Helen Roy, Ecological Entomologist at the Biological Records Centre, is one of a team of authors who have been involved in the revision of this classic Naturalists’ Handbook. I see from your professional history that throughout most of your career you have been involved in research with ladybirds. What originally drew you to these fascinating [...]
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The birding ID guide revolutionary Richard Crossley, interviewed by NHBS
The Crossley ID Guide series hit the market in 2011 with the guide to Eastern Birds, marking a revolution in identification guides. The plates of birds, scenically arranged in their natural context, are photographic composites and show a variety of angles. They cover plumage, sex, and age variations, and situate the birds among other species [...]
The World’s Rarest Birds: an interview with author and birder Erik Hirschfeld
The World’s Rarest Birds is a sumptuous visual treat for birders, featuring a gallery of competition-winning bird photos from around the world. But it is more than that: Erik Hirschfeld – and collaborators Andy Swash and Rob Still – want everyone to be engaged with the plight of the rarest bird species. Here’s what he [...]
The Cambrian Explosion: an interview with paleobiologist and author Douglas H. Erwin
The Cambrian Explosion: The Construction of Animal Biodiversity synthesises latest research about this massively siginificant moment in evolutionary history. Author Douglas H. Erwin introduces himself, the subject and some of the life forms that emerged. Could you please provide a brief evolutionary history of Douglas Erwin as a paleobiologist. I expected to be a biologist when [...]
Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning inspirations, part three: Paul Souders on “The grace of giants”
We are marking the forthcoming publication of the new 2012 portfolio from the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition with a mini-series of interviews with some of the category winners from last year. Our third and final interviewee is Paul Souders, who won the Underwater World category in 2011. You won the Underwater World [...]
Naturalist and author Mike Dilger on building a wildlife sanctuary in his garden
Mike Dilger – enthusiastic naturalist, freelance presenter and author of My Garden and Other Animals - on the rewards and challenges of creating a wildlife sanctuary on his doorstep. You always wanted to own your own nature reserve – do you remember what first stirred your interest in wildlife? The trite answer I always give to this [...]
Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning inspirations, part two: Peter Chadwick on “Taking off”
We are marking the forthcoming publication of the new 2012 portfolio from the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition with a mini-series of interviews with some of the category winners from last year. Next up is Peter Chadwick, who won the Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife in 2011 with ‘Taking off’, pictured below. [...]
Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning inspirations, part one: Steve Mills on “The assassin”
We are marking the forthcoming publication of the new 2012 portfolio from the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition with a mini-series of interviews with some of the category winners from last year. Our first interviewee is Steve Mills whose 2011 category winning photo, ‘The assassin’, is pictured below. Your photograph, “The assassin”, won [...]
Mycologist Geoffrey Kibby on childhood discoveries, woodchip mulch, and his long time passion for the genus Russula
Geoffrey Kibby, senior editor of Field Mycology, and author of two recent best-selling photographic keys to fungi – British Boletes and The Genus Agaricus in Britain - talks about how childhood discovery in a woodland wonderland led to a life spent mushrooming… What first attracted you to the curious world of fungi, and what are your [...]
The Norfolk Cranes’ Story: an interview with John Buxton and Chris Durdin
Horsey Estate, in Norfolk, has, since 1979, been home to a colony of resident, and eventually breeding, Common Cranes. John Buxton has been resident on the estate a little longer, and was perhaps the perfect host to his surprise new neighbours… What a fascinating story – how did you feel when you first heard that [...]
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