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Got some photos from Sutton Coldfield of the eclipse today - these were direct shots taken with a heavily stopped down and red filtered telephoto lens:- And these were taken by projecting an image from a large telescope onto a white wardrobe door (all high tech....):- Note the sunspot on...

I'll mention it the next time I see them!

Currently we see 3 Egrets regularly in Newhall Valley - I walk our dogs down these most evenings after work and they are nearly always around. Apart from common birds like pigeons, robins, magpies, blackbirds, tits, etc, we also see Herons regularly, and occasionally Kingfishers, Pheasants and...

Thank you Harry - I did not know what type of fish it was - I've seen plenty of trout in the Ebrook over the years but these smaller fish are harder to see. Went through photos again and found a couple more:- And then he was REALLY naughty and caught another one, although these photos are not...

Oh - and its great for walking the dogs - this is our dogs last weekend:-

Best time to visit is on one of New Hall Mills open days - then you can do both together! Big car park - free entry - tea room with wonderful cakes - loads of stalls open on each day. http://www.newhallmill.org.uk/opens.htm

Hi Lyn - mobility access is fine - there is a good path from Wylde Green Road end to Reddicap end - car parks at both ends and 2 entrances off Ebrook Rd - there is also a boardwalk in the middle of the park which is accessible by scooter for about half its length. Footpath entrances from other...

Walking the dogs yesterday I caught one of the "locals" fishing without a licence:- Note the string of water between the two halves of its beak/bill as it eats it:- Then the Egret was off to look for more:-

New Hall Valley Country Park is a country park located in New Hall Valley between Walmley and Sutton Coldfield. It is the first new country park in the UK for over a decade. Created with funding raised from the release of land for the New Hall Manor Estate development and formally opened on 29...

Actually no - best routine ever is the mega-rare version of the "Aston Villa Football Club Skinhead Supporters Song" (original was about Bickenhill Rovers I think but this one is MUCH better) - the one that would NEVER have been played on Radio 1. "It could be about any football club, at any...

I remember seeing him, early 80's, just after Ron Saunders had "defected" from Villa to Blues. He ended the first half of the show with "A Visitors Guide to Birmingham", showing pictures of various aspects of the city on a big screen behind him with an hilarious commentary. After a bit a picture...

Taken about an hour later - Mars (bottom left) and moon even closer together:-

Try this one:- Tells you all about the Staaaaaaaaaaggggggggggg!!!

And a few more:-

Here are a few posters etc:-

Just taken - Mars and Moon very close to each other tonight - Mars at bottom left:- Loads of lunar detail visible tonight:-

The bus above is beautifully restored - but once upon a time it was in Birds Scrapyard in Stratford awaiting "the torch":-

I drove past "the village" the other day - the bit in the middle of the road now looks like a scrap yard and I shudder to think what the flats must be like shut up and unaired for 3 years........ And remember - the Walsall Rd flyover was pulled down at a cost of £30M+ as it was "an eyesore" to...

Brilliant Photos - thank you!!!

Yes please post them!!!