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Egret catching a Fish
Birds of Prey
Bussard - Bussard
Kestrel - Turmfalke
Marsh Harrier - Rohrweihe
Osprey - Fischadler
Red Kite - Rotmilan
Sparrowhawk - Sperber
Owls
Barn Owl - Schleiereule
Little Owl - Steinkauz
Short Eared Owl - Sumpfohreule
Tawny Owl - Waldkauz
Birds in alphabetical order
Blackbird - Amsel
Blackgrouse - Auerhahn
Blue Tit - Blaumeise
Bullfinch - Dompfaff / Gimpel
Chaffinch - Buchfink
Coal Tit - Kohlmeise
Cormorant - Kormorane
Crows - Krähen
Curlew - Brachvogel
Dipper - Wasseramsel
Dunnock - Heckenbraunelle
Gannet - Tölpel
Golden Plover - Goldregenpfeifer
Goldfinch - Stieglitz
Great Spotted Woodlpecker - Buntspecht
Greenshank - Grünschenkel
Grey Wagtail - Gebirgsstelze
Grouse - Auerhahn
Heron - Graureiher
Jay - Eichelhäher
Kingfisher - Eisvogel
Lapwing - Kiebitz
Long tailed Tit - Langschwanzmeise
Magpie - Elster
Meadow Pippit - Wiesenpieper
Nuthatch - Kleiber
Oystercatcher - Austernfischer
Pheasant - Fasan
Pied Wagtail - Bachstelze
Red Rumped Swallow - Rötelschwalbe
Red Shank - Rotschenkel
Reed Bunting - Rohrammer
Robin - Rotkehlchen
Sandpiper - Strandläufer
Snipe - Schnepfe
Spotted Flycatcher - Grauschnäpper
Stonechat - Schwarzkehlchen
Swans - Schwäne
Swift - Mauersegler
Thrush - Singdrossel
Treecreeper - Baumläufer
Wagtail - Bachstelze
Wheat Ear - Steinschmätzer
White Egret - Weissreiher
Willow Tit - Weidenmeise
Woodpecker - Specht
Wren - Zaunkönig
Yellowhammer - Gelbammer
Yellow Wagtail - Schafstelze
Liam
2025
Glencoe and Ullapool January 2025
Wildlife - Gruhlsee - Brühl March 2025
Edmundbyers March 2025
Swinhopeburn
Hadrian´s Wall
Plankey
Ashgill and Garrigill
Harris and Lewis Early April 2025
Arrival Kentallen - Castle Stalker
Dawnshoot - Glencoe
Travel from Glencoe to Sligachan - Isle of Skye
Dawnshoot - Sligachan Waterfall
Dawnshoot - Callenish Stone Circle
Mountain Range View Point
Mangersta Sea Stacks
Waterfall - Isle of Harris
Dawnshoot - Beach near Stornoway
Fadhail Losgaintir - West Harris
Luskentyre Beach - West Harris
St. Clement´s Church
Dawn Shoot - Tiumpan Head Lighthouse
Way back - From Stornoway to Tarbert
Quiraing Isle of Skye
Old Bridge near Kentallen
Blanchland Family
Thomas und Anette
2024
November 2024
Woodland Photography
Dawn Shoots
Raby Castle
Walk to the Elephant Trees
Visit to Tunstall Reservoir
Sunset above Edmundbyers
Dipper Hunt with Terry
Trip to the Northumberland Coast
Low Hauxley
Holystone and Harbottle
Beadnell
Walk towards Chimneys above Huntstsantworth
Sunset and Bloodmoon above Huntstantworth
Lamsley Hide and Angel of the North
Terra Novalis
Turnwheel Waterfall Rookhope Burn
Kingfisher Hide at Esh Winning
September 2024
August 2024 Edmundbyers
Happy Memories
Landscape and Wildlife
Cherryburn
Birkside Farm
Cow Green to Cauldron Snout
Prudhoe Castle
Walks
Walk from Westgate
Beldon Cleugh
Plankey Mill
Great Eggleshope Beck
Walk from Cows Hill
River Derwent from Blanchland
Epiacum
June - July 2024 Edmundbyers - North Yorkshire Moors - Northumberland
Edmundbyers
Birds and Wildlife
Hay Meadows Weardale
Escomb Saxon Church
Sunset with Cottongrass
Evening above Stanhope
From St. John´s Chapel to Langdon Beck
Roman Fort at Binchester
Brougham Castle
At Perry´s Dam above Nenthead
Two days in North Yorkshire
Sutton Bank
Riveaux Abbey
Hawnby Hill
Thomason Foss and Lone Tree
Bempton Cliffs
Filey Brigg
