Polymyalgia Rheumatica

I woke up one morning and the pain in my shoulders and hips was so severe, I found it almost impossible to get out of bed. This was the start of three years of agony that has changed my life. Shortly after, I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR). I am an active 74 year old, retired male. I subsequently found out that little is known about Polymyalgia Rheumatica. With many...

Difference between Male & Female Common Kingfisher

The female is identical in appearance to the male except that her lower mandible is orange-red with a black tip. The adult male has a black beak. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but with duller and greener upperparts and paler underparts. Its bill is black, and the legs are also initially black. Female...

Peony (Paeonia)

Slow-growing but rewarding, peonies are aristocratic plants with a brief but keenly anticipated flowering in late spring to early summer. Bowl-shaped, white, cream, pink, yellow or red flowers, often spicily scented, are either loosely crammed with petals or more open. Extract taken from: RHS Gardening Images By CRUSH Photography© Views: 18

Goldfinch – Highly coloured finch

Key information The goldfinch is a highly coloured finch with a bright red face and yellow wing patch. Sociable, often breeding in loose colonies, they have a delightful liquid twittering song and call. Their long fine beaks allow them to extract otherwise inaccessible seeds from thistles and teasels. Increasingly they are visiting bird tables and feeders. In winter many UK goldfinches...