As well as in interest in family history, I like to read. The American Boy, by Andrew Taylor is one of the books I am currently reading. This historical drama is set around 1818 in Stoke Newington. This is a work in progress. Some sections are merely skeletons The American Boy The main character of… Continue reading Stoke Newington – where family history and literature meet.
Month: March 2024
‘Good Decoys’ Sexual dimorphism and differential predation
We have two female common pheasants in our garden at the moment. I can tell they are female as they are brown and, for such large birds in this context, surprisingly inconspicuous. The male pheasant is larger and more conspicuous, and plays no part in the raising of the young. I read The Selfish Gene… Continue reading ‘Good Decoys’ Sexual dimorphism and differential predation