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That's the cylinder cocks and the 'open' inscription on the cab's interior side sheet is obscured by Joanne (who's looking like she's done some loco cleaning earlier). Also posing for the camera (in non-orthodox headgear but which was not unknown in BR days) is Simon the fireman. (Plenty of LNER engines require the fireman to close or open the cylinder cocks whereas the usual practice is for the driver to have the lever on his side.)
The two big valve controls visible are, on the left, the steam for the RHS injector and, on the right, the steam carriage heating, the pressure gauge for which (labelled NER - North Eastern Railway) is also visible. The shiny flexible pipe is the slacking pipe supplying hot water for cleaning the cab floor and damping down the coal to keep dust at bay; it works off the LHS injector and the valve that turns it on and off is obvious. Frequent use of the slacker pipe (to keep the driver clean) is the sign of a good fireman. The red apparatus behind Simon is the tender handbrake.
'K1' 2-6-0 no. 62005 during a short visit to the East Lancashire Railway; I braved the snow to act as the loco's 'minder'. Very enjoyable day.
Exhibited in the US since the 1880s, the Cocker Spaniel remains one of the most popular breeds. The Cocker has a sturdy, compact body and a silky, flat or wavy coat. He is a merry, well-balanced dog that is capable of considerable speed and great endurance.
BR 9F 2-10-0 92214 'Cock o' the North' blasts noisily past Water Ark between Beck Hole and Darnholm with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway's 1030 Grosmont-Pickering train. I've heard railway photographers describe this as the 'Ledge of Death Shot'. Reaching this vantage point entails scrambling down a steep, slippery, earth bank in a wood and perching on a narrow platform above a sheer drop to Eller Beck of about 60 feet. A head for heights is essential!
Explored Feb 21, 2019 #37
This is a quick shot taken through our kitchen window. With the relatively dry winter, the pheasants reared for shooting on the local farms have been ranging far and wide and it is common to see both pheasants and French partridges roaming around the roads and gardens in the village. This particular cock bird comes into our garden every morning for when I fill the seed and ground feeders. He is becoming quite tame and hopefully I will be able to post some better shots as he gets used to me.
Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) are large, long-tailed game birds. The males have rich chestnut, golden-brown and black markings on their bodies and tails, with a dark green head and red face wattling. Females are mottled with paler brown and black.
They were introduced to the UK long ago (allegedly by the Romans) and more recent introductions have brought in a variety of races and breeds for sport shooting. Many thousands of these birds are bred each year for sport (shooting) at a cost of around £15/bird to rear and then on top of that there is the shooting cost. Interestingly, the farmers here in the UK get around 10p/bird when selling them to a game dealer.
Food: Seeds, grains, shoots and insects
Length: 53-89cm
Wingspan: 70-90cm
Weight:1,000-1,700g male),
750-1,200g (female)
A cock pheasant in full breeding plumage strutting his way through the bracken on Chimney Bank, Rosedale
Cock Pheasants squaring up to each other although this encounter ended peacefully with just a bit of posturing before one decided to walk away.
A chaffy enjoy A seed in the afternoon sun .
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A traditional cock fighting with a twist in Bali - they do not need to fight to the death. Just force the opponent out of the ring.
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