Still Blogging Nessie Three Years On
It was on the 18th July 2010 that I published my first article on this blog. It wasn't much, basically a "Welcome to the Loch Ness Blog" post which flagged my intentions and nothing more. At the time,...
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The Gordon Holmes Video
Nessie believer, Bill Appleton, got in touch with me recently to point me to his stabilised images of the 2007 Gordon Holmes video. I have seen these before on the Web elsewhere, but these images...
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New Book on Tim Dinsdale
I just got a heads up from a reader telling me that a biography on the famous monster hunter, Tim Dinsdale, has just been published. Entitled, "The Man Who Filmed Nessie", it is written by one of his...
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More on the Jennifer Bruce Photograph
I would now like to revisit this famous monster photograph in the light of feedback. Not surprisingly, I got a spectrum of responses to my original article ranging from agreement to disagreement. It...
View ArticleSome Stories from Readers
I love to hear from people who have stories to tell of things they have experienced on Loch Ness. These are tales that have not reached the normal public channels and may well have lain dormant forever...
View ArticleMan, Monsters and Mysteries (Disney Film)
I added this video as an afterthought to the recent post on a new Tim Dinsdale book but I add it again in case anyone missed it. I originally posted my own version three years ago but removed it...
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Cool Picture From Loch Ness
Not all interesting pictures from the loch have to involve the monster. I took this from outside the Urquhart Castle Cafe a few days ago.So I have returned from a few busy days at the loch and will...
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Nessie, Ogopogo and John Kirk
I recently tuned into Ken Gerhard's radio interview with cryptozoologist John Kirk to hear his views on the Loch Ness Monster as well as other freshwater cryptids. Imagine my surprise then when he came...
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The Latest Video of Nessie?
After the anti-climax of the hump which turned out to be a rock which was not even at Loch Ness, we have a video of something on Loch Ness which requires more thought. The Daily Mail has printed one...
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Dinsdale, Dashcams and Paint Trays
If was off to Loch Ness again as the tent and equipment were packed for four nights by the shores of the famous loch. Being August and a good Summer, I expected things to be a lot busier around the...
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Autogyro Nessie Hunter Ken Wallis dies
I am sorry to read that Ken Wallis has died at the age of 97. Loch Ness Monster fans will remember him as the man who turned up at Loch Ness in 1970 to help the LNI team with his little autogyro. It...
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Got my copy of "Abominable Science" today
Just arrived today in the post and I will presently be reading their section on Nessie for review on amazon.com and on this blog. The Nessie section is just under 60 pages, so there is something to get...
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The Man Who Filmed Nessie (Review)
Twenty six years after his untimely death, a biography on the greatest hunter of the Loch Ness Monster has finally arrived. The author is that hunter's own youngest son, Angus Dinsdale, who was born...
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Abominable Science! and the Loch Ness Monster
(This review also appears on the Amazon website)A book has been recently written by Daniel Loxton and Donald Prothero that seems to have to caused a bit of a stir amongst the skeptics. That book is...
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The Classic Authors on the Classic Pictures
In the light of recent sceptical remarks about gullible and naive Loch Ness Monster proponents, I wondered what the classic books actually said on these well known pictures. So, I dug out what books I...
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Nessie the