An adventurous Canada Goose

Canada geese are pretty widespread in the UK. Many large stretches of water have a flock, and many people consider them a pest. They are an introduced species that has flourished and some say they have usurped the habitat of native species. Introduced species often have to adapt to the particular cicumstances of their new home and, prior to taking this photograph, I would not have counted the Canada goose as one of those. But perhaps the ability to land on a roof ridge and stand there at length surveying the surroundings is an evolutionary adaptation in the making. It's certainly something I've never seen before.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon P900

Chimneys and pigeons

You have to really like pigeons to welcome them on your roof and chimneys in numbers of this order: the potential for mess is considerable. The group, of which these are two thirds, were flying around looking for somewhere they could all land. The chimneys were the favoured site but they couldn't accommodate them all and apparently the roof gables just weren't good enough. The symmetry of this shot appealed to me when I saw it through the viewfinder, and felt it might look better in black and white - but it doesn't.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10

Diagrid structure, King's Cross, London

Being a relatively regular user of King's Cross railway station in London, I often pass under its new diagrid structure roof support above the new concourse. And, it being such an interesting piece of engineering (well, to me anyway!), I often try to get another (and better) photograph of its lattice work tubes and beams. Here is my most recent, and possibly best photograph, one that shows off the dramatic purple lighting as well as something of its symmetry.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10