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

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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.

Statues and Monuments: Man and Boy

  Man and Boy a statue in bronze that stands on the quayside at Brixham Harbour. It was sculpted by local … More

Brixham

Naturelog: 21st March

  A bright sunny morning and a chance to have a stroll around the Tarn. As I approached a bird … More

Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose, Tarn

Naturelog: 17th March

This was the first visit that Keith and I had made to the London Wetland Centre this year and it … More

Green Woodpecker, London Wetland Centre, Mandarin Duck, Moorhen, Northern Wheatear, Redshank

75014 Braveheart

75014 Braveheart is a BR Standard 4 built at Swindon in 1951. It worked in the Midlands and was withdrawn … More

75014 Braveheart, Dartmouth Steam Railway

The Temple of Hera at Metaponto

The ancient town of Metaponto is situated on the Ionian coast of southern Italy. It was originally a Greek settlement … More

Metaponto, Temple of Hera

Anna’s Hummingbird

Originally posted on talainsphotographyblog:
7 A male Anna’s Hummingbird watching over his territory. These shoots are all so from California.…

Anna's Hummingbird

Statues and Monuments: Thomas Newcomen

Thomas Newcomen was born in Dartmouth, Devon in 1663. By trade, he was an ironmonger but became interested in the … More

Thomas Newcomen

Dartmouth Steam Railway (2)

Some more pictures from our trip on the Dartmouth Steam Railway

Dartmouth Steam Railway

Views of Matera (5)

Some pictures from Matera in South Italy, the city of caves.

Matera

Cruising on the River Dart (2)

Dartmouth, River Dart

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