by Paul | Apr 24, 2020 | Mountain Walking, Place, Travel, Walking and climbing
Les Gets is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Les Gets is situated on the col between Taninges and Morzine, at the western edge of the Portes du Soleil ski area. Les Gets Resort Guide In the summer of...
by Paul | Apr 17, 2020 | Birds, Days Out, Dungeness, Nature Reserves, RSPB
Following on from my Visit to Dungeness Beach area I moved on to Dungeness Rspb Reserve. In the morning of the next day I visited Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. RSPB Dungeness https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/dungeness/ Marsh Harrier Rye harbour...
by Paul | Apr 16, 2020 | Birds, Countryside walking, Days Out, Place, Walks
Looking west towards Clipston area HARRINGTON AIRFIELD Harrington airfield, known as Station 179 during WW2, was built by the 826th and 852nd Engineer Battalions of the US Army as a Class A airfield intended for heavy bomber use, the main runway length being...
by Paul | Mar 28, 2020 | Society
“Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.” ― Albert Einstein and that is what seems to have caused this “On Dec 5th 2019 (approx) The World Changed – due to Coronavirus” Previous to that 11th September 2001 The disease appears to...
by Paul | Mar 27, 2020 | Birds, Days Out, Mammals, Photograph, Summer Leys, Walks
1st Chiffchaf photo of 2020 at Summer Leys Nature Reserve The chiffchaff is a bird of woodland, scrub, parks and gardens. It sings its name out loud in a simple ‘chiff chaff chiff chaff’ song, which it performs from the tree canopy. Some chiffchaffs stay...
