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Eurasian Jay / garrulus glandarius. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 28/01/19.
'THE SILENT JAY.'
The Jay put in an appearance a few times during my stay in the wood but never once made a direct fly-in. It's preference was to land at a distance, usually on a well screened perch. From there it worked it's way hesitantly towards the feeding area. All the time it was vigilant, looking round in every direction.
City of Nottingham Skyline.
Taken from the Mapperley area of the City. On the horizon you can see Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station and its trade mark cooling towers. Middle distance and to the right of the photo is Nottingham Council House with its iconic 200 feet high dome that rises above the city.
Best viewed full screen.
Due to a burst water main near Woodborough, the 61 is currently diverting via Bank Hill, Mapperley Plains and Catfoot Lane.
Dunnock / prunella modularis. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 03/02/16.
I loved the look of this Dunnock when it flew up to the dead branch which was bathed in late afternoon sunshine.
Prior to this, it had spent all of its time on the ground foraging for food, as is typical of this species.
The old country name of Shufflewing is fitting because as it moves, it continually flicks its wings.
Done it, the last of the 52 - and I didn't miss a week; taken in Mapperley, Nottingham 2013.
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Majestic Cinema, Mapperley, Nottingham. Designed by A J Thraves and opened in 1929, the Majestic seated 721 in stalls and circle. It closed in 1957 and was converted (with minimal alteration) to a store. Later it was reopened as The Old Cinema, a paranormal museum with a café. On selected nights, horror films were screened using some balcony seating. This closed in 2020, and since then the building has been vandalised, and used as an illegal cannabis farm. Grade 2 listed.
Mapperley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK - former Majestic Cinema, Woodborough Road
July 2024
Due to a burst water main near Woodborough, the 61 is currently diverting via Bank Hill, Mapperley Plains and Catfoot Lane.
Having seen my mate going into Arnold with this, I decided to nip into Sainsbury's, grab a drink and await his return a few minutes later.
423 passes Arnold Sainsbury's with a 25 to Nottingham via Mapperley, Gedling and Carlton. Remarkably, not one person wanted the 25, most were waiting for the 53 a minute or so behind which took me by surprise!!
Eurasian Jay / garrulus glandarius. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 25/01/17.
As a change from seeking out and photographing winter thrushes and Waxwings in urban environments, I've visited a local wood twice recently. No noise, interruptions, ducking and diving - just sheer bliss to sit quietly relaxed and see what turned up...and I wasn't disappointed!
On this occasion there had been thick fog all morning which suddenly and miraculously lifted at midday, revealing blue sky and sunshine. I made this image two and a half hours later when the Jay was starting to get backlit. I quite like the bokeh and few specular highlights - and of course, the Jay's pretty smart too!
Looks like something from the The Addams Family! Gotta love the name of this Barbers here in Nottinghamshire. "Come in, take a seat!"
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Sometimes I'm probably guilty of spending a bit too long processing my photos but this needed no such work, a quick levels adjustment and some sharpening and that's all it needed.
Taken using a 0.9 ND grad.
I'd love some critique and comments.
Wood Anemone / anemone nemorosa. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 26/04/16.
A local wood has given a good showing of these flowers this Spring. I found many areas carpeted with them which was great as WA's actually signal the arrival of Spring to me far more powerfully than bluebells!!!
On a day of mixed weather I visited the wood to make some images. I selected a densely packed white carpet of them growing on a bank that looked pristine as I approached it.
It was only when I lay down and viewed the flower heads at eye level, that I could fully appreciate the stage each one had reached - lost all sepals or retained just some, showed signs of browning and decay or looked fresh and bright.
It was a salutary reminder I suppose, that time waits for no living thing and that Spring is marching on.
I hope my image reflects this in microcosm.
One location I love to photograph is the climb up Somersby Road, annoyingly though, it's not normally served by buses!!
Luckily enough for me, the 56 and 57 are on diversion whilst Thackerays Lane is closed from ongoing gasworks, City bound buses turning left from Nordean Road to climb Somersby, right onto Plains Road, non-stop past Mapperley Shops, then right again down Woodthorpe Road to resume normal route on Mansfield Road at Woodthorpe Park.
497 is pictured mid-climb on Somersby Road with an off-route 56 to Nottingham via Mapperley, Woodthorpe and Sherwood.
Passing Stanton Gate (on the Mapperley Goods Branch) on 20th September 1996 is 58034 with three wagons that had been on display for possible future traffic to and from the Stanton Works site. This was one of Ed Burkhardt's attempts to get traffic back on the rails, the SSA for scrap metal in to feed the melting plant, the MEA was I think planned for inwards coke, and the BDA for outbound pipes, which did materialise with several contracts in the following years, including extending the line further into the works.
Long-tailed Tit / aegithalos caudatus. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 28/01/19.
A sweet little face, complete with miniature lemon drop eyelids!
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Impossible to resist photographing these live wires at any opportunity … you can never have too much cuteness in my opinion ;-)
Love these little sweeties. E-M1 MKII/100-400mm.
Please click on pic for a larger and nicer view :-)
Eurasian Nuthatch / sitta europaea. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 28/01/19.
A feeding station and it’s plentiful supply of peanuts drew these Nuthatches into the area. Despite it only being January, the sunny weather seemed to stimulate their interest in each other. Wherever one ventured, the other was sure to follow!
Love was in the air!
Really taking my chances with this photo, but since the footpath on Holyoake Road was closed and traffic being lighter from the lockdown, I'd try my luck... Paying off better than expected!!
905 waits to turn onto Westdale Lane from Holyoake Road with a 45 to Nottingham via Mapperley and Woodborough Road.
Last summer there were a couple of weeks where maintenance of the CNG compression and storage infrastructure at Parliament Street reduced fuelling capacity. This meant not all of the biogas buses were available and diesel substitutes were more common. Most prominently, the whole of sky blue line 60 was temporarily covered by navy line diesels borrowed from Trent Bridge garage.
Seen heading though Mapperley on Woodborough Road is former 48 branded Enviro 400 637; the glossier paint under where the old branding was can just be made out on the side. All three of the YN14s off the 48 have since gone into the same Uni4 livery as the Omnidekkas, but it looks like they’ll be the only branded 4s once the Omnis are withdrawn.
Of course with just three of them, and the balance made up with silver spares, it reduces the likelihood of Trent Bridge sticking them on any old route. The silver spare E400s can then fill in on the other navy routes – or even single deck routes like when the 90 runs with deckers – as necessary. Although as we know with Trent Bridge Garage, they’ll probably end up misallocating the 4s anyway and that’s why we love TBG.
I’m a little disappointed we haven’t seen the return of navy spares, with a few E400s stickered up for the full range of navy routes to do the 4s in term time but deployable to any navy route – like what 970/971 briefly were before they gained Easyrider adverts. But having silver spares offers more flexibility as I just mentioned above, so it’s the more sensible (if less fun) option.
In light of having just written this description, I’ve now gone and made an edited version of this photo showing 637 in a mocked up livery for a route 1/4/48 ‘navy spare’... plus one additional change inspired by a previous edit I made in 2019.
YN14 MVK
14.7.25
Moments before the sole 57 emerged heading to Nottingham, the 56 started it's ascent towards Mapperley and Arnold.
495 climbs Woodthorpe Road with an off route 56 to Arnold via Mapperley and Plains Estate.
A really nice pink sunrise behind the photogenic lone tree. Taken at Gedling Country Park, Nottingham
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Eurasian Jay / garrulus glandarius. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 28/01/19.
This Jay never once announced it's arrival at the feeding area. Every time it would approach cautiously, working it's way forward via a series of partially concealed perches. Always vigilant, if something didn't quite suit it, it would fly off silently ... only to try again later. Jays are such canny birds and always rather awesome to watch going about their daily lives.
I imagine nothing much escapes their steely blue stare!
Long-tailed Tit / aegithalos caudatus. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 21/11/15.
Yesterday I was delighted to share the late afternoon sun with this little guy and his gang.
I always think of them as tiny, energised balls of feathers!!! They are a nightmare to make images of as they never stay still.
Great Tit / parus major. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 21/11/15.
Looking very smart in the late afternoon sunshine.
These birds always seem edgy when out in the open. They take flight easily I've noticed and only appear to be relaxed when perched amid a jungle of branches.
Long-tailed Tit / aegithalos caudatus. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 21/11/15.
When the sun was very low at the end of the afternoon, the LTT flock slowed down a gear or two.
This one found a large branch, away from the others, settled and enjoyed the last rays. I can't imagine there was any warmth to be had but at least it remained still for a minute or two!
Out of service but in service??
437 sits on King Street loading up a 45 to Gedling via Mapperley with the wrong display showing. The driver of the 44 pulled up alongside him to let him know....
An interesting surprise and a rarity I haven't seen or heard of before!!
434 terminates in Gedling with a 45 from Nottingham via Woodborough Road and Mapperley before returning to Nottingham the same way, and not heading to Gedling with a 44A!!
Photos seem to be rather scarce between either terminus point of Nottingham and Cotgrave, so thought I'd rectify this by walking out of Cotgrave along the bus route, as I could see arriving in the Sun was perfect. Given the service is every 20 minutes, it's not exactly a long wait out in the wilderness....
144 climbs Main Road on the approach to Cotgrave on The Cotgrave from Nottingham, Trent Bridge and West Bridgford. In the distance, you can just make out the Eastern part of Nottingham, places such as Carlton, Gedling and Mapperley Plains.
Common Kingfisher / alcedo atthis. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 01/02/17.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Not the best of images by any means, but an exciting record shot for me at my local NR.
This male Kingfisher arrived, unannounced, and perched momentarily on the wooden post in front of the hide. I've never seen one here before although wasn't too surprised as they frequent the reservoir very close by.