IMG_1973, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
Read MoreNatural world
Nature and the natural world
October evening in the Chilterns
IMG_1936, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. A beautiful world.
Read MoreGarden spiders on a damp morning
Garden spiders on a damp morning, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. With apologies to the squeamish, a few photos of spiders and webs in the garden this morning.
Read MoreEarth during a solar eclipse
A beautiful image from NASA, taken from the Mir Space Station. read more | digg story
Read MoreCarbon-neutral skydiving: I’m offset for 200 jumps
Clear Offset have kindly responded to my request for carbon offsets against skydiving: for around 50 pence a jump, skydivers can now carbon offset their sport. And they even provided a certificate. read more | digg story
Read MoreMoment a Dolphin Gave Birth Caught on Film
The unique moment was captured by a photographer at the Oltremare Aquarium at Riccione in Italy. Normally after a year-long pregnancy, captive dolphins give birth at night and away from the public gaze, but this Bottlenose dolphin unusually gave birth in broad daylight and close to a viewing window so […]
Read MoreA better barn owl photo
Wowl!, originally uploaded by nicebiscuit. Seems I have a way to go! I am not responsible for the content of other people’s Flickr photostreams.
Read MoreThe modern-day Malthusian: resources vs simple arithmetic
Bumped up from first posting on 17 Dec 2007, as I reflect again on sustainability. See also Wikipedia for an introduction, Jancovici for a summary of a classic treatise, and Friedman for an alternative, if now old, perspective. Albert Bartlett: The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability […]
Read MoreFalconry at Blenheim Palace
Click the photos for more. This one made a break for freedom, to be recovered later:
Read MoreRed Kite, today
Red Kite, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Right on the limits of the possible with a 300mm lens and cropping, at last, a reasonable picture of a Red Kite near our home.
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