The commonest of the black members of the Corvid family. The Crow like the related Magpie has a somewhat evil…
GWR 9400
Built in 1947 the first 94XX class locos were the last steam locomotives built by GWR before nationalisation and were…
Swan Nebula
Today some more pictures of the Swan Nebula. These were taken using the Bradford Robotic Telescope Anyone see a swan?…
Bird Pictures: Moorhen
The Moorhen is a common bird of lakes and marshes in the UK. They have a number of different local…
Common Blue Damselfly
The Common Blue Damselfly, as its name suggests is probably the Commonest, and certainly the most widespread, of the similar…
Eagle Nebula
Today’s pictures are of the Eagle Nebula (M16/NGC6611). It is 7000 light years from earth and has large areas of…
Monuments on Southsea esplanade (2)
The Crimean war memorial Photo by Shaun (http://www.flickr.com/people/ugborough_exile/) This memorial was erected in memory of the soldiers and sailors from…
Bird pictures: Black Swan
The Black Swan is not a native bird to the UK being found in Australia and New Zealand. They are…
Naturelog: Tuesday 18th June
Sometimes birdwatching is being in the right place at the right time. On the way to Canterbury in Kent for…
North Star
A replica of the original locomotive in the Star Class. It does contain some of the parts of the original…
