Wildlife 'poetry'
By Stella M. Turk MBE

I am delighted, and honored, that our renowned wildlife expert, friend and closet poet, Stella Turk, has given me permission to publish some of her poetry on my web site.

Here is a small selection - I have some more and I will try to put them on as soon as I can.

Lots of people have contacted me to say how much they have enjoyed them. For those that would like to know a little more about Stella there is an interview published on the Cornwall Wildlife Trust web site about Stella's role as a volunteer with the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It was written a few years ago, before Stella was awarded her MBE, but it may be still of interest.

Hubrist

Sap Suckers

Springing Springtails

Freakish Garden Control

Adaptive Radiation

Walking the plank to extinction

From the dumb to the talkative

Evolution and risk

The Startle time of hermit crabs

Pollicipes pollicipes - Gooseneck Barnacle

Its doggerel verse: a poetic denia

The Nightingale sang (too loudly) in Berkley Square