The Alpine chough is most probably the moutaineering star of the bird kingdom and noted for having the highest altitude nests of any other bird species. Here in the deep Austrian alps and high above the Pasterze glacier these bird race through the air with the speed and precision of ,well Alpine choughs I guess!! […]
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They could have fallen from the sky and become embedded in the faux granite floor. They feel like they have hit with a great force and come to a sudden, abrupt and perfectly frozen repose. … never to move again. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Four Frozen Balls’, 6s f/18 ISO100 17mm
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The wreck of the MV Excelsior in Mutton Cove (Osborne, South Australia) is in one of the oddest locations you might imagine. A short walk in what seems like a field brings you right up to her rusted forgotten bow resting in swampy wetland. Although no lives where lost on her journey here she still […]
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Glimfeather was a politically savvy talking owl who helped Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole in their quest to find Prince Rilian in Lewis Carroll’s ‘The Silver Chair’. I asked the owl how parliament was going and if it had any thoughts on our own political shenanigans but it only looked at me then looked away. […]
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All in Balance It’s so hard to describe the beauty of this landscape, the scale of it, the life in it, the colour through it, the majesty of it. From deep in the lush valleys the grey peaks seem a world away, almost disconnected from the peaceful cosy green of heather and forest. From high […]
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