In broad Street at the heart of Oxford is Balliol College. This college founded in 1263, claims to be the … More
Month: September 2013
Views of Oxford (1)
Christchurch is probably the most famous college in Oxford. It is unique in that it is both a college of … More
Large White Butterfly
The large white is one of the commonest butterflies in United Kingdom and is found in most parts of the … More
Lagoon Nebula
Taken with the Harvard NASA telescope The Lagoon Nebula (aka M8 or NGC 6257) is a giant interstellar cloud found … More
Naturelog:Wednesday 4th September
An afternoon walk in Regents Park. Amazingly hot weather and everything (me included0 was trying to keep in the shade. … More
3717 City of Truro
City of Truro was a class 4-4-0 engine built for the GWR. It left Swindon works in 1903 and worked … More
Oxford Castle (2)
When I was in Oxford recently I didn’t have time to look around the interior of the castle but here … More
Naturelog: Monday 2nd September
Spent the morning at Sutcliffe Park Was pretty quiet bird-wise although I managed to get some photos of adult and … More
Tufted Duck
The Tufted duck is one of the UK commonest waterbirds breeding across lowland England and Scotland but less commonly in … More
Naturelog: Saturday 31st August
Off to Greenwich Peninsular to look for migrant birds. During the week a number had been seen on the rough … More