Some pictures of visitors to our garden this Christmas
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.
Christmas wishes
Wishing you all a happy and peaceful Christmas season wherever you may be and however you may celebrate it Pete
Robin, the Christmas bird
The Robin is the traditional bird of Winter and Christmas, making many appearances on Christmas cards and in advertising campaigns.
Naturelog: Tuesday 23rd December
A morning walk round the patch. At last the algal bloom seems to be clearing from the Tarn but it … More
Egyptian Goose
The Egyptian goose was introduced into the UK as an ornamental species, but escaped and now breeds regularly in the … More
Naturelog: Thursday 18th December
A damp overcast morning but went off in search of some winter thrushes at Sutcliffe Park LNR. A Grey wagtail … More
Ring Nebula
Some more recent pictures of the Ring Nebula
Ring Nebula
Some new pictures of the Ring Nebula Taken using Bradford Robotic telescope
Views of Vienna (5): A palace fit for a king
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Bluebell Railway (14): Normandy
Normandy is an example of a B4 class engine. These were very powerful steam shunting engines. It was built in … More
Pete's Favourite Things 