George McGavin
@georgemcgavin.bsky.social
Zoologist, entomologist, broadcaster and President of The Dorset Wildlife Trust. Zero Hour Ambassador.
I can't understand why some reviewers only gave this fantastic film 3 stars. Perhaps they also think the rise of racism is nothing to worry about. Ordinary people can and do commit atrocities....
November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I can't understand why some reviewers only gave this fantastic film 3 stars. Perhaps they also think the rise of racism is nothing to worry about. Ordinary people can and do commit atrocities....
This little beauty rejoices in the name 'Hairy Curtain Crust'...
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This little beauty rejoices in the name 'Hairy Curtain Crust'...
Is this a Trooping Funnel? If so, it's rather nice....
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Is this a Trooping Funnel? If so, it's rather nice....
Truly beautiful...
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Truly beautiful...
Quite simply magnificent! One of the most exciting and engrossing books I have read...
October 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Quite simply magnificent! One of the most exciting and engrossing books I have read...
I like spiders in the house, but there are limits! Louise Bourgeois at Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
October 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I like spiders in the house, but there are limits! Louise Bourgeois at Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
If you're in reach of the National Galleries of Scotland at the bottom of The Mound, you really should see Andy Goldsworthy's Fifty Years exhibition (ends 2nd November)...it is sensational.
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you're in reach of the National Galleries of Scotland at the bottom of The Mound, you really should see Andy Goldsworthy's Fifty Years exhibition (ends 2nd November)...it is sensational.
Having a Dark Island beer in Bennet's Bar in Edinbugh...braw!
October 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Having a Dark Island beer in Bennet's Bar in Edinbugh...braw!
Do you know why crow-step gables are so-called? You do now...
October 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Do you know why crow-step gables are so-called? You do now...
'tis the season to be leggy.... what a beauty!
September 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
'tis the season to be leggy.... what a beauty!
Hey, bug face.....
September 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hey, bug face.....
A puzzle: Trump is a ....
September 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A puzzle: Trump is a ....
Do you remember those What Is It? puzzle images in magazines? Here's one for you......
September 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Do you remember those What Is It? puzzle images in magazines? Here's one for you......
An autumnal wonder of Nature - the Rose Bedegaur Gall or Robin's Pincushion made by the wasp Diplolepis rosae.
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
An autumnal wonder of Nature - the Rose Bedegaur Gall or Robin's Pincushion made by the wasp Diplolepis rosae.
Strip lynchets or earth slippage? Two small hills in Abbotsbury...
September 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Strip lynchets or earth slippage? Two small hills in Abbotsbury...
The nursery web spider, Pisaura mirabilis, might be a common species but it's still great to see...
September 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The nursery web spider, Pisaura mirabilis, might be a common species but it's still great to see...
This is nice.....
September 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This is nice.....
What I'm reading just now....it's absolutely brilliant.
September 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
What I'm reading just now....it's absolutely brilliant.
This long queue yesterday at Krispy Kreme (a.k.a.Kardiac Karies) in Oxford Street..for Harry Potter cookies!!! What is wrong with people?
September 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This long queue yesterday at Krispy Kreme (a.k.a.Kardiac Karies) in Oxford Street..for Harry Potter cookies!!! What is wrong with people?
Me collecting insects in the Scottish borders 50 years ago!!!
August 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Me collecting insects in the Scottish borders 50 years ago!!!
Does anyone in the South of England have a wasp nest in their garden they would wish removed anytime in the next five weeks? This research led by Dr Bob Brown @dr-bob-brown.bsky.social, is helping with control of invasive wasps in New Zealand.
August 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Does anyone in the South of England have a wasp nest in their garden they would wish removed anytime in the next five weeks? This research led by Dr Bob Brown @dr-bob-brown.bsky.social, is helping with control of invasive wasps in New Zealand.
Why can't we all be a bit more like Luxembourg? Come on @teamlabouruk.bsky.social - it's not that difficult is it?
August 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Why can't we all be a bit more like Luxembourg? Come on @teamlabouruk.bsky.social - it's not that difficult is it?
People have quite rightly pointed out that this is not a European Hornet queen but a queen of the Median Wasp (Dolichovespula media) - mea culpa maxima!
August 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
People have quite rightly pointed out that this is not a European Hornet queen but a queen of the Median Wasp (Dolichovespula media) - mea culpa maxima!