Journal

One note a week.

Shorter than the stories and more frequent — a wildlife fact, a travel guide, a piece of gear that earned its weight, or something worth knowing from the conservation wires.

Wildlife Fact
Travel Guide
Gear
Conservation News

Wildlife Fact

The Owl That Hears Through Snow

A great grey owl can locate a vole under 45 cm of snow, then punch through the crust feet-first at the exact spot.

28 Jul 2026

Travel Guide

February in Ladakh: A Practical Guide

Ten days, minus twenty at dawn, and a realistic view of your odds on a snow leopard.

21 Jul 2026

Gear

The Case for the Second Body

Not redundancy — dust. Every sensor I have ruined was ruined during a lens change in the field.

14 Jul 2026

Conservation News

Amur Leopard Count Rises Again

Camera-trap census in Land of the Leopard suggests continued slow growth in the world's rarest big cat.

7 Jul 2026

Wildlife Fact

Why Flamingos Fade

Colour is dietary. A breeding flamingo will strip its own plumage to feed its chick.

30 Jun 2026

Travel Guide

Always Take the Sunrise Side of the Valley

A scheduling rule that has produced more usable frames than any equipment decision.

23 Jun 2026

Conservation News

Forest Elephants Are a Carbon Policy

Modelling suggests losing Congo Basin forest elephants would measurably reduce the forest's above-ground carbon storage.

16 Jun 2026

Gear

Shoot the Weather, Not Through It

Rain and snow are subjects. Stop trying to shutter them out of existence.

9 Jun 2026