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Saturday’s walk – river, canal, dead Owl & demolished cinema.
On Saturday I had a walk down to the river. This is the first time I have been down there since they redid the path. I am at a loss as to why they had to create a tarmac path on a public right of way through a field. Surely a couple of posts would…
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A bit of frost and snow around Robert’s Park
I haven’t let the weather get in the way of taking some photos. A bit of snow on Sir Titus in Robert’s Park adds something to the statue. Here he is viewed through the band stand. The snow also makes some of the other areas in the park look different. Across the road by Thompson…
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Tree on the weir
You have probably noticed that we have had quite a bit of rain recently. Before Christmas we had enough to wash a tree down river to get stuck on the weir at Robert’s Park. The river will need to get a lot higher before it will lift this off the weir. As usual you can…
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New Year’s Day Garden Birds
My first bird of 2013 was a Blue-tit seen from the bedroom window. During the day there was a lot less rain today, there was even a bit of sunshine. So today I was able to get in the garden and take a few more shots of the garden birds. The Bullfinches were still keeping…
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Birder or Photographer?
Yesterday I tweeted about wanting to get in the garden and close to the dozens of birds that were in the bushes and on the bird feeders, but that is not what birders do. Birders watch from a suitable distance without disturbing the birds. Wanting to get out in the garden and close to the…
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A souvenir from a trip round the unused parts of Salts Mill
When going round some of the unused parts of the mill it is difficult to know the dates of some of the things seen. It is easy to think of lots of the things dating back a long way, the mill was opened in 1853, but because the mill was in use for many years…
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Blackcap and ringed Siskin
The corner of our garden with the feeders gets lots of Greenfinches at this time of year with a few Bramblings, Chaffinches and Bullfinches putting in an appearance. The Chaffinches and Bullfinches are local I believe. However, on Saturday I saw a couple of birds that are less frequent visitors. The first being a male…
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Duck huddle in darkness
These four ducks have been together on the canal for a few months now. In the past they always seemed to be around but for the last week or so they have been close to each other everytime I saw them. Here they are on the side of the canal. In the rain. In the…
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A chilly morning on the way to work
I am lucky enough to walk throough Robert’s Park on the way to work in the morning. And as a result work are lucky to see me get there. There are many mornings when I could have just wondered off with my camera. The morning of 9th October was one such day. It also happens…