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Photos 23rd April 2017

Photos taken at Bison Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon during a butterfly trip and walk in the hills.


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Skylark in a tree. Looking from the side of Bison Hill towards London Gliding Club as a glider gets aerotowed. Just below me are where the rare Duke of Burgundy butterflies are. Climbing up Bison Hill. View West and Northwest from Bison Hill.

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Pictures of a pair of Mistle Thrushes at the top of a small ravine at Ivinghoe Beacon.

Photos 21st April 2017

Photos from Oaken and Tugley Woods.


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Reeds. Bugle. Primrose.

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Primrose. TODO. Violet. Primrose.

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TODO. TODO. Chiff Chaff.

Photos 18th April 2017

Dockey Wood Bluebells and Icinghoe Beacon.


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Dockey Wood with all the bluebells in flower.

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Dockey Wood with all the bluebells in flower.

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Ivinghoe Beacon from the car park. Looking back to the car park from the side of the Beacon. The view West from the summit.

Photos 11th - 12th April 2017

Insects and blossom on Barnhill and Kenton birds and a fox.


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Bee Fly on a dandelion. Bumblebee. Barnhill Blossom.

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Forget Me Nots. Barnhill Blossom. Kenton Stock Doves. These look similar to Pigeons but the neck and wing markings are enough to tell them apart (middle picture shows stock dove and pigeon side by side).

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A fox relaxing in the sunshine in the garden in Kenton.

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A fox relaxing in the sunshine in the garden in Kenton. A Nuthatch on the seed feeder. A Robin on the fence.

Photos 9th April 2017

Flower displays at Old Court Recreation Ground and the church in High Barnet, and a path along Whetstone Stray.


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Old Court Recreation Ground flower displays. Snake's Head Fritillary flower. St John the Baptist Church, Chipping Barnet. A pretty flint and stone church near High Barnet. Walking along Whetstone Stray.

Photos 27th March 2017

Photos from Kenton.


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A jet fighter plane passing over Kenton. The garden Christmas tree with plenty of cones on it.

A lunchtime walk on Harrow on the Hill.


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Walking up the hill (The Grove Open Space) from Harrow on the Hill tube station. Looking out from over the tree tops.

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The plaque at the top of the hill. Churchfields meadow on the other side of the hill looking across and back up to the church at the summit.

Photos 26th March 2017

The last ever stock car race at Wimbledon Stadium before it gets closed and knocked down.


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Cars emerging for the last ever race parade. A spectacular parade.

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A spectacular parade. The first race.

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Parading the winner of the first race. The second race. Parading the winner of the second race.

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The third race. Parading the winner of the third race. Race four.

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Race five.

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Race five. Some pyros to kick off the last race. The last race.

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Some of the race cars being towed away after the finish. We couldn't resist the opportunity to walk onto the track at the end as the last race cars drove away.

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We couldn't resist the opportunity to walk onto the track at the end as the last race cars drove away. Posing for photos and looking around the track before we too left for the last time ever.

Photos 24th March 2017

More spring blossom and flowers in Golders Hill Park, including the magnificent Magnolia trees in the walled garden.


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Pretty flowers. The Hill Garden. Tulips. A bumblebee nectaring on a flower. Daffodils.

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The walled garden Magnolia trees. Another tulip.

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More flowers. Snakehead fritillary flower. On the way home, stocked up on matzo for Passover.

Photos 21st - 23rd March 2017

Kenton birds and blossom.


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Two Bluetits feeding on fat filled coconut shell. Dunnock. Blossom.

Photos 19th March 2017

The last ever banger race at Wimbledon Stadium before it gets closed and knocked down.


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Entering the stadium. Our view of the track. Opening sequence. Lining up the first start grid.

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Go go go! Carnage almost straight from the start. The winner of the first race being paraded.

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2nd race grid. More juicy carnage which is as expected for a banger race.

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After dark it was even more atmospheric. Some of the competitor banger cars leaving after the race.

Photos 16th - 18th March 2017

Blossom in Kenton and Hendon.


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Kenton Blossom. Hendon Blossom.

Photos 4th March 2017

Crocuses, Daffodils, and more at Golders Hill Park.


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Crocuses at the top entrance. Crocuses and Snowdrops inside the park. Daffodil.

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Inside the Hill Garden. Hill Garden Irises. Walking on the Pergola. Another Iris. The Pergola.

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The Pergola. Blossom. Golders Hill Park Daffodils. Tame squirrel in the stumpery.

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The pond by the walled garden. More Irises.

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More shots of the crocuses by the entrance.

Photos 1st - 2nd March 2017

Sparrowhawk in Kenton, Pigeons in Kings Cross and Daffodils in Kenton.


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Male Sparrowhawk. Pigeons. Daffodils.

Photos 19th February 2017

Signs of Spring in Hendon.


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Snowdrops. Early Daffodils in the supermarkets. Bromeliads and Orchids in Hendon.

Photos 2nd - 14th February 2017

A nuthatch on the feeder and signs of Spring in Kenton.


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Nuthatch from behind. Nuthatch taking seed from the feeder. Nuthatch preparing to leave with the seed. The first crocus of the year.