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After consulting a bird book we think they are Tawny Owls - have been with us for the last 3 nights. If they come back tonight I have 2 Canon speedlites waiting to try and get some better photos!

I got lucky as they were twitting and twooing before it was totally dark so I was able to pinpoint their position for which, in turn I found a gap in the leaves and branches through which I could see them and manually focus the lens. Once it is dark you have little or no chance of seeing them as...

Taken last night at about 22.00 in near darkness, we had (we think) an Owl and 2 baby Owls at the top of one of the big trees at the railway bank backing onto our garden. Have never managed to photograph these wonderful birds in the trees before. Low quality but it was so dark only manual focus...

Super photo!!!

There are loads of photos on the Birmingham Collections website, plus the ratings maps show the locations of both Gullets!

Great night. 5 goals before half time and Emlyn Hughes got booked for arguing. Will never forget it!!

Sadly we have also lost Jake Findlay in the last few days. I think he played on that magical night in 1977 when we tattered Liverpool 5-1. RIP Jake.

Over the weekend the Egret was again out and about in Newhall Valley - got a few nice shots:-

Two things worth searching for - a series of photos from Cannon St and a whole pile from The Gullet

Nice early maps of Snow Hill Station in 1869 here (ratings sheets 074 & 075):-

One thing I noticed on the drunks was how many scars they all seem to have - Brum in the Edwardian age was a damn dangerous place to live......

In 1878 Hockley Brook was the boundary between Brum and Aston - so Villa St & Brougham St (Lyn) and Guildford St (me) were over the border as it were... Does this mean we both get kicked out?

Have been exploring the Birmingham Collections website. Real goldmine this one - thousands of photos from amongst other things the Warwickshire Photographic Survey - most of which I have not seen before. Also loads of old maps etc. I'll leave you to explore - you can easily navigate your way...

These arches were at the Colmore Row end in the booking hall concourse, and were demolished in the early 1970s

My sincere condolences to you and your family Warren.

Saturday evening - Moon and Mars next to each other - Mars is the dot at bottom left:-

Your photo is better than the one I posted Lyn as it has no watermark!

Where have I seen all this before.......not mentioning any millenium poi.......sorry places........ Go to the collections centre instead - they actually have things to see there like.......exhibits......... rather than endless open spaces and snazzy signs which seem to be way museums are...

On the railway bank behind our house yesterday, this chap appeared twice - sadly only got him on the mobile phone camera hence the low quality pictures:-

As well as the door, also needed cardboard from an Amazon envelope and duct tape.....