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Tales from the blind the lens of Lyme’s award-winning photographer, Richard Austin. To view more comment and opinion pieces, visit our Blogs section.

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Springtime rivalries in the bird world

23rd March 2021 Richard Austin

WITH springtime very much upon us it’s that time of year when the bird population goes to war over nesting site defence, as well as rival disputes regarding attracting the females of their species. […]

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Two years on from ‘Ammonite’ filming in Lyme Regis

11th March 2021 Richard Austin

DURING the past 12 months of virus mayhem, who would have spared a thought that two years ago we were all feeling so proud that our tiny town was to star in yet another Hollywood blockbuster movie. […]

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The Kingfisher – royalty of British birds

22nd February 2021 Richard Austin

THE kingfisher is by far the royalty of British birds – beautiful colours including iridescent blue feathers and a unique way of catching food on our waterways. […]

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A trio of duchesses pay their respects

27th January 2021 Richard Austin

I TOOK this shot in 2016; it was as always the second Sunday of November in Whitehall at the annual laying of wreaths at the Cenotaph for Remembrance. […]

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Not just your regular royal

13th January 2021 Richard Austin

FOLLOWING in her mother’s footsteps, the queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall, or Phillips as she was then, at Bicton Horse Trials. […]

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Capturing the campaign trail

9th December 2020 Richard Austin

I WAS sent to a pub on Dartmoor to meet up with future Tory Prime Minister David Cameron and future Tory Prime Minister’s dad, Stanley Johnson, having been there could be a cracking pub lunch on the cards. […]

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Remembering comedian Frankie Howerd

30th November 2020 Richard Austin

THIS week there was an hour-long programme on TV about the life and times of comedian Frankie Howerd. It reminded me of the time I met up with him on a visit to a learning centre in Taunton quite a few years ago. […]

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Not just another seagull!

18th November 2020 Richard Austin

SOME people wouldn’t look twice at what appeared to be just another seagull. […]

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Meeting an American pop star on the golf course

9th November 2020 Richard Austin

A FAIRLY large number of LymeOnline readers would not have a clue who this 1950s American pop star is. […]

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A near lethal bite for new mum Tatty

19th October 2020 Francesca Evans

A NEAR lethal bite from Britain’s only poisonous snake, the adder, nearly killed Tatty the golden Labrador – and this was just 48 hours after giving birth to eight puppies at her home on Dartmoor. […]

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The coldest morning preparing for take-off

8th October 2020 Richard Austin

THE press were invited to photograph the Royal Navy’s Sea Harriers going to war, leaving Yeovilton at 5am on the coldest morning I have ever experienced. […]

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Could this be the country’s oldest tree?

22nd September 2020 Richard Austin

THE Timberscombe Oak is said to be the oldest tree on Exmoor and quite possibly the oldest anywhere else. […]

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And there wasn’t a dry eye on the runway

8th September 2020 Francesca Evans

SOMETIMES there are no words just an image that says it all. And so it was at RNAS Yeovilton when the families, along with the media, were invited to be present at the arrival of servicemen coming home from a war zone. […]

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Working with wildlife doesn’t always go smoothly

26th August 2020 Richard Austin

SOMERSET-based animal rescue charity, Secret World Animal Rescue, works miracles every day with the endless variation of birds and animals that pass through the charity’s HQ at East Huntspill. […]

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Photographing Diana was always a big occasion

12th August 2020 Richard Austin

THERE were gasps of surprise when Princess Diana emerged from the royal car as she arrived in Tiverton. It was her new hair style that was noticed by Diana’s army of royal fanatics. […]

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A disappointing discovery on the River Lim

26th March 2020 Richard Austin

A FEW years ago I’d been looking for a reported kingfisher that had been seen fluttering up and down the leat and river at the bottom of Sherborne Lane in Lyme Regis. […]

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