Category Archives: Latest GOB Articles

Coming of Age  This article first appeared in Birds Illustrated Dear readers, until today I have, I confess, been misleading you all! Today I can reveal that I have become what I always purported to be! I’ve always been grumpy, … Continue reading →

How to be a super-cool birder…  This article first appeared in Birds Illustrated How can you become a super cool birder? The short answer, of course, is you can’t. I mean have you seen what we wear? Some of us … Continue reading →

Bank Balances or Bank Swallows?  This article first appeared in Birds Illustrated Worried by the growing urban sprawl, more and more people are buying a few acres of woodland to keep for no other reason than that they want to … Continue reading →

A Great Man’s Passing This article first appeared in Birds Illustrated Do you wonder from where each generation draws its birding inspiration? While many people seem to take up birding in middle or even later life and regret the opportunities … Continue reading →

Bee-eaters over the Jacuzzi  This article first appeared in Birds Illustrated Several weeks ago I was lounging in a Jacuzzi, cold beer in hand, staring into a cloudless sky watching hawking bee-eaters. Each ‘chup’ announced another colourful acrobat joining the … Continue reading →

Confidence Mon Brave!  This article first appeared in Birds Illustrated It has long been a source of extreme angst and ire to me that ugly SOBs of the ‘treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em keen’ persuasion get the good looking, good … Continue reading →

The Wisdom of the Ages…  This article first appeared in Birds Illustrated Hear me dearly beloved younglings and harken to my words… despite what you may have been told on your grandfather’s knee, or by that wise old owl of … Continue reading →

Big Men and Optical Delusions  This article first appeared in Birds Illustrated Is it just me or have you a loathing for the great and good? I can’t help it but I do… not, you must understand, the people in … Continue reading →

Bird-brained Broadcasters This article first appeared in Birds Illustrated  Are you old enough to remember Miss Hathaway in the original ‘Beverly Hillbillies’? If so you may recognise her as the archetype of the nerdy birder. We’re used to being the … Continue reading →

TV Wildlife Presenters This article first appeared in Birds Illustrated Some days as I age I lament my lost enthusiasm. All winter working week I am longing for time to lay aside commitment in favour of passion. I pine for … Continue reading →