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By Rachel M Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

Protecting birds from the cat

The cold-blooded killer brought a bird inside last week. I managed to rescue the bird and it flew away, seemingly unscathed, but it left behind a pile of feathers which … Continue reading Protecting birds from the cat

Categories: JournalTags: birds, cats, predator, wildlife
By Rachel M Posted on July 15, 2020

Pets and toilet training

Cats are so easy. They come fully toilet-trained, don’t need to be taken for walks, don’t bark, and don’t require entertaining. It has been a long time since I had … Continue reading Pets and toilet training

Categories: JournalTags: birds, cat, kitten, pet, Victoria, wood pigeon
By Rachel M Posted on July 8, 2020

A bird feeder and 50% off eating out

The bird feeder in our backyard fell apart so we replaced it with one of those feeders that sticks to the outside of your window. They’re made in the UK … Continue reading A bird feeder and 50% off eating out

Categories: JournalTags: bird feeder, birds, chancellor, covid-19, economy, pandemic, Rishi Sunak
By Rachel M Posted on July 1, 2017July 1, 2017

Frank Spencer at the allotments

I went to the allotment today to assemble a small cage I purchased to keep the pigeons off the vegetables. I bought what I thought was an easy click-together frame … Continue reading Frank Spencer at the allotments

Categories: JournalTags: allotment, allotments, birds, food, gardening, pests, plots, slugs
By Rachel M Posted on July 5, 2016June 3, 2018

Bird song no more

We’re in the paper this morning. I’m still miserable about this. We used to hear bird song from our bedroom but that is no more. All we can hear now … Continue reading Bird song no more

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen City Council, birds, dismay, SAD, trees
By Rachel M Posted on June 13, 2016June 13, 2016

Should I chain myself to a tree?

A little part of me grieves whenever someone chops down a tree and this very nearly happened today. This morning some workmen appeared on our street to chop down several beautiful old beech … Continue reading Should I chain myself to a tree?

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, beech trees, birds, carbon dioxide, nesting, pollution, trees, urban
By Rachel M Posted on June 5, 2015

Bicycles, birds, and mathematicians

We’ve just returned from a very enjoyable departmental party at Ben’s work. The pure maths department is very small so it was a small and friendly gathering. There were some other … Continue reading Bicycles, birds, and mathematicians

Categories: JournalTags: bakfiets, birds, cargo bikes, cycling, nesting, party, University of Aberdeen
By Rachel M Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015

More photos from the Shetland Islands

Dad came with us to the Shetland Islands and took much nicer photos of the puffins than I did so I thought I’d share his photos as they’re really terrific. He also … Continue reading More photos from the Shetland Islands

Categories: JournalTags: birds, Norway, photos, ponies, puffins, Shetland, travel, Vikings
By Rachel M Posted on May 10, 2015May 19, 2015

The Shetland Islands

I’m not quite sure how to begin this post. I’ve just had a fantastic adventure in the Shetland Islands and saw and did so many wonderful things so this is probably … Continue reading The Shetland Islands

Categories: JournalTags: beaches, birds, ferry, Jarlshof, photos, ponies, puffins, Scotland, Shetland, Sumburgh Head, travel
By Rachel M Posted on April 18, 2015April 19, 2015

A robin redbreast and more of Elizabeth’s writing

I was out in the garden today and this little robin redbreast came and said hello. Isn’t he cute? There are a quite a few birds around. They, and the … Continue reading A robin redbreast and more of Elizabeth’s writing

Categories: JournalTags: birdhouse, birds, education, robin red breast, writing
By Rachel M Posted on November 5, 2013

Wind farms: love ’em or hate ’em?

I promised one of my commentators that I’d write a blog post about wind farms. This is perhaps against my better judgement since there is sure to be a heated … Continue reading Wind farms: love ’em or hate ’em?

Categories: Climate changeTags: birds, Climate change, conservation, global warming, renewable energy, wind farms, wind turbines
By Rachel M Posted on June 19, 2013

Wind turbines and birds

Yesterday I wrote about the nocebo effect in wind turbine syndrome and a comment was made in that post about how windfarms kill birds. It is true that wind farms … Continue reading Wind turbines and birds

Categories: Climate changeTags: birds, Climate change, global warming, renewable energy, wildlife, wind turbines

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