Bird Images

Images of Oystercatcher, Avocet, Redshank and Dunnocks  for El as I have been posting a lot of buildings and people pictures.

Underwater images

Here are some underwater  images for Matt who would enjoy the challenge. The Seals were great fun as people were encouraged to move objects around to play with them. They are quicker in their movements than cats. The  Four-Eyed Fish (Anableps anableps) have no swim bladders so tend to stay near the surface as they can't dive without using energy. The eyes are specially adapted to see above and below the water. The birds are Guillemot and Tufted Puffin. 

Teignmouth

I enjoyed a brief visit to Teignmouth this afternoon as it brought back memories of a holiday with my parents and my children back in 1974. It doesn't seem to have changed much. The last four images were taken later as I passed through on my way to talk to Dawlish Camera Club. 

Dawlish

I decided to bring and use my infrared camera on this trip as it looks like being bright and sunny at least for a few days. So here are a few monochrome conversions from Dawlish. You definitely step back in time in the station and the train track runs right along the seafront.

Grey Heron

A very obliging heron in beautiful light kept me entertained for an hour. I am using the new Blogger layout tool and not quite mastered it yet so may be a few odd postings for a time.

Building the Olympic Dream?

We paid a return visit to the Olympic site and the streets around Hackney Wick. Building has continued and some folks, like the Docklands Light Railway driver, can't wait for things to start. Others like the man peering through the fence aren't so sure and others just continue to frequent the 'regenerated' streets.

Roman Road Market

We visited the Roman Road Market in London and then walked through into the Olympic City site. Here are some of the traders and buyers in the market. It was very contrasty light which made people photography difficult.

Markers for Spring 2012

I try to record the flowers out in my village in Cambridgeshire each year on the official first day of Spring - I am a day late this year but here are a selection for my yearly comparison. It has been unusually dry with very mild spells over the past weeks so lots of the spring flowers are out and beginning to go over.