The profusion of flowers on rosemary bushes this year is a tonic to see. The bees love it and its perfume is quite intense. It is now called ‘Salvia Rosmarinus’ following DNA research which revealed it was much closer to sage than previously thought. Rosemary earns a valuable place in […]
There’s a story about wildland firefighters from David Epstein’s book ‘Range’. The firefighters train to fight wildfires. Their protocol states that when they are in danger, they have to drop everything: their heavy tools, their uniform, and run. But what has been recorded again and again since the ‘90s is […]
By Nicholas Mitchell If you visit one of West Cork’s estuaries during July and August, you may notice something puzzling. Two Black-tailed Godwits standing side by side can look remarkably different, even though they belong to the same subspecies, ‘Limosa limosa icelandica’, which breeds in Iceland. I photographed the two birds […]