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.
Wood Duck
The North American Wood Duck is a bird of wooded swamps and shallow lakes, which is sometimes seen in the … More
The Ice Well
Before the invention of refrigerators and freezers, many country houses would have a ice well. These would be brick built … More
Naturelog: Thursday 25th July
After a morning meeting in Blackheath I noticed a Small tortoisehell in a garden near the meeting venue as I … More
Naturelog: Wednesday 24th July
Went to Didcot Railway centre to see locomotive King Edward II in steam (post to follow) but as the Red … More
Naturelog: Tuesday 23rd July
Following on from yesterday’s excellent results I was wondering if today could match it. The morning working at home was … More
Wordless Wednesday
Another fantastic dragonfly photo which I thought I would share. If you dont follow this blog go to http://iamlostinthot.wordpress.com/ to … More
Dragon Flies Everywhere
Originally posted on MJ Springett:
Friends, Tons of dragon flies are present in the northwoods this year and these dragon flies…
4489 Dominion of Canada
4489 has gone under a number of different name changes during its life. It was originally to be called Buzzard, … More
Naturelog:Monday 22nd July
The hottest day of the year and most sensible birds where keeping in the shade as much as possible, so … More
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