Thornwick Bay
Scarborough Castle
Falling Foss
Hole of Horcum
Whitby Abbey
Swallows at Whitby Abbey
Trip to Northumberland
Dunstanburgh Castle and Embleton Bay
Coastal Walk at Seahouses
Roughting Linn Waterfall
Duddo Stone Circle
Yeavering Bell
Lake District Haweswater
May 2024 Edmundbyers
Derwent Nature and Wildlife
Teesdale Spring gentians and other wildflowers
View into Teesdale above Langdon Beck
Northern Lights 10th May 2024
Owl Hunt Swinhopeburn
Vindolanda
Barn Owl Derwent Reservoir
Aydon Castle
Barn Owl Coalcleugh
Golden Plover Couple
Red Kites and Lapwings above Edmundbyers
Segudunum
March
March 2024 Edmundbyers
Dawn Shoot locations at Derwent Reservoir
Waterfalls at Newlands and Shotley Bridge
Another visit to Low Barns Nature Reserve
Marsden Rock and Souter Lighthouse
Durham Cathedral
Finchale Priory
Beldon Cleugh
More Birds and Red and Grey Squirrel
Landscape around Swinhope Burn
Encounters with Owls
Allenheads Engine Room
The Allenheads Chimneys
Waterfall above Gibsons Cave
Search for Fossils at Belmont Farm
Waterfalls at Westgate and Eastgate
Isle of Arran
Waterfalls North Sannox
Kildonan Castle and Kildonan Beach
Dawn Shoot Eas Mor Waterfall
Machrie Moor Stone Circles
King´s Cave
Auchencar Standing Stone
Cormorants
Imachar Point
Castle Loch Ranza
Seals at Brodick Beach
January
Scotland
From Edmundbyers to Kentallen
Falls of Falloch
Buachaille Etive Mor
Lagangarbh Hut and amazing Light all around
Castle Stalker Evening
Ullapool
Dawn Shoot Buachaillle
Cherry Island
Ullapool Day 1
Ullapool Day 2
Old Bridge at Invermoriston
Two more days in Kentallen
Sunset Hollytree Hotel Kentallen
Dawn Shoot Lagangarbh Hut
The Pass of Glencoe
Glencoe Lochan
Dawn Shoot Stob Dergh and Lone Tree
Edmundbyers
Millstones at Carr´s Crag
Female Kestrel above Langdon Beck
Early morning ride to Nenthead
Ski Tow at Swinhope Moor
Newbiggin waterfall - Low and High Force
Sunrise - Lone Tree - Above Langdon Beck
Scouting in Weardale
Blanchland Family
Quilts
The Bell of the Cruiser Emden
Why my interest in the Emden?
The battle cruisers history
Cocos Islands
The Battle with HMAS Sydney
The Cocos Island landing party
The POWs
The story of the Ships main Bell
HMS Cadmus
Speculations how the Bell came to Nenthead
Brühl
Our home
Long eared owls - Waldohreulen
Admiral Butterfly
Carpenter Bees - Holzbienen April
April Impressions
Flowers in full blossom August
Ingelore
The surrounding Ville area
2019
Gruhlsee Kormoran March 2019
2020
Upper Lake - Three Lakes December 2020
Sunrise Liblarer See December 2020
Köttinger See December
Poppy Field Summer 2020
Water Lilies Schnorrenberg
2021
Silbersee Naturwaldzelle
Three Lakes Autumn Leaves
Margarethen Weiher November
Birkhof November
Misty Morning Franziskus See October
3 Seen Lower End October
Reed at Gruhlsee October
Field near Liblar June
Cormorants Birkhof December
2022
Water Lilies at Silver Lake July 2022
Three Lakes July 2022
Margarethen Tarn Vochem
Other places around Brühl
Hohes Venn Nahtsief December 2021
Great Britain
Isle of Skye March 2023
Loch Lommond and the drive to Glencoe
Dawn Shoot near Kentallen
Drive to Sligachan - Kyle of Lochalsh
Dawn Shoot Sligachan
Talisker Bay
Winter Scenes around Sligachan Hotel
Dawn Shoot Loch Fada
Loch Cill Chriosd
Torrin
Elgol
The way to the Quiraing
The Quiraing
Evening light on the Cuillins
Dawn Shoot Loch Caol
Fairy Pools
