Month: June 2021

  • Episode 27 – All Aboard!

    Episode 27 – All Aboard!

    Hello everyone, we are back on a boat! This is the start of our journey along the Kennet & Avon, where we attempt to complete the whole of the canal (apart from the Bath to Bristol section, which we covered last year). In this episode we kick off with a bit of packing, make our…

  • The Silver Swan

    The Silver Swan

    Swans have such long, graceful necks! Did you know there are 7 species of swan? How many species can you name (without googling it)?

  • The Dream Duck

    The Dream Duck

    I like the way the sunlight sparkles around the ripples created by this interestingly coloured duck.

  • The Penguin’s Eye

    The Penguin’s Eye

    Here’s a penguin. Look at his eye!

  • The Secretarybird

    The Secretarybird

    Secretarybirds (yes, it’s really all one word) live in Africa, and were first described scientifically in 1779 by John Frederick Miller.

  • The Snake Eye

    The Snake Eye

    I’m afraid I don’t know what type of snake this is, but it looks very python-esque to me. Anyone speak parseltongue?

  • The Littlest Lizard

    The Littlest Lizard

    From yesterday’s komodo dragon to today’s tiny reptile at the very other end of the size scale.

  • Komodo Dragon

    Komodo Dragon

    Here’s a shot of a Komodo Dragon, the largest living lizard on the planet today. Did you know that they are man-eating, venomous, and are excellent swimmers? Probably best just to give them plenty of room.

  • The Queen

    The Queen

    To accompany yesterday’s portrait of an Asiatic lion, here is an Asiatic lioness…