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Month: September 2013

Moon

I always like photographing the moon. It is such a wonderful mixture of contrasts. Here are a couple of photographs … More

Astrophotography, Bradford Robotic telescope, moon

Eygptian Gods: Taweret

This red breccia figure from the British Museum is of the Egyptian goddess Taweret. She is usually portrayed as a … More

Ancient Eygpt, Egyptian Gods, Taweret

Common Darter

The Common darter is the most widespread of the darter species in lowland Britain. It can be distinguished from the … More

Common Darter, Dragonflies, nature

Naturelog: Wednesday 18th September

Did the first round of the BTO winter Thrushes survey around Patch area, Eltham Palace and King Johns Walk. The … More

Birds, Eltham, Eltham Palace, Naturelog, Tarn

9135 LNER Buffet Car

The London and North Eastern Railway pioneered on board catering on their trains were the first to introduce buffet style … More

LNER Buffet Car 9135

Grey Squirrel

The grey squirrel is a native of North America and was introduced into the United Kingdom. Many people regard the … More

Grey Squirrel

Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy is one of the most photogenic and a subject I return to many times. For more information … More

Andromeda galaxy, Astrophotography, nasa telescope

Patch update: August

Tarn Park 28 bird species were seen on the patch this month.This brings the years total to 49 and increases … More

Birds, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Eltham, Grey Wagtail, Migrant Hawker, Small Tortoiseshell, Tarn

Roman sculptures from Aphrodisias

All these examples are from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

Aphrodisias, Roman Sculpture, roman town

Views of Oxford (3)

Some more views of Oxford colleges

Oxford

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