476https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01475.jpgDSC01475https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01486.jpgDSC01486The New and Improved Freda modelling a Halifax car park2009-10-11T14:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/03/end-of-week-chores/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/tfl-offices.jpgtfl officesTFL Offices, Findhorn Foundation.2009-10-11T14:11:39+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/10/04/and-fort-william/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/corpachtofw.jpgcorpachtoFWFort William across the lochhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/sunbennevis.jpgsunbennevisThis could have been a much better pic if I'd have bothered getting out of the van...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lochlinnhe.jpglochlinnhehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/lochlinnhe2.jpglochlinnhe2Lazy road side pics are my speciality2009-10-07T13:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/09/11/on-my-own/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/findhornsunset.jpgfindhornsunsetThe shepherds were delighted.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/rohansunset.jpgrohansunsetThe boy Wadham in The Blair Witch Project, But Without Any Rooms.2009-09-23T21:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/09/10/owls-and-dolphins/2009-10-05T10:30:52+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/08/10/time-to-fix-the-passion-wagon/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01471.jpgDSC01471A slightly blurred view of the path now running along the route of the old Weymouth to Portland railway linehttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01470.jpgDSC01470Henry VIII had that castle built, apparently. No, I can't remember what it's called. Google it.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01469.jpgDSC01469Portlandhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01468.jpgDSC01468https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01465.jpgDSC01465Check out the guy/gal swimming about just in front of one of the boats - this is 9amhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01472.jpgDSC01472Rodwell station2009-09-06T20:24:45+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/05/29/in-search-of-suilven-pt-iii/2009-08-18T13:54:38+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/08/08/at-home-with-the-family/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/flynnhigh.jpgflynnhighNot sure what he's doing in this pic, but that's my underwear damn you!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01462.jpgDSC01462Cabbage White.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dsc01458.jpgDSC01458My close up wildlife shots could be better. I need stiller subjects!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/flynnpass.jpgflynnpassThe little man passing some washing to Granny2009-08-16T11:00:36+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/06/28/epping-forest-day/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/stephentree.jpgstephentreeThe Hale End Road Cherry thiefhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/howardsallotment.jpghowardsallotmentHoward instructing us in the ways of the Allotmenthttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/treehead.jpgtreeheadA Burr, not a head.https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/slimemold.jpgslimemoldSlimemold. Possibly "Dog Vomit"https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/moth.jpgmothA 5 Spot Burnet. Have that!https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/fallenblack.jpgfallenblackApparently a fallen Black Poplar2009-08-08T23:12:54+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/08/02/wooly/https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/view.jpgviewThe evening view from Gallery Ahttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/woolysand.jpgwoolysandhttps://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/woolybeach.jpgwoolybeachHmm, the water looks a bit busy...https://philgolder.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/davevan.jpgDavevanDave is obviously lovin his new motor2009-08-08T23:12:36+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/05/27/in-search-of-suilven/2009-08-08T21:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/05/28/in-search-of-suilven-pt-ii/2009-08-08T21:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/05/25/boat-of-garton/2009-07-27T12:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/05/09/my-first-focaliser-week-plodda-and-glen-cougie/2009-07-27T12:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/07/07/27/2009-07-10T23:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.org/2009/06/26/hello-world/2009-06-29T21:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://philgolder.orgdaily1.02014-04-25T17:21:28+00:00