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Pete's Favourite Things

Birds and trains and history and all of the things that I enjoy

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.

Bird Pictures: Brown Pelican

photos taken In Monteray California

Birds, California, Pelicans

Common Birdwing Butterfly

Found in India and South East Asia

Butterflies, nature

Naturelog: Wednesday 5th June

Finally, the nice weather seems to have arrived. This morning the garden was quite active as the nesting birds went … More

Birds, Butterflies, Common Tern, Dragonflies, Greenwich, Naturelog, Tarn

Naturelog: Patch update May 2013

Tarn Park 32 species were seen on the patch this month with four new year birds bringing this years total … More

Naturelog, Tarn

London rally calls for end to badger cull

Originally posted on Green Living London:
About 2,000 people held a rally in London yesterday as licences to cull badgers came into…

Orion Nebula

Pictures taken with Bradford remote telescope For further details on Orion Nebula see post of 29th April https://petesfavouritethings.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/orion-nebula/

Astrophotography, Orion Nebula

Bird Pictures: Kingfisher

Birds, Kingfisher, nature

The GWR goods yard

Alongside the reconstructed station at STEAM Swindon is a goods yard. although passenger traffic was the mainstay of the GWR … More

History, Steam Trains, Swindon

Naturelog: Saturday 1st June

A rare day trip out of London to visit the RSPB reserve at Strumpshaw Fen in the Yare valley in … More

Birds, Naturelog, Norfolk, RSPB, Strumpshaw Fen

Trees of Aston Rowant NNR

All photos by Sue

nature, Trees

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