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Woodpigeon

The woodpigeon is a constant visitor to my garden, and I am fond of its cooing call and clatter of wings when it flies away. It can be shy in the countryside but  is often a nuisance in towns  as it scavenges for titbits. Pigeons can be seen in art dating back to ancient times… Continue reading Woodpigeon

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Narrowboat

The UK's canal system provided a nationwide transport network during the Industrial Revolution, but with the advent of the railways commercial canal traffic gradually diminished. By 1970 the long-distance transportation of goods such as coal, pottery, flour and sugar disappeared. On the British canal system anything wider than a narrowboat's 7 foot can be referred to as a… Continue reading Narrowboat