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Reminder of sunnier days

Sunday, 30. November 2008, 23:56:54

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Here are some photos to cheer up my fellow brits and those across the seas, who have been putting up drizzly depressing weather, all taken on the 24th of last month, when there was still leaves on the trees. A herd of deer grazing in the sun

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Romford wildlife

Friday, 28. November 2008, 09:48:55

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Yesterday I had a walk through the usual three parks. The weather wasnt fantastic but it did mean the parks were less busy - and the wildlife came out :smile:
The first notable thing was in the Raphael's Park lake. The cormorant was hunting in the narrow end again, and with no dogs to scare it off I managed a few shots, this being the best

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Raphaels, Rise and Bedfords Park

Friday, 14. November 2008, 10:48:55

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Yesterday morning I got up early in a feeble attempt to beat the dog walkers (I think there was more than usual), but the wildlife and I managed to squeeze into the brief gaps between the dogs! lol. In fact I think most my photo oppertunities were ended by a dog scaring them wildlife off! Still it was productive morning. The grey squirrels were obviously having a lie in, so the first thing I encounter in Raphaels Park was this lovely great crested grebe

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Bedfords park - insects

Saturday, 24. May 2008, 20:55:26

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The last instalment of photos from wednesday. The insects. First up is the best photo from the day. This one of a scorpionfly

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A white Easter!?

Sunday, 23. March 2008, 17:55:22

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Well after my 'spring is here' post heres a one filled with snow! For those not in the UK we had a mass of weather move down from the arctic/Russia/somewhere cold and we ended up here in Essex (SE UK) with the first snow of winter; in spring!? - good old british weather! Anyway, I woke up this morning to this view:

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A walk through Romfords Parks

Thursday, 31. January 2008, 15:17:40

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I had a half day yesterday and rather than go Regents park again, I decided to have a walk around my usual haunts and do some recording for the East London bird forum. First stop was Raphaels Park where as I entered I saw a pair of Great crested grebes performing courtship - the phase where they swim so fast that their body rises completely out of the water, at an angle of 45 degrees. Of course I didn't get any photographs of it... But there was another grebe who was more co-operative:

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