Hello and welcome to Nature’s tidings, a monthly newsletter giving tips and scientific insights to help with spotting and photographing some of nature’s most interesting weather, wildlife, space, coastal and tidal phenomena, such as mountain clouds, the Northern Lights, seabird cities, leaping salmon and tidal bores. Subscribe for free for the latest posts, direct to your email inbox.
Background
I’m a writer and scientist based in Scotland and have written travel guides on coastal areas, popular science books on natural spectacles and academic books on hydrometeorology discussing the links between climate, floods and water resources.
The topics in this newsletter are inspired mainly by recent news reports and my own sightings with occasional digressions into writing and photography.
It also looks ahead to natural phenomena you might spot yourself, such as lunar eclipses and tidal bores, with tips on taking photographs for some of the trickier subjects, such as meteors and leaping salmon.
Later on, I may start adding some optional paid content giving more tips and insights but keeping a free version as well, of course!
My author website is: www.meteowriter.com and you’ll occasionally see some of these posts cross posted there.
Kevin Sene is a keen hillwalker and photographer with a scientific background in water and climate. He has written three scientific books on the links between climate, floods and water resources and guides to the Mersey Estuary, tidal bores and the Cumbria and Lake District coast. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Meteorological Society and he contributes to teaching and research at Lancaster University. Kevin has worked and travelled extensively in Europe, Africa and Asia. From SPECTACULAR BRITAIN, BLOOMSBURY
Why Nature’s tidings?
The title is inspired by a famous quote - amongst hillwalkers and mountaineers at least - by John Muir (1838-1914) from which the most well known lines are:
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
A scientist, explorer, environmentalist and more, the John Muir Trust describes him as ‘the Scots-born founder of the modern conservation movement.’
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Tips and scientific insights to help with spotting and photographing some of nature's most impressive weather, wildlife, space, coastal and tidal phenomena from a scientist and writer on climate, nature and wildlife themes.
