Decide that today I am going to catch up with all my local dragonfly and butterfly survey work for June. … 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.
What now for the people of Lachish?
Lachish has fallen but what happened to the inhabitants? The likelihood is that a large number were killed. A burial … More
Common Darter
The Common Darters are just beginning to emerge. They will continue to be on the wing throughout the summer and … More
Naturelog: Monday 23rd June
A warm sunny afternoon and a good excuse to quit work for a while and go and walk around the … More
Naturelog: Saturday 21st June
A trip to Thursley NNR in Surrey today with the RSPB group. Thursley has some very good birds including Hobby, … More
Views of Alnmouth (1)
Alnmouth is a pretty village on the Northumberland coast in the north-east of England. It is reckoned that there has … More
Sun
To mark the Sunny weather here in London, here are some recent photos of our glorious sun
Lachish falls
We left Sennacherib camped outside the walls of the city. We are fortunate in the fact that we have both … More
Naturelog: Tuesday 17th June
A lovely afternoon and so I decided to take a walk around the Tarn. Stopping first at the small pool … More
One Assyrian invasion or two?
There is some debate as to whether there were one or two invasions of Judah by Sennacherib. What has lead … More
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