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

Liverpool Overhead Railway

The Liverpool overhead railway ran the entire length of the dock front in Liverpool. It was referred to locally as…

Liverpool, Liverpool Overhead Railway, Museum of Liverpool

Naturelog: Friday 11th October

A morning walk around the Tarn between the rain showers. The Canada x Greylag goose pair were present together with…

Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail, Naturelog, Tarn

Colours of Autumn (1)

Some pictures of autumnal colours taken at the Wetland centre yesterday

Autumn colours, Trees

Naturelog: Thursday 10th October

Between 2 meetings, I managed to fit in a couple of hours at the London Wetlands Centre. It was predominantly…

Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Teal, London Wetland Centre, Naturelog

Dionysos

This statue is of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, theatre and vegetation. He can be identified by the fact…

Dionysos, Liverpool, Liverpool Museum

Dumbell Nebula

Recent photo of Dumbell Nebula taken using the Bradford Robotic telescope. For more information on the Dumbell nebula see post:…

Astrophotography, Dumbbell Nebula

London Zoo’s first tiger cub birth in 17 years

At the end of September came the great news of a Sumatran tiger cub born at London Zoo. Now there…

London Zoo, Sumatran Tiger

Liver Birds

The Liver bird is the symbol of the city of Liverpool. It’s use dates from the Middle Ages and it…

LIver Bird, Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool

Draconid Meteor shower tonight

For those who can view it, here are some articles to help with your viewing: When and where to watch…

astronomy, Draconid Meteor shower

Meteor showers in October

It seems like October is going to be a good time for watching meteors For further details see EarthSky’s meteor…

astronomy, Meteors

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