John Simpson Kirkpatrick was born in South Shields on 6 July 1892. He was one of 8 children and during … More
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.
Sometimes you just don’t get it right!
One of the advantages of digital photography is the capability to take lots of shots and sometimes you don’t get … More
Views of Newcastle (3): The merger of old and new
As you travel around Newcastle there are many reminders of the historic importance of the city and as in many … More
Close up of Pluto
Pluto as seen by New Horizons satellite 2015 NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has reached its closest point to Pluto and … More
Old London Bridge
The Church of St Magnus the Martyr stands alongside the way that led to the old London Bridge. Inside the … More
Battle of Britain Fly Past
Keith and I were in London and decided to go up the Tower of Westminster Cathedral to do some photography. … More
Norfolk 2015
A great week. 89 species of bird; 8 species of butterfly including White Admiral and Swallowtail; 9 species of dragonfly … More
Naturelog: 3rd July
The final day of our trip to Norfolk and our final destination is Strumpshaw fen RSPB reserve. I am still … More
Naturelog: 2nd July
Thursday saw us heading for the coast again, this time to the RSPB reserve at Titchwell marsh. But the journey … More
Naturelog: 1st July
Today our destination was Blackney Point NNR, a long spit of land on the North Norfolk Coast. Access to the … More
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