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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.

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

Cruising on the River Dart

Whilst Keith and I were in devon we took a cruise around the mouth of the River Dart aboard the … More

Dartmouth, Kingswear, River Dart

Statues and Monuments: William of Orange

William was born Prince of Orange in the modern day Netherlands in 1650, his father having died just weeks before … More

Brixham, William of Orange

Dartmouth Steam Railway (1)

Our journey on the Dartmouth Steam Railway starts at Paignton Station. The line between Torquay and Kingswear was opened in … More

Dartmouth Steam Railway, South Devon

Views of Matera (4)

Some more pictures from the fascinating city of Matera in Southern Italy.    

Matera

Naturelog: 23rd February

  The final full day of our trip to south Devon and we decide not to concentrate wholly on wildlife … More

Purple Sandpiper, Rock Pipit, Shag, South Devon

Naturelog: 22nd February

Our second day in Devon found us exploring the southern part of the county with local birder Mike Langman. Our … More

Desert Wheatear, Dipper, Mandarin Duck, South Devon, Stonechat

Naturelog: 21st February

Keith and I have made the journey down to Torbay in Devon for a few days birdwatching. On our first … More

Cirl Bunting, South Devon

Views of Matera (3)

Some more photos from the amazing town of Matera in southern Italy.    

Matera

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