Author Archives: Bo Beolens

This article first appeared in the September 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine My postage stamp yard was hard gardening through April into May… watering is a pain if your garden is 90% pots and containers. Warm dry weather is one … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the August 2022 edition of Birdwatching magazine Frustrated by spouse dictat, I was not birding. Spring clean-up in the garden had progressed nicely so winter’s frost-spawned gaps in the pots and flowerbeds needed filling. So, … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the July 2022 edition of Birdwatching magazine Does Akira Miyawaki mean anything to you? A sumo star perhaps, or maybe a character from the Lion King? It meant nothing to me until recently, which is … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the June 2022 edition of Birdwatching magazine My coastal conurbation has more blue-flagged beaches than anywhere of equivalent size in England, enjoyed in the past by the likes of Charles Dickins and JMW Turner, who … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the May 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine There are three types of farmers. There are money grabbing agri-businesses that put profit above people and would rather greenwash than change. Then there are farmers who see … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the April 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine I keep a year list… I could say it’s citizen science, comparing each year to see how the planet is doing, and how the birds are faring in … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the March 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine I’ve not eaten meat for around thirty-five years. My decision was not sentimental, although animals should be treated well even when they are walking meals. I knew it … Continue reading →

The Ecological Police are a unit of the National Panama Police. They are in charge of ensuring the safety of all of Panama´s protected areas. Every day, they walk hundreds of miles patrolling during day and night, in order to … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the January 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine Driving back from a pleasant morning’s Autumnal birding I pulled tight over to the roadside hearing a siren and seeing flashing blue lights approaching. Traffic parted like the … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the December 2021 edition of Birdwatching Magazine I’m not a twitcher but… it would have been churlish not to go take a look at the Desert Wheatear when it pitched up a mile from home. … Continue reading →