Who, why, what?
I enjoy writing, whether I do it well or not is for the reader to judge. Here, I share common interests in wildlife and conservation; urban wildlife in particular. This is about sharing our enthusiasm for the world around us. Making things a little greener on my small patch of the world.
Briefly, I am a retired/repurposed biologist and one time morris dancing player of the concertina - an unbeatable combination. Early in life, my career skewed away from field biology to laboratories where I spent decades peering down microscopes. Now a decade retired, I indulge myself with wildlife biology projects, and try to pass on some knowledge, and hopefully enthusiasm, to anyone who will listen. Kids in particular. I am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, and past-President of Bird Protection Quebec (Canada’s oldest bird-focussed conservation charity).
Posts may often include mini-biographies of interesting species that you might find in your neck of the woods, others will just talk about being “out there” and finding some of those elusive 1001 Species. I am also a wildlife gardener and offer some seasonal tips on how to go about making your gardens welcoming to birds, bees and butterflies. Strong advocate for GreenBirding and citizen science. Skews left politically. I draw your attention to “The Book”, a link to which is on the menu above - it’s a natural history of a small town.
Richard Gregson PhD. MPhil. FRSB
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