Grumpy Old Birder

Bo Beolens

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Wilderness

Rants from Fatbirder

07/02/2018

GOB 100 – Birding

Birding This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine February 2018 Like my childhood self I am in awe of the vast blueness of sky over the summer reed-bed. Is this ineffable depth, breadth and beauty God? Unknowable and visceral, my … Continue reading → The post GOB 100 – Birding appeared first on Grumpy Old Birder.

4 min
06/01/2018

GOB 99 – Tree Huggers & Tree Muggers

Tree Huggers & Tree Muggers This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine January 2018 Who could resist running one’s hand along the skin-smooth bark of a beech tree or hugging a hornbeam? Can anyone doubt the primal pleasure of hearing … Continue reading → The post GOB 99 – Tree Huggers & Tree Muggers appeared first on Grumpy Old Birder.

4 min
11/11/2017

GOB 97 – Garden Cities

Garden Cities This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine November 2017 I watched the World Athletics Championships Marathon wending its way through the historic streets of the City of London and was struck by two things over and above my … Continue reading → The post GOB 97 – Garden Cities appeared first on Grumpy Old Birder.

4 min
07/10/2017

GOB 96 – Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine Autumn 2017 Outside a summer gale is rocking every bush in my tiny garden… this seems to be an inevitable consequence of sweeping the patio and clearing all the … Continue reading → The post GOB 96 – Tales of the Unexpected appeared first on Grumpy Old Birder.

4 min
12/09/2017

GOB – 95 Tales of the Riverbank

Tales of the Riverbank This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine October 2017 Boxing is brutal with many more losers than winners. One might argue it saves tearaway teenagers from a life of crime, but, in a progressive society it … Continue reading → The post GOB – 95 Tales of the Riverbank appeared first on Grumpy Old Birder.

4 min
11/09/2017

GOB 94 – Crop Rotation

Crop Rotation This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine September 2017 Half a century ago, a Malaysian friend told me of his dream. He wanted to write, but first needed to earn enough money to buy a small plot of … Continue reading → The post GOB 94 – Crop Rotation appeared first on Grumpy Old Birder.

4 min
08/09/2017

GOB 93 – Rubbish Party

Rubbish Party This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine August 2017 The ‘Rubbish Party’ won a council seat somewhere in Scotland in the last council elections. If you think this appellation is an unprecedented admission of political ineptitude, let me … Continue reading → The post GOB 93 – Rubbish Party appeared first on Grumpy Old Birder.
30/06/2017

GOB 92 – Old Gits & Spoilt Brats

Old Gits & Spoilt Brats This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine July 2017 Rant Warning! Why on earth would you be bothered about disability access to nature reserves? It’s obviously not much of a problem as just about every … Continue reading → The post GOB 92 – Old Gits & Spoilt Brats appeared first on Grumpy Old Birder.

4 min

Short but thoughtful

18/09/2017

Views From an Urban Lake

A great way to listen to the grumpy old birder prattle on. Interesting, semi rants on environmental topics (usually)

Rants from Fatbirder

Creator

Bo Beolens
Years Active

2017 - 2018
Episodes

71
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© bo beolens 1997-2017
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Grumpy Old Birder