Around the Sligachan Hotel
March 2023 Tyndrum Scotland Glen Coe and The Trossachs
Falls of Falloch
Kilchurn Castle
Old Bridge - River Duror - Kentallen
Loch Tulla
Lochan Na H´Achlaise
Loch Ba - Evening
The Cauldron - King´s House Hotel
Blackrock Cottage
Lagangarbh Hut
Clachaigh Falls - Glencoe
The Study - Glencoe
Glen Orchy
Glencoe Visitor Centre
Glen Etive
Loch Achtriochtan
Falls of Dochart
Steal Falls - Fort William
Alston January 2023
Happy Memories
Alston January 2023 Part 1
Alston January 2023 Part 2
Lowestoft Oktober 2022
Carlton Marshes
Covehithe
Blythburgh
Pebbles
Teesdale September 2022
Meeting of the Waters I
Evening on the road to Stanhope
Meeting of the Waters II
Eggleston Abbey
Demesness Waterfall Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle from Towler Hill
God´s Bridge
A trip to Swaledale
View points along the Road to Stanhope
Wheel Crag
Pawlaw Pike
Grouse Butts above Shawnberry Gill
Carrs Top
The Great Stone at Deepdale Wood
River Tees at Romaldkirk
Viewpoint above Egglestone Hall
Walk from Yad Moss towards Cow Green
Long Marton Appleby Sept 2022
Bow Hall Farm - High Cup Nick from High Cup Nick Farm
Rutter Force and the Mill
Evening Scenes at Long Marton
High Cup Nick from a distance
Smardale Gill Viaduct
Appleby Castle
King's Meaburn Mill by the River Lyvennet
Trip to the Northumberland Coast
Hartside above Alston
Great Rundale Beck
Dufton Ghyll
Alston May June 2022
Around Alston
Flowers at the Firs
Epiacum Panorama
Road to Hexham
South Tyne Railway
Kirkhaugh Road
Eels Bridge
Ashgill Falls
Evening on the road to Garrigill
Garrigill Panorama
Panorama into Teesdale from the top of Alston Road
Walk above Garrigill towards the Source of the Tyne
River Nent
Nenthead
Carrshield Panorama
Walk to Donk´s Hall
Nenthead Panorama
Teesdale April - May 2022
High Force
Tees View LayBy
Birds at Low Force - Gibson´s Cave
Shildon Engine House Blanchland
Holwick Scar
Percy Mere Rock from Cotherstone - Romaldkirk Church - Eggleston Bridge
Jerry Force - Blackling Hole
Teesdale Way from Egglestone Abbey Bridge
Cronkley Fell
Goldborough Fell
Deer at Curlew Cottage
The River Balder from Cotherstone
High Cup Nick from Murton
Barnard Castle Sightseeing
Heron at Barnard Castle
Brignall and River Greta
Oyster Catchers at Rutherford Bridge
Bowes Castle and Huggill Force
Second walk at Brignall
Second visit to Gibson´s Cave
Mocking Hurth Cave
River Tees downstream from Low Force
Cauldron Snout from Cow Green Reservoir
Panorama Holwick Scar
High Force from the Hotel Side
Eggleshope Beck
Eggleshope Panorama
Kirkcarrion
Huddeshope Beck
Romaldkirk
Hannah´s Nature Reserve
Langley Viaduct
Derwent Reservoir
Road to Brough and Brough Castle
Meadows around Mickleton
Waterfall at Hamsterley Forest
Curlew at Bollihope
Bollihope and Harehope Quary
Panoramas on the Bollihope Road
Cauldron Snout from Langdon Beck
Egglestone Hall
Yorkshire June 2016
Knaresborough
Our Cottage in Pateley Bridge
"Prosperous Lead Mine"
Scar House and Angram Reservoir
Scale Haw Force - Burnsall - Linton Falls - Grassington
Linton Falls - Sedber Lane
Troller´s Gill - Parcevall Hall
Brimham Rocks
Janet´s Foss - Gordale Scar - Malham Cove
The Strid - Gouthwaite Reservoir
Kilnsey Crag - Hubberholme - Cow Close Gill - Arncliffe
Middlesmoor - How Stean Beck - Goyden Pot
Guisecliff Tarn - Yorke´s Folly
Winskill Stones - Goat Scar Lane - Catrigg Force - Stainforth Force
Bolton Priory - Posforth Gill Force - Toft Gate Lime Kiln
Ghaistrill´s Strid - Grass Wood - Conistone Gib
Lake District June 2015
Our Cottage in Watermillock
Aira Force and Gowbarrow Fell
Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick and Dodd Wood
From Patterdale to Ullswater´s Silver Bay
Along the River Liza at Ennerdale Water and a walk to Holme Force at Loweswater
Ashness Bridge - Walk from Watendlath - Lodore Falls
Hardknott Fort - Gosforth
Pooley Bridge to Dacre
Angle Tarn & Rest Dodd from Hartsop
Loughrigg Fell - Rydal Hall -Stockghyll Force
High Street from Mardale Head
Far Sawrey
Dove Cottage - Grizedale Forest - Force Falls
Honister Pass - Scale Force - Bowder Stone
Alston Moor and its surrounding areas
The Eden Valley
Cross Fell and Great Dunn Fell
Flakebridge Wood - Acorn Bank
Walk towards Melmberby Scar from Hartside
Quarry Beck and Ridgewood
Long Meg - Little Salkled Mill - Kirkoswald
Talking Tarn
Mayburgh Henge - Brougham Castle - Brougham Hall
Brampton old Church above the River Irthing
High Cup
Gelts Wood
Lanercost Priory
The River Nent
Gossip Gate bridge and seven sisters Waterfall
Nent Hall
Sleuth near Alston
Skellgill Force
Weardale
Bollihope quarries
Hay Meadow Walk at West Blackdene
Burnhope Reservoir - Great Stony Hill
Teesdale
Kirkcarrion
High Force - Gibson´s Cave
Bowlees Visitor Centre - Low Force
Holwick Scar
The South Tyne Gap
The source of the South Tyne
Ashgill Force
From Garrigill to Ashgill
Amy
Amy´s Time in India
Edmundbyers
Village Green Holiday Park
Northern Light 12.09.2023 at the Park
Burning Sky 28th November 2023
Blue Moon 29092023
Sunrise with lone Tree
Autumn Splendour
Winter Wonderland
Trees at West Ruffside
Inverse Weather at Sunset above Edmundbyers
Blanchland to Baybridge
Sunrise at Village Green
Places nearby
Old Explosives Store at Burnhopeburn
Abandoned Farmstead Kell´s Bank Weardale
Sunset above Millshield at Derwent Reservoir
Belmount Farm
Fossilised tree at Stanhope
Frosterley Marble
Salmon leaping
Baal Hill Wood above Wolsingham
Turnwheel Waterfall at Rookhope Burn and others
Walk near Juniper
Walk from Blanchland to Baybridge
Linnel´s Bridge and Dipton Mill
Wharnley Burn Waterfall
Wild Garlic and Bluebells at Allensford Bank
Derwent Reservoir
Baybridge to Westgate via Rookhope
Sunsets and Scenery on the surrounding Moors
Low Barns Nature Reserve
Heron
Long-Tailed Tit
Great Tit
Thrush
Scaup Male + Female
Reed Birds to be identified
Juvenile Swans
Butterflies and Insects
Further afield
Waterfalls at Cowshill
Waterfall above Cowshill
Hareshaw Linn - Bellingham
Hindhope Linn at Blakehopeburnhaugh
Nose´s Point Seaham
Hexham Abbey
Derwentcote Steel Furnace
Wolfcleugh Farm
Hadrian´s Wall
From Crag Lough to Housesteads
From Caw Gap East and West
Mithras Temple at Carrawburgh
Black Carts - Turret 29a
Morallee Tarn at Allen Banks
Cullercoats and Seaton Sluice
Lake District
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Tewett Tarn
Crummock Water
Birds other than at Low Barns
Dipper below Blanchland
Kingfisher
Clara Vale Nature Reserve
Red Kite above the road to Stanhope
Osprey at Derwent Reservoir
Wheatear - Steinschmätzer
Golden Plover
Red Grouse
Little Owl at Edmundbyers
Dipper and Grey Wagtail at Westgate in Weardale
Pied Wagtail
Lark or Pipit ??
Pipit or Lark ??
Curlew in flight
Possibly a Lark
Segudunum