Adrian Morris's PhotoBlog
Jan. 31, 2021
Birds, a rat and a squirrel
All these photos were taken from the Bunting Hide at Pennington Flash Country Park on the 17th of January, 2011. long-tailed tit blackbird magpie male bullfinch…
Jan. 05, 2021
The Big Waters, March 2011
The Big Waters is a nature reserve just to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was formed when coal mining tunnels collapsed and the ground subsided allowing a…
Dec. 16, 2020
Chester Zoo, November 2012
I'm not altogether happy about zoos; but they are good places to take my granddaughters, and there are plenty of photographic opportunities.
Dec. 07, 2020
WOW festival, 2008
"WOW" stands for "Wigan One World" which was a multi-cultural festival held in Mesnes Park near the centre of Wigan.
Nov. 28, 2020
Sunset over the Duddon Estuary
The Duddon estuary is in south Cumbria.
I took these pictures in July, 2008.
They are completely untouched - no photoshop whatsoever.
Nov. 24, 2020
Gurning - August 2008
The exact definition of gurning is obscure, but there have been gurning competitions for hundreds of years. They involve people sticking their heads through a…
Nov. 21, 2020
Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne
At this point on its course the River Tyne flows between Newcastle and Gateshead. It was once a highly industrialised dockside area. With the decline of local…
Nov. 17, 2020
Gathurst 3 -The Leeds-Liverpool Canal
A canal towpath does not seem like a good place for a walk. However, the Leeds-Liverpool canal in the Gathurst area, and other places near where I live, is an…
Nov. 14, 2020
Gathurst 2 - Heritage
Gathurst, as can be deduced from the name, is an old settlement. The name is Old English and probably means “wood where goats are kept”. Hyrst = wood. These are…
Nov. 10, 2020
Gathurst 1, an impressive transport hub.
There are few houses at Gathurst, so it is quite astonishing that several modes of transport converge here. The most impressive is the viaduct which carries the…
Nov. 06, 2020
Near Top Lock
"Top Lock", as the name suggests, stands at the top of a large flight of locks on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal to the north-west of Wigan. From there the canal…
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