It’s a very grey morning here in London, so here are some pictures of Butterflies from the Butterfly house to … 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.
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
Verdun Tree
This tree, near the Abbey in St Albans, was one of a number planted as war Memorials in England following … More
St Albans Cathedral
The first Benedictine Abbey at St Albans was founded in 793 by Ulsinas. It is thought that this may have … More
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