A horrible start to the day as torrential rain fell in London. Despite this there was a lot of activity … 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.
Dumbbell Nebula
Today’s pictures are of the dumbbell nebula (M27/NGC6853). It is a planetary nebula found in the constellation Velpecula. Like most … More
Naturelog: Saturday 25th / Sunday 26th May
At home over the weekend which gave me the opportunity to watch the garden and check on its resident species. … More
Malachite Butterfly
The malachite is one of the commonest butterfly species in South America with a range spreading from Brasil to the … More
Now you see it, Now its gone!
Pictures of Little Grebe taken at Rye Meads RSPB reserve
A ‘virtual’ tour of GWR works Swindon (3)
Today we visit the carriage shop, the boiler shop and the erecting shop The Carriage shop was where all the … More
Monitor 33
Monitor 33 is a First World War gunship, built to bombard coastal positions from the sea. She is one of … More
Bird pictures: Great Crested Grebe
Blue Moon Butterfly
The Blue Moon Butterfly or Great Eggfly is found in Madagascar, Southern Asia and Oceania. It has a wingspan of … More
Naturelog: Tuesday 21st May
This morning I made my way to Sutcliffe Park Nature reserve to look for warblers. On arrival I thought I … More
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