Tag Archives: wildlife in Tuscany
The Edible Dormouse Posted by Serena on Aug 27, 2014
Cats are fascinating creatures, they teach us so much about nature! In fact nearly every day we study biology with them. They do the dissecting, leaving the dismembered carcasses outside the kitchen door, and we play the identification game: “Sooo, what did they kill for us last night? That looks like a rat’s head to…
Wild Daffodils Posted by Serena on May 12, 2014
By Serena, with Photos and Translation by Geoff The Prati di Logarghena, with the rugged peaks of the Apuane Alps in the background. Mai prima di sabato avevo visto così tante giunchiglie selvatiche! Mi era stato detto tante volte che a maggio i Prati di Logarghena sono ricoperti di giunchiglie, ma pensavo che fosse la…
A Prickly Encounter Posted by Serena on Feb 12, 2014
We live in the foothills of the Appennino Tosco Emiliano, an area full of an incredible variety of wildlife. Here the wild animals are really wild, and they don’t rely on humans for their survival like many of the animals which now live in parks and city suburbs. The wildlife around here prefers to avoid…