365 Days Wild - Day 104

I attended the Nature Connections Festival at Derby University this morning. A brilliant festival aimed at promoting connections to nature not just through spending time in nature in the usual ways but with more of a philosophical approach to it, reflecting on nature and how we're connected to the natural world in ways we completely overlook.

Chris Packham gave an interesting talk to open the festival and then I had a wander around the stalls and so on. The highlight was definitely the giant millipede (I was able to hold it for a while, I like giant millipedes!) but my favourite photo is this one of myself holding a Bosc monitor lizard. He was lovely. He loves being held and when I stroked his head he closed his eyes and got all cosy!

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[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Sounds intersting and I would love to read a bit more about the philosophical approach. Great lizard!

[Ann Williams]

Sounds like an interesting day and a super photo to remember it by. He looks very handsome.

[Denise Wood]

Fantastic :)

[Lynne]

Oh, my! He is really big. Nice shot.

[Stephanie Swift]

He's gorgeous. It must have been a thrill to hold him.

[ShirleyB]

Sounds like you had an interesting time. He look nice and relaxed great capture and detail

[Helen]

Sounds like you had a great time. This is a super shot of the lizard.

[Helge Erik Storheim]

Must have been a geat feeling holding him.