Garden spiders on a damp morning, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. With apologies to the squeamish, a few photos of spiders and webs in the garden this morning.
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Earth during a solar eclipse
A beautiful image from NASA, taken from the Mir Space Station. read more | digg story
Read MoreMoment a Dolphin Gave Birth Caught on Film
The unique moment was captured by a photographer at the Oltremare Aquarium at Riccione in Italy. Normally after a year-long pregnancy, captive dolphins give birth at night and away from the public gaze, but this Bottlenose dolphin unusually gave birth in broad daylight and close to a viewing window so […]
Read MoreA better barn owl photo
Wowl!, originally uploaded by nicebiscuit. Seems I have a way to go! I am not responsible for the content of other people’s Flickr photostreams.
Read MoreFalconry at Blenheim Palace
Click the photos for more. This one made a break for freedom, to be recovered later:
Read MoreRed Kite, today
Red Kite, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Right on the limits of the possible with a 300mm lens and cropping, at last, a reasonable picture of a Red Kite near our home.
Read MoreBeauty and the beastly commute
Top tip: the Canon Ixus 70 is great. And the commute has its beauty.
Read MoreGreat to be home
Crisp morning, sun shining, birds singing and a proper car: it’s good to be home.
Read MoreOut of the torture chamber: the end of a tiresome experiment in sonics
The “Deluxe Executive Suites” in the Hotel Park City’s cottages are each equipped with an outdoor “Nordic hot tub” which cannot be switched off: they run continuously to avoid freezing. Apart from being a grotesque waste of energy – another subject – these tubs all emit the same low buzz […]
Read MoreDisney at work in the garden
A photo failed to convey the Disney-like scene in our garden: half a dozen each of squirrels and wood pigeons; red kites overhead; a pair of male robins (fighting); a jay; magpies; a squadron of jackdaws; a pair of blackbirds; some kind of large crow watching from a tree; and […]
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