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A busy bee visiting a wild iris on a sunny May afternoon in 2011 Lancashire NW England Sony DSC HX-1 !http://ih3.redbubble.net/work.3565288.3.flat,300x300,075,f.jpg!

Finnish Army NHIndustries NH90 TTH at RIAT 2018 Sony DSC-HX400V !https://ih3.redbubble.net/image.13965403.3104/fp,375x360,black,off_white,box20,l,ffffff.u2.jpg!

Pheasant down the edge of a recently mown field. Bolton, Lancashire - NW England Sony DSC-HX1

Slightly out of sequence with Hillside Baling ... !https://d3spquiph2sexc.cloudfront.net/assets/clear-495a83e08fc8e5d7569efe6339a1228ee08292fa1f2bee8e0be6532990cb3852.gif! This was the previous day after mowing was finished and I was ready to set off on the journey home Chorley, Lancashire NW England Sony DSC HX400V !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.216174937.6301/flat,300x200,075,t.u6.jpg!

Airbus named the A400M "The Grizzly" The RAF adopted the rather less interesting name "Atlas" This is a testbed for the type but it will become the last of those to be delivered to the RAF RIAT 2018 RAF Fairford

Unusually for Britain, this is not the result of rain. It's a reasonably early April morning (9.08am if you want to be precise :)) and these tiny cuckoo flowers are heavy with the dew droplets. Lancashire NW England Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.11615072.0150/flat,450x300,075,f.jpg! !http://ih1.redbubble.net/work.7424049.1.flat,215x200,075,f.jpg! !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.14001472.7338/flat,300x300,075,f.jpg!

Pink Poppy Lancashire NW England Sony DSC HX400V !http://ih1.redbubble.net/work.10702673.1.mtd,375x360,n,s,Kioq,ffffff.jpg! !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.119610897.9978/flat,140x140,075,t.u1.jpg!

Approaching Oakworth Station

U S Marine Corp F-35B in hover Sony DSC-HX400V

Digitalis purpurea The leaves, flowers and seeds of this plant are all poisonous to humans and some animals and can be fatal if ingested. Lancahsire NW England Sony DSC-HX400 !https://ih1.redbubble.net/work.7424049.1.flat,225x210,075,f.jpg! !https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.11615072.0150/flat,450x300,075,f.jpg!

The sign at the entrance to Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco I've probably looked at this picture dozens of times but it was only today I spotted an owl in there. Maybe if any locals see this they might be able to tell me how long the owl has been a 'fixture'. Do my eyes deceive me or is there also a rodent of some description over the owl's right shoulder? If I had seen these when taking the picture, I could have zoomed in and got them in focus. But I never even noticed them at the time. !http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn93/intenselygentle/138.jpg!

Forget-Me-Not

Karl The Fog was making his presence felt on this particular day. When I was inside The Bay, you could only just see the road deck. By the time I had walked around to Baker Beach on the other side, Karl had receded a little, enough to get a couple of pictures, by the time I had got to Marshall Beach, the bridge was almost gone again. The Golden Gate Bridge itself was opened in May 1937 Sony DSC-HX400V San Francisco, California !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.90637592.3659/flat,300x300,075,f.u4.jpg! !https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.15090552.0670/pp,375x360.jpg! !https://ih1.redbubble.net/work.11526319.1.flat,550x550,075,f.jpg! !https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4954252584_43979530b1.jpg!

Bearded Iris. With two more blooms looking to make an appearance in the coming days Lancashire NW England Sony DSC HX400V !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.14001472.7338/flat,220x200,075,f.jpg! !https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.5544886.3170/flat,400x440,075,f.jpg! !https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.42825984.4290/pp,550x550.u1.png! !https://ih1.redbubble.net/work.4741671.1.flat,300x300,075,f.flowering-bulbs-feature-banner.jpg!

U S Marines AV8B (Foreground) and KC-130J at MCAS Miramar. Reload - For some strange reason this and a number of others became available on only 6 products and had been diminished in resolution. Back how it should be.

Harvesting Oil Seed Rape 2018 with a tracked combine. Raised cutting table Lancashire NW England Sony DSC HX400V

I've owned this for 20 years and this is the first time I've ever actually photographed it with a digital camera. Some editing has been applied of course. It's a 1948 Ferguson, that was converted at some point from 1957 onwards from petrol/TVO to Diesel Bolton, Lancashire NW England Sony DSC HX400V !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.12738466.8466/pp,375x360.jpg! !https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4954252584_43979530b1.jpg!

This Airbus A380 was displaying at Farnborough in 2010. It's huge, it's very quiet and, for her size, agile. Looking a bit grubby here, she has since had the new house livery applied. Currently the largest commercial airliner in the world !http://picasion.com/gl/64/1aeN.gif!

An F-16 of the Polish Air Force ready for take off. The tongue referred to in the title is the a vortex being generated by the engine intake as the engine is throttled up in the humid conditions of the day

A new Nova Class train travelling through the overhead gantry forest

Thunderbird 2 returns to land at RAF Fairford. The Thunderbirds were over in the UK as part of the celebration for the 70th anniversary of the USAF in 2017 The Red Arrows are sitting in the background Sony DSV HX400V Fairford, Gloucestershire !https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4954252584_43979530b1.jpg! !https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4954252584_43979530b1.jpg!

Combine harvesting wheat

3 March 2011 Lancashire NW England The same hedge bottom where these are located has snowdrops in flower much earlier this year - since 7 January. Are they wild? Snowdrops don't colonise by seeding except possibly in very mild conditions and so it is more likely that they were planted as bulbs at some point along this particular hedge bottom, beside a farm track, where they have been left to do their own thing. Their blooms should not be taken indoors, as it is said to bring bad luck and have been described as a 'Corpse in its shroud' An old wives tale? I don't know, but won't be tempting fate. Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih1.redbubble.net/work.7303156.1.fp,375x360,black,offwhite,box,l,ffffff.jpg! !http://ih0.redbubble.net/wor...

Seal sitting proudly in San Francisco Bay

The Red Arrows flying in 'Apollo' formation at Farnborough in 2010. The Red Arrows have been using the Hawk MkT1A Trainer in public displays since 1980. The Reds are supported by 'The Blues' - 85 Engineering Technicians and support staff Sony DSC HX-1

Class 2MT 78022 at Keighley and Worth Valley Railway It is currently painted in green following a recent renovation, having previously been black Originally built in 1954 Sony DSC HX400V !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.308245539.8992/flat,300x300,075,f.jpg! !https://ih2.redbubble.net/image.12552192.8152/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg! !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.32880452.7416/pp,550x550.u6.png! !https://ih3.redbubble.net/image.11625738.8661/pp,375x360.jpg!

Silkie's ice skating season seems to be over, fingers crossed. He's here just mooching around the paddock, looking cool. Lancashire NW England !http://ih3.redbubble.net/work.9940290.1.flat,300x300,075,f.theWOW.jpg!

Harvesting Oil Seed Rape 2018 with a tracked combine Lancashire NW England Sony DSC HX400V !https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.13906176.4792/flat,400x300,075,f.u4.jpg!

The Airbus A400M displaying its new designation following a naming ceremony at RIAT 2012. Personally I prefer Airbus Staff's name for it - 'Grizzly' The Chinook behind it, can, after a wee bit of dismantling, be carried in the A400M Sony DSC-HX1

The flower maybe long gone, but a Dandelion Clock, full of seeds waiting to be carried off on the breeze, can look just as interesting and eyecatching. Lancashire NW England Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih3.redbubble.net/work.6202738.1.flat,550x550,075,f.wildflowers-of-the-world-feature-banner.jpg!

Spanish Navy Harrier AV8B in the hover at Farnborough 2018 Sony DSC HX400V

Red Admiral Bolton Lancashire NW England Sony DSC HX400V !https://ih3.redbubble.net/work.6999485.2.flat,550x550,075,f.untitled.jpg! !https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.11615072.0150/flat,450x300,075,f.jpg!

English Bluebells with a fallen tree in the background English Bluebells are a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Landowners are prohibited from removing common bluebells on their land for sale and it is a criminal offence to remove the bulbs of wild common bluebells. They are protected because they face many threats and are an important species to preserve. Threats in the UK include the loss of ancient woodland habitat, the illegal collection of bulbs and cross-breeding (hybridisation) with non-native bluebells. Lancashire NW England Sony DSC HX400V !https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.65153407.7507/pp,550x550.u3.png! !https://ih0.redbubble.net/work.7778653.1.flat,500x500,075,f.featured.jpg! !h...

Combine Harvester emptying his grain bin in a bust harvest scene

Willis Tower and 311 South Wacker Drive, the two most prominent skyscrapers on this particular section of the Chicago River Chicago, Illinois, USA Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih3.redbubble.net/image.14866145.0185/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg!

The Royal Netherlands Air Force have two flying display teams. This is the Orange Lion F-16 Fighting Falcon Seen here at RAF Fairford Sadly this 2013 season is the last she will be seen in her Orange glory as she is off to receive an anti corrosion treatment before returning to her natural grey colour scheme from 2014. Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.13462597.2224/fp,375x360,black,bright_white,box20,l,ffffff.u1.jpg!