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

Bird Pictures: Kingfisher

Birds, Kingfisher, nature

Southsea Castle (3)

A 68 pounder from 1853. This was one of the largest and last of the smooth-bore cannons. it is thought…

History, Southsea

Bode’s Galaxy

Bode’s galaxy (aka NGC3031 or M81) is a spiral galaxy found in the constellation Ursa Major. It is 12,000,000 light…

Astrophotography, Bodes galaxy

3048 Majestic

This is a scale model of the locomotive majestic It was an example of the Dean’s single class built between…

History, Steam Trains, Swindon

Bird Pictures: Wigeon

Birds, nature, Wigeon

Naturelog: Wednesday 10th June

Following on from a meeting this morning I hot footed it to Canada Water in Rotherhithe to look for a…

Birds, Canada Water, Long-Tailed Duck, Naturelog, Surrey Docks

HSL 102

High-speed launch number 102 was built at the Hythe in Kent in 1936 for the Royal Air Force. She is…

History, Portsmouth, Warships

Sunflower Galaxy

The sunflower galaxy (aka M63/NGC5055) is a spiral galaxy consisting of a central disc surrounded by two short arms. One…

Astrophotography, Sunflower Galaxy

Bird Pictures: Brown Pelican

photos taken In Monteray California

Birds, California, Pelicans

Common Birdwing Butterfly

Found in India and South East Asia

Butterflies, nature

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