Dr Cath's Nature Notes - July 2023
July finds me heading for the riverbank. My husband enjoys fishing, and now the closed season is over, he’s keen to spend some time on the river. I don’t fish myself but the quiet times sitting…
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All that work, claiming and holding a territory, building a nest, brooding and defending a clutch of eggs, feeding a hungry nestful of chicks - do bird pairs have a modern relationship, sharing…
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