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What the Owls Taught Us: Part Two
A Barn Owl family can consume thousands of rodents in a single season, this is part of what makes them so ecologically valuable, providing natural pest control that benefits farmers and landowners across the country

Glen Sealy
May 155 min read


What the Owls Taught Us: Part One
A chance encounter with Matthew and the owls of Jambs Owls at Hall Place became an afternoon that changed everything we thought we knew about these extraordinary birds - and left us with questions we are still sitting with.

Glen Sealy
May 15 min read


The Same Nest, One Year On
I came back.
Regular readers will know this spot. It's the same pond, the same stretch of bank, the same pair of Eurasian Coots I've been watching and writing about since 2024.

Glen Sealy
Apr 183 min read


Fungi - What the Dead Tree is Doing
They appear on what is dead or dying, and they are the mechanism by which death becomes life again.

Glen Sealy
Apr 34 min read


Two Days, Two Bees
Bees pollinate a vast proportion of the food we eat and the wildflowers that hold ecosystems together.

Glen Sealy
Mar 113 min read


What I Discovered When I Really Looked at a Pine Tree
I casually wondered what pine trees look like when there's no snow or decorations on them - just the tree itself, stripped of all those festive associations we pile onto them every December. So I grabbed my camera and got close.
Really close.

Glen Sealy
Feb 216 min read


Why are Eurasian Coots building nests with our trash?
Any day now, their chicks would appear. I was determined to be there when they did.

Glen Sealy
Feb 74 min read


When Nature Gets Messy: Photographing Wildlife in Less-Than-Perfect Conditions.
The overnight downpour had turned everything to mud. Their usual sanctuary was a sodden mess...

Glen Sealy
Jan 264 min read
Bring the Outside In: Meet the Hyacinth Glass Cutting Board
The Hyacinth Glass Cutting Board is one of four floral designs in our new series - each image drawn from my original photography. Where once these images lived on gallery walls, they now step gently into your space: your countertops, your shared meals, your rituals.

Glen Sealy
Jul 8, 20252 min read


Beneath the Branches: A Morning at the Lake
There's a quiet kind of magic that lives at the edge of the lake

Glen Sealy
Jun 13, 20251 min read


Cradled by Water: The Tender Journey of Eurasian Coot Parenthood.
From hidden eggs to hungry hatchlings - witnessing the daily devotion of Eurasian Coot parents in springtime

Glen Sealy
May 19, 20253 min read


Whispers in the Meadow
A peaceful encounter with a herd of deer becomes a quiet reflection on rhythm, stillness, and the quiet beauty of nature’s presence.

Glen Sealy
May 13, 20252 min read


Getting Your Ducks in a Row (Or Not) - Nature-Stories
There’s a phrase we all know: getting your ducks in a row. It’s supposed to mean order. Control. Everything in its place. But the ducks...

Glen Sealy
May 12, 20251 min read
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