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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.

Whirlpool Galaxy

Haven’t done much astrophotography recently but here are a couple of pictures of the Whirlpool Galaxy taken with the Bradford … More

Whirlpool galaxy

Northe Fort (2)

The fortress was commisioned in 1872. The guns were housed in casements in the fortress wall protected by steel and … More

Northe Fort, Weymouth

Bluebell Railway (11): Fenchurch

Fenchurch is an example of the A! class terrier built for the LBSCR to work local passenger services. It was … More

Bluebell Railway, Fenchurch

Northe Fort (1)

Northe point lies at the southern end of Weymouth Harbour with extensive views north over Weymouth Bay and south over … More

Northe Fort, Weymouth

Patch update: September

The last month has seen an upturn in activity around the patch. The winter birds are starting to return and … More

Grey Wagtail, Speckled Wood, Tarn

Global wildlife halved in 40 years, reveals WWF

Originally posted on Green Living London:
Pic: WWF Global wildlife populations have halved in just 40 years, according to new research by…

nature

Naturelog: Monday 29th September

The seasons are changing and although the trees in the garden are still in leaf, the wildlife behaviour and the … More

Grey Squirrel, Jackdaw, Ring-Necked Parakeet

Red-bellied Woodpecker #16

Originally posted on talainsphotographyblog:
A Male Red-bellied Woodpecker from last year pictures. I have not seen them this year too…

St Clement Danes Church

Photo by Mikey (https://www.flickr.com/photos/raver_mikey/) St. Clement Danes Church sits on an island in one of central London’s busiest roads opposite … More

London, St Clement Danes

Steam Locomotives of a Leisurely Era – 1949 – Bulleid ‘Leader’ – Southern Railway

Originally posted on Chasewaterstuff's Railway & Canal Blog:
Steam Locomotives of a Leisurely Era 1949 – Bulleid ‘Leader’ Southern Railway No.36001 in 1950 Although…

Bulleid Leader

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