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Month: December 2013

Bird lovers rally to save Christmas icon

Originally posted on Green Living London:
Conservationists, farmers and wildlife enthusiasts have rallied to the cause of one of England’s most threatened…

Art Nouveau in Rijksmuseum (2)

Some more items from the Rijksmuseum collection

Amsterdam, Art Nouveau, Rijksmuseum

Bittern in Action

A brilliant video of Bittern in Steam This is different…Bittern 4464 Steaming northwards. http://t.co/6j0Qnk1VMz via @youtube — Steam Railway (@SteamRailway) … More

A4 Pacific, Bittern

M19

Messier 19 (NGC6273) is a globular cluster in the constellation Opiuchus. Although it is a similar distance from Earth to … More

Astrophotography, Bradford Robotic telescope, Messier 19

Ring Necked Parakeet

Sometimes also known as the Rose-ringed parakeet, these birds originally from Africa and Asia have become established in the South … More

Ring-Necked Parakeet

Art Nouveau in Rijksmuseum

During our recent trip to Amsterdam we went to the Rijksmuseum to see the collection of Art Nouveau. I love … More

Amsterdam, Art Nouveau, Rijksmuseum

3405 Janice

3405 is a member of the 35NC class built in Glasgow for South African Railways in 1954. it is among … More

3405 Janice, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton Rd Station, South African Locomotives

Rijksmuseum

During our recent visit to Amsterdam we visited the Rijksmuseum. This is the national museum housing both a historical and … More

Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum

Naturelog: Saturday 14th December

A chance to get out of London on an RSPB trip to the WWT reserve at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire. The … More

Common Crane, Slimbridge, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

The problem with wind farms

This article reminds us that in seeking to provide more environment friendly solutions to some problems we often create new … More

wind farms

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