Close up view

When we visited the Bird of Prey Centre, I got the chance to do some close-up photography of a Bald … More

Where Vultures and Eagles fly

Sue and I visited the Bird of prey Centre at Gauntlett near Knutsford in Cheshire during our recent holiday. The … More

After I had left Regent’s Park last Tuesday, I needed to cross the Regent’s Canal in order to catch a … More

Day 1 After arriving at the centre and settling in, I made my way to Restharrow Scrape. The highlight was … More

Sandwich bay is an area on the coast of east Kent. It has been formed by the movement of shingle … More

A bright warm sunny morning saw Keith and I at West Court Farm near Cliffe in Kent. As usual our … More

During a visit Sue and I recently made to see friends in Yorkshire I got the opportunity to spend a … More

Keith and I decided that, given the good weather forecast, we would return to Tilbury Fort to look for butterflies. … More

A few months ago I made a first visit to the RSPB reserve at Rye Meads in Hertfordshire ( https://petesfavouritethings.blog/2022/05/05/a-trip-to-the-lea-valley/ … More

The news that a group of Bee-eaters, a colourful visitor from southern Europe had taken up residence in a disused … More