Trying to replace the absent tree-holes with woven bird nest basket-boxes using materials from our garden

A Little Cormorant called Spike as an entry to Feathered Friends' SMaP Contest

Discovering for myself why composting is not popular in Thailand

We have a lovely big pond in our garden here in Thailand and it's a great resource to build a love of nature in our young nephew.

The story of my efforts to help a male sparrow who relentlessly attacked its own reflection in our car window and elsewhere

This is a halfbeak fish, so called due to its upper mandible (jaw) being much shorter than the lower one. They are only about 4cm in length and swim along at the water surface feeding on mosquito larvae

It was a windy day and the grass needed a trim and that's how I got to spend 20 minutes with a Rat Snake.

Standing on the grass was a small waterbird with a brown cap, grey front and lovely mottled black-and-white barring on its back and sides. It had a short tail and

Latin nameObservation DateLocation Aspidimorpha miliaris22 June 2023Petchaburi, Thailand Link to original community LatitudeLongitudeMap 13.11699499.965461 A striking, partially translucent little beetle

Latin nameObservation DateLocation Lyssa zampa28 October 2022Petchaburi, Thailand Link to original community LatitudeLongitudeMap 13.11366199.939344 The largest moth I've ever found with a wingspan of

It feels like I have a constant recording of living bird calls being played around me. Throughout the day my ears pick up one call or another and I put a feathered face to the sound. There is a growing

Here in Thailand there are ants everywhere and squashing those that come looking for food in our kitchen becomes an automatic response. Outside is different and I usually try to avoid killing them. But

Slight movement caught my eye and dragged me away from the computer screen. There was a snake at my window! The window was open but the mosquito screen meant it wouldn't be joining me inside. I wouldn't

The Scaly-breasted Munia is a small, finch-like bird common in our area. It builds a substantial ball-shaped nest out of grass with a small entrance at the front and an escape route out the back. The nest

I'm Adrian. Originally from England, I have lived in Thailand since 1996, loving the people, the climate, the food and especially the wonderful wildlife. I still can't believe that we have at least four

Occasionally whilst digging in our garden I unearth a dark worm-like animal, a bit thicker than a strand of cooked spaghetti and 4 to 5 inches long. On being exposed they wriggle around vigorously and

Latin nameObservation DateLocation Kerivoula picta19 August 2019Petchaburi, Thailand Link to original community LatitudeLongitudeMap 13.11689199.965518 An occasional visitor to our garden that roosts in

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Vespa tropica22 August 2023Petchaburi, Thailand Link to original community LatitudeLongitudeMap 13.11691599.965268 This Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa tropica) has become

Good day , Another collection of fresh photos from my garden These images are taken last night to avoid the heat and hard sunlight. white paeonie shot at sunset , with flash light showing more details

Good morning, While i was enjoying the garden this morning with my cameras discovering what has changed , i had a close encounter with a young ( unlicensed ? ) pilot. I knew we had a nest in the garden