Phoebe on her nest I've been following Phoebe, the Allen's Hummingbird, sitting on her nest in Orange County, California, via live c...

Phoebe's babies, Sassy and stormy, hatched on the 19th January (Click on images to enlarge) I've been following the progress via Liv...

"Allen's Hummingbird" watercolour in Moleskine Folio - Maree© I've been following the progress via Live cam (you can watch...

A very merry festive season to all and may 2010 be all you expect of it!

If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive. ~American Quaker Saying This black Velvet Spider has lived in the bark of a...

The Southern Red Bishop Male The Southern Red Bishop ( Euplectes orix ) is common within Southern Africa, found in marshy grasslands and wet...

The GEMSBOK or gemsbuck (Oryx gazella) is a large African antelope, of the Oryx genus. The name is derived from the Dutch name of the male...

THE HEDGEHOG'S NEST Unlike most mammals, hedgehogs lack the insulation of a warm fur coat. And keeping the body warm requires a lot of e...

Aardwolf ( Photo © Ken Watkins ) When early Dutch colonial settlers arrived in Southern Africa, they were confronted by a strange sight,...

Some of my pets, current and past, as well as some garden residents ... Jacko and I, our Fox terrier x - he's just turned 3 in September...