Flutter by Butterfly but have no fear, the Corvids won't get you as long as I'm near
The butterflies above the cliffs at Cliffe by Lewes have a problem with Rooks and Jackdaws. The rookery is above Lewes railway station...
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Steve Homewood
Guide and Illustrated Natural History
Walks & Talks
Blogs
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- Jul 4
- 2 min
Fleas, Ticks, Mites & Parasites!
It's that time of year I'm afraid but don't be put off, nothing ghastly to see here. This is something I see quite often, and it's not...
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- Jun 28
- 1 min
'Sleeping Butterflies of the South Downs'
A Walk & Talk is booked for Monday evening up behind the Lewes Golf club in the flower rich meadows. Read on and follow the link to book...
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- Jun 8
- 1 min
Something fishy happened in Lewes today...
You will by now I'm sure, be aware of the famous Thin lipped grey Mullet phenomena that I discovered in 2016 (See my BBC Springwatch...
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- May 29
- 1 min
'A Fox climbs down a Cliff '
As a complete contrast to the Carp running up the rapids like a Salmon last week; Here's a fox that walked straight over the cliff edge...
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- May 23
- 1 min
A Carp ran the Rapids
Quite a surprize today as the the bit of rag I saw flapping about in the rapids in Lewes turned out to be a big wild Carp trying to get...
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- May 21
- 1 min
Overlooked & Underrated The humble Blue Tit
In with the food and out with the poo... Such a sweet thing to see. I'm watching this nest box and chicks you can just about hear, on a...
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- May 13
- 1 min
"Fancy coming on a walk with me?"
The time is just about right to start my Spring walks so please do get in touch if you would like to join me. Small groups or one to one...
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- Apr 11
- 1 min
Woody Woodpecker's wake up wash.
I thought you might like this little video I took early this morning? This Great spotted Woodpecker has a nest hole just two meters below...
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- Apr 8
- 2 min
Fire & Gold, if I may be so bold?
The differences between the Fire Crest and the Gold crest. The Fire crest, is a tiny little bird rarely seen in Britain other than in a...
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- Mar 15
- 1 min
"Take a walk on the wild side"
Lou Reed-1972 (definition...to take risks, to live dangerously, to speculate) The unusual photo on my poster for this walk is a Swan...
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- Mar 5
- 2 min
Kingfishers at Dawn
What a morning, a very lucky morning! Kingfishers are hard enough to photograph but in the Winterbourne stream on the Railway Land Lewes...
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- Feb 17
- 1 min
"Roll up, roll up, read all about it" The Mullet and I are in the news again.
Photographer Film maker Jack Perks (right) and Drone pilot/Cameraman Russ arrived to make a video for Jack's new wildlife film project!...
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- Feb 10
- 2 min
Unseen underwater, the unsavoury truth about nature...
When I was a child I used to thank the Lord that I was large enough to tread on spiders, I was scared of them and dreaded the thought of...
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- Feb 5
- 2 min
Ailments, injuries and enemies of the long lived and long suffering Mullet.
I've recently been asked by several folk, passing by the Mullet at the Winterbourne stream sluice gate in Railway Land Nature reserve,...
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- Jan 31
- 2 min
The boys are back in town...
Two weeks earlier than last year, the Thin lipped Mullet have returned to Lewes from spawning at sea to heal their wounds and salt water...
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- Jan 23
- 1 min
Froggy went a courting, and will again in about three weeks from now!
Last year I got a few shots of just exactly what goes on on the woods near my home when the the common frogs spawn in February. I've...
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- Jan 11
- 2 min
Mackerel Madness, the Movie.
Good morning all. I thought you might like to see a movie I have just made to cheer up this dark morning. It's 4.30am and I can't sleep...
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- Jan 5
- 2 min
Swift action by Lewes Swift Supporters Saved the day...and the Swifts!
These fantastic birds arrive back, from south of the Sahara in Africa, to breed in Lewes late spring. Here's a closer view of a pair that...
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- Jan 3
- 1 min
"Morning" said the passer-by. "Another grey day " ...not for me it isn't!
I you look hard and not with a heavy heart and a 'grey day' mindset, you will see that these dried flowers of the wild Marjoram have...
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*By the way, I took the background photo on this page just minutes before I taught reporter Simon Jenkins how to catch a Mackerel from the beach and hot smoke it over fennel seeds, live on The Morning Show.
The Gulls sounds and actions told me just weher and what the fish were doing.
Excerpts from my book 'Source to Sea' were then serialised over a week, along with recorded interviews
on BBC Radio Sussex telling the listeners some of the background to the stories within.
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