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The Broken Raven
Birds

Broken Wing

Following up from yesterday’s image of the silhouetted gull, by chance I captured these 2 pictures of a passing raven today: I’m delighted to report that he wasn’t flying in circles 😉

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Flying Home B&W
Birds

Flying Home

A second black & white photograph for you today, taken a couple of days ago in Fyfield. This seagull decided it was time to fly home, even if that meant heading straight into a storm.

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Radwinter End B&W
Black & White

Dodging the rain in Radwinter End

We drove out to Radwinter End yesterday to have a look around Bendysh Woods. On the way we drove through some heavy rain but were heartened to see we were heading into better weather. On arrival the sun was bursting through and we walked into Bendysh Woods. These are clearly

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Aldeburgh Groyne
HDR

Groynes at Aldeburgh

A common sight on the North Sea coastline are groynes, ordinarily these are pretty old and derelict, but Aldeburgh have a set of nice new ones.

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A seagull at Aldeburgh
Birds

On The Beach at Aldeburgh

We ventured outside the county borders today and had a trip to the seaside. We originally intended visiting Southwold, indeed we got to Southwold, drove into the absolutely packed car park and drove straight out again, the place was thronged! So, we pottered down the coast to Aldeburgh. Aldeburgh was

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Forest Shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes)
Bugs and Critters

Rowney Woods Revisited

We visited Rowney Woods again today and saw loads of wildlife including a muntjac deer and a small group of fallow deer – needless to say, none were to keen to be photographed! The dragonflies were out in force and there were plenty of other smaller creatures including this Forest

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Migrant Hawker Dragonfly, Aeshna mixta
Bugs and Critters

The Migrant Hawker Dragonfly, Aeshna mixta

We took a walk down the Flitch Way this afternoon, starting in Little Dunmow walking down to the edge of Great Dunmow and then completing a circle back to Little Dunmow. After being deluged by a short, sharp shower we came across this female Migarnt Hawker Dragonfly.

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Almshouses and the moon at Thaxted
Churches

Dusk at Thaxted Church

I popped out to Thaxted again to capture the sunset…one day it won’t be so cloudy…anyhow, I took this photograph of the setting moon coming down over the Almshouses and graveyard – it looks straight out of a fairy tale.

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Another Brick in the Wall
Great Dunmow

Another Brick in the Wall

I don’t know, perhaps there’s a perfectly good reason, but why would there be just one brick out of place in a 20 foot wall? I don’t suppose anyone will have noticed the lyric this time 😉

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Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm a past Chairman and Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions. I have recently moved to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders.