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.
Walthamstow Wetlands
A nice autumnal day and a visit to Walthamstow Wetlands Nature Reserve in East London. This is a complex of … More
Cirl Buntings
Some more pictures from the archive. This time of some Cirl Buntings, a rare UK bird once only found at … More
Black Crowned Night Heron
Still searching through the archives, I came across these shots of a Black-Crowned Night Heron seen in Shrewsbury in 2017.
A flurry of Butterflies
It’s a very grey morning here in London, so here are some pictures of Butterflies from the Butterfly house to … More
Autumn recollections
One of my jobs this week was to transfer all my photos (2007-19) off the computer hard disk onto an … More
Fungi Time
Sue and I were driving down a road in SE London when we noticed this wonderful fungi growing on a … More
Bird photos: Great Spotted Woodpecker
Sunset reflections
Originally posted on Through My Lens:
On this night in 2018 Fraser Island treated us to a visiting dingo and a blazing…
Who stole the Reservoir?
Went to Bough Beech Reservoir in Kent yesterday and was shocked to see how little water there was! The main … More
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