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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.

Westminster Cathedral (1)

      Keith and I visited Westminster Cathedral on one of our trips up to the centre of London. … More

Westminster Cathedral

Statues and Monuments: JMW Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner in Covent Garden, London in 1775, where his father was a barber. in 1785, his mother … More

JMW Turner, St Paul's Cathedral, statues and memorials in London

Sky Watching

Originally posted on Roads End Naturalist:
There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so…

Statues and Monuments: Woman with Fish, Hyde Park

  This rather strange sculpture of a woman with a fish is to be found in Hyde Park. I have … More

statues and memorials in London

Amazing chart on the rise & fall of civilisations

Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
I don’t normally post short little blog posts but I thought I would make an exception…

Rise and fall of civilisations

Naturelog: Sunday 13th December

The year is drawing to an end and a final chance to get out on the River Medway with Skipper … More

Common Seal, Curlew, Ringed Plover, River Medway, Ruddy Turnstone

“Big Plans” to transform the world’s largest railway museum

Originally posted on Loco Yard:
The City of York Council working with Network Rail, the National Railway Museum and the Homes…

National Railway Museum, York

Statues and Monuments: Sir John Moore

  John Moore was born in Glasgow in 1761. He joined the Army at the age of 15 serving in … More

Sir John Moore, statues and memorials in London

Medway Sunset

 

River Medway, Sunset

Deciphering Diets

Originally posted on Roads End Naturalist:
…during reproduction, arguably the most important weeks of a bird’s life, 96% of North American terrestrial…

Birds

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