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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.

NGC 4579

Todays picture from Harvard NASA telescope NGC 4579 (also known as M58) is a barred spiral galaxy located within the … More

Astrophotography, Galaxy, nasa telescope

More Grey Squirrels

nature

Birdlog: Friday 19th April

Final day on South coast and as the winds were coming from the north overnight there is likely to be … More

7821 Ditcheat Manor

7821 Ditcheat Manor was part of the final batch of GWR manor class locomotives and was built in 1950. The … More

great western railway, Steam Trains

Birdlog: Thursday 18th April

Following a SW gale all night my first stop today was at Selsey bill, which is at the southern end … More

Virgo A

Virgo A or Spica is a blue giant and the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, and the 15th brightest … More

Astrophotography, nasa telescope, star

Birdlog: Wednesday 17th April

First stop this morning was Pagham village and then the rookery at Runcton. 20 Rooks here feeding in fields by … More

Bird Pictures: Rose-ringed Parakeet

Originally from Africa and southern Asia and kept as caged birds, some Rose-ringed Parakeets (aka Ring-necked Parakeets) escaped and by … More

Birds, nature

Birdlog: Tuesday 16th April

Spent today at Arundel WWT reserve. This is a combination of marsh and pools in the Arun river valley about … More

Birdlog: Monday 15th April

Am in West Sussex for 5 days birdwatching on the south coast. As I haven’t worked out how to transfer … More

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