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Pete's Favourite Things

Birds and trains and history and all of the things that I enjoy

Author: Pete

I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.

The perils of a wildlife photographer

This is an amazing video of the interaction between a photographer and sea-lions off the coast of British Columbia in … More

Sealions

Highlights of 2017: Marsh Warbler

Continuing on from the theme of yesterday. The trip Keith and I had to Minsmere (and those wonderful Bitterns) was … More

Marsh Warbler

Highlights of 2017: Bitterns

Another of my 2017 highlights has to be the views we got of Bitterns this year, especially at Minsmere.

Eurasian Bittern

Peterborough Cathedral: The precincts

  The magnificent front of Peterborough Cathedral dominates the precincts The entrance to the Bishop’s Palace. the room above the … More

Peterborough, Peterborough Cathedral

Scott’s disappointment

Captain Robert Falcon Scott was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who explored the Antarctic region with the aim … More

Robert Falcon Scott

St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield (2)

The exterior of the building has this very attractive black and white stonework The Church has a number of chapels and … More

St Bartholomew the Great

A spectacular sight

The sight of starlings gathering for an evening roost in winter, a murmuration, can be one of the most spectacular sights … More

Murmuration, Starling

Highlights of 2017:Barn Owl

Continuing my highlights of 2017, I must include the wonderful opportunity I got to see and photograph Barn Owls whilst … More

Barn Owl

Peterborough Cathedral: Remains of Monastery

The Monastery of Peterborough was built in the 12th century and was closed in the dissolution of 1539. The buildings were … More

Peterborough, Peterborough Cathedral

Naturelog: 5th January

For our first outing of the new year, Keith and I visited the London Wetland Centre with the prospect of … More

Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Goldeneye, London Wetland Centre

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