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Autumn photographs
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‘The straight mile’ Leeds and Liverpool canal, Burnley
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Was this a Whirlwind seen above Long Preston last weekend in the cloud formation?
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Straight mile? That place looks transformed compared to the last time I saw it? Used to be laden with trolleys and rubbish that stretch, some of the worst Leeds-Liverpool canal had to offer. I've zoomed as far as I can and found nothing, which is awesome. (Unless it's all blown up to Queens Park?)
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People don't bother dragging their rubbish to the canal anymore, they just chuck it on the backstreet.Stanbill05 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 3:17 pmStraight mile? That place looks transformed compared to the last time I saw it? Used to be laden with trolleys and rubbish that stretch, some of the worst Leeds-Liverpool canal had to offer. I've zoomed as far as I can and found nothing, which is awesome. (Unless it's all blown up to Queens Park?)
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You do get a lot of litter I know the canal & rivers trust have an army of dedicated volunteers clearing it up & magnet fisherman clear abit up, it's still there but just minimised. It's disgusting really & doesn't encourage much wildlife apart from rats.Nonayforever wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 8:57 pmPeople don't bother dragging their rubbish to the canal anymore, they just chuck it on the backstreet.
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Those shopping trolleys blow easily don't theyStanbill05 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 3:17 pmStraight mile? That place looks transformed compared to the last time I saw it? Used to be laden with trolleys and rubbish that stretch, some of the worst Leeds-Liverpool canal had to offer. I've zoomed as far as I can and found nothing, which is awesome. (Unless it's all blown up to Queens Park?)
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The canal has abundant wildlife, Otters and Water Voles for a start.Jakubclaret wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:02 pmYou do get a lot of litter I know the canal & rivers trust have an army of dedicated volunteers clearing it up & magnet fisherman clear abit up, it's still there but just minimised. It's disgusting really & doesn't encourage much wildlife apart from rats.
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Yes it does but certain rural stretches are more notorious than others I've seen plenty of wildlife on certain stretches & floating nappies & coke cans & rats on urban stretches it depends where you are to what you are likely to see.dougcollins wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:33 pmThe canal has abundant wildlife, Otters and Water Voles for a start.
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Rats are very common everywhere. Didn't somebody once say you're always 20 yards away from the nearest rat? Even the nicest looking places have a thriving population.Jakubclaret wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:52 pmYes it does but certain rural stretches are more notorious than others I've seen plenty of wildlife on certain stretches & floating nappies & coke cans & rats on urban stretches it depends where you are to what you are likely to see.
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It's a myth gullible people believe.dougcollins wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:57 pmRats are very common everywhere. Didn't somebody once say you're always 20 yards away from the nearest rat? Even the nicest looking places have a thriving population.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20716625.amp
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Theres an urban myth you are never more than 6 feet from a rat ... but they reckon its more like 160ftdougcollins wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:57 pmRats are very common everywhere. Didn't somebody once say you're always 20 yards away from the nearest rat? Even the nicest looking places have a thriving population.
Edit: see jacubs post above
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If only….
Also grabbed one from the railway bridge near to the Barry Burn, at Carnoustie
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If only….
Also grabbed one from the railway bridge near to the Barry Burn, at Carnoustie
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You been in Hellifield Andy always admire the Highland cattle when we drive through, they're in the field on the right before going up Skipton Hill out of the village
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Aye, I went over for the steam loco the other day and parked up and gave em a shout. This was down near the farm, I was sorely tempted to go and buy a rib, bloody tasty these are.
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The steamers go right past our house if we go to the top of our garden they are in the cut behind our house.
We always get folk on the Bridge over the station here on a Wednesday morning to see the Steamer go through.
They used to park a tanker on the Bridge and use LP Station to top up the water tank a few years ago and the Station carpark full of folk with their cameras and video equipment
Thevwifes uncle Noel loved coming snd sitting up our Garden when the Steamer came through
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They are good to see, smell and hear; always a bit of fun with the crews too; some really interesting people.Bosscat wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 11:22 pmThe steamers go right past our house if we go to the top of our garden they are in the cut behind our house.
We always get folk on the Bridge over the station here on a Wednesday morning to see the Steamer go through.
They used to park a tanker on the Bridge and use LP Station to top up the water tank a few years ago and the Station carpark full of folk with their cameras and video equipment
Thevwifes uncle Noel loved coming snd sitting up our Garden when the Steamer came through
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Just back from a week totally off the grid in the wilds in British Columbia, sailing the inlets looking for bears and whales. Had an incredible week, watching Grizzly bears with cubs, big adults catching salmon, and being in a forest observing black bears catching salmon up a waterfall. They walked past about 10 feet away. Whales wise, we had it all. 2 humpbacks hung around the boat for 2 hours, we saw breaches (unphotographed), observed and photographed bubble net feeding, and spent a magical evening with around 20 humpbacks all together as the sun set. Mind totally reset, which was needed. Here's a couple of photos from early in the trip of a Grizzly bear chasing and catching salmon.
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Think it depends where you are, any river in Burnley you will deffo be very near a rat. The allotments in Padiham have an infestation and have had for two years. I have used traps to kill around two hundred this year. I get them in the garden and literally shot one 2 hours ago.Jakubclaret wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:03 pmIt's a myth gullible people believe.
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Back on topic, couple of my hanging baskets
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Cause it does you'll always attract vermin wherever there's a food source, I saw plenty other night at Accrington train station, more concentrated in urban areas with population densities, in lot's of cases we actually feed rats with not disposing of our rubbish correctly.Lowbankclaret wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:24 pmThink it depends where you are, any river in Burnley you will deffo be very near a rat. The allotments in Padiham have an infestation and have had for two years. I have used traps to kill around two hundred this year. I get them in the garden and literally shot one 2 hours ago.
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Parlick from Fairsnape yesterday.
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This fella calls every day. Took them through a window so as not to scare him off.
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Was this a 1st attempt ??? At trying to create one of the Presidents ???
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Lovely walk along the West Shore at St Andrews.
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Baitings dam Ripponden.
This chap/chapess rested in a neighbours tree.
This chap/chapess rested in a neighbours tree.
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One of my favourite ever wildlife watching experiences, probably 2nd only to the Wildebeest migration in Kenya from 2 years ago.
We watched around 11 or 12 Whales co-ordinate their hunting, rounding up herring, and then bursting from the water at once to scoop up the bait ball they had created.
Trying to figure out where they were coming up in the ocean wasn't easy, and I totally missed the first burst from the water. I had a 600mm lens on, and they came up no more than 10 metres from the boat. It was incredible to see, and only heightened the experience.
Historically, I'd said that the romance of photographing whales was far greater than the reality. On this trip, however, the reality far exceeded anything I could have dreamed of.
We watched around 11 or 12 Whales co-ordinate their hunting, rounding up herring, and then bursting from the water at once to scoop up the bait ball they had created.
Trying to figure out where they were coming up in the ocean wasn't easy, and I totally missed the first burst from the water. I had a 600mm lens on, and they came up no more than 10 metres from the boat. It was incredible to see, and only heightened the experience.
Historically, I'd said that the romance of photographing whales was far greater than the reality. On this trip, however, the reality far exceeded anything I could have dreamed of.
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A view towards the Lake District from Arnside Knott, taken yesterday the 9th of September.
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A gentle stroll near salwick
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I wish I had a better camera to capture this the moon looked beautiful last night through the bedroom window surrounded by cloud.
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Sunset over the wyre near greaves farm on the Lancaster.
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River wear at bishop Auckland tonight.
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Had a top day out in Leamington Spa. Found all these in the Glasshouse in Jephson Gardens.
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