Had spent most of the day working at home. The garden had been reasonably quiet during the day with the … 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.
The Butterfly House (2)
5051 Drysllwyn Castle
5051 Drysllwyn Castle is an example of the GWR 4-6-0 Castle class, which was an updated version of their earlier … More
Eygptian Gods: Bastet
The cult of the goddess Bastet originated in lower Egypt and was centred around the city of Bubastis in the … More
The Butterfly House (1)
Some pictures taken on a visit to the Butterfly House at the Natural History Museum in London
Moon
I always like photographing the moon. It is such a wonderful mixture of contrasts. Here are a couple of photographs … More
Eygptian Gods: Taweret
This red breccia figure from the British Museum is of the Egyptian goddess Taweret. She is usually portrayed as a … More
Common Darter
The Common darter is the most widespread of the darter species in lowland Britain. It can be distinguished from the … More
Naturelog: Wednesday 18th September
Did the first round of the BTO winter Thrushes survey around Patch area, Eltham Palace and King Johns Walk. The … More
9135 LNER Buffet Car
The London and North Eastern Railway pioneered on board catering on their trains were the first to introduce buffet style … More
