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Month: October 2013

Naturelog: Friday 11th October

A morning walk around the Tarn between the rain showers. The Canada x Greylag goose pair were present together with … More

Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail, Naturelog, Tarn

Colours of Autumn (1)

Some pictures of autumnal colours taken at the Wetland centre yesterday

Autumn colours, Trees

Naturelog: Thursday 10th October

Between 2 meetings, I managed to fit in a couple of hours at the London Wetlands Centre. It was predominantly … More

Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Teal, London Wetland Centre, Naturelog

Dionysos

This statue is of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, theatre and vegetation. He can be identified by the fact … More

Dionysos, Liverpool, Liverpool Museum

Dumbell Nebula

Recent photo of Dumbell Nebula taken using the Bradford Robotic telescope. For more information on the Dumbell nebula see post: … More

Astrophotography, Dumbbell Nebula

London Zoo’s first tiger cub birth in 17 years

At the end of September came the great news of a Sumatran tiger cub born at London Zoo. Now there … More

London Zoo, Sumatran Tiger

Liver Birds

The Liver bird is the symbol of the city of Liverpool. It’s use dates from the Middle Ages and it … More

LIver Bird, Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool

Draconid Meteor shower tonight

For those who can view it, here are some articles to help with your viewing: When and where to watch … More

astronomy, Draconid Meteor shower

Meteor showers in October

It seems like October is going to be a good time for watching meteors For further details see EarthSky’s meteor … More

astronomy, Meteors

Theseus

Theseus was a mythical reforming King of Athens. His mother was Aethra, daughter of the king of Troezan and his … More

Ancient Greece, Cretan Minotaur, Theseus

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