Paris is a beautiful city with a penchant for fashion. Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the city’s hustle and bustle… or to stop and stare at all the sights. But you needn’t walk for miles to get a feel for Paris when its inhabitants are all around you. Parisians are watching visitors from the outside seating of … More Oiseaux Parisiens
The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony with Graham Spence “Learning about life, loyalty and freedom from a remarkable herd of elephants” The title and its tagline were a bad start. The people who declare themselves as animal ‘whisperers’ are generally those on tv who are pretty good at training domestic dogs or, in all honesty, they’re … More The Elephant Whisper: A 300 Word Review
I don’t have a bucket list per se: I have a number of animals that I know I want to see, but I want to see them doing very specific things. Here’s an idea of what I mean: Red deer rutting Otters romping Kingfishers fishing Stag beetles stomping Grey seals basking …And as of … More Electric Blue
For the last few months I’ve been neglecting my subscriptions to BBC Wildlife and National Geographic. They’ve been mounting on the far right of my desk, some still in their plastic wraps, forming a mini-Andes of magazines. Today was the day I decided to deal with the backlog head on, meaning I could clear … More Restless at 2PM
Colchester has been on my radar for a while now as it keeps cropping up in conversations with friends and seems to be highly rated by most. Home to elephants, tigers, lions, bears and penguins; all you can hope to see right? But it has so much more than just the big five mentioned above! I managed … More New year, New Zoo
2015 was a great year for me and wildlife: I started to pay closer attention to the change in the seasons, I read more about wildlife, I bought three rather chunky field guides, I got a bat detector, I went on a search for fin whales and I travelled more than I ever have (great for … More 2015 Highlights: in Pictures
After having countless people tell me how great the London Wetland Centre (LWC) was, I finally listened and got on the train to Barnes with my friend Robyn in early November. We picked a day that happened to be extremely foggy, and I really mean that, as this photo of the sun will show: The … More Fog & Frost at the Wetland Centre
Animal Sam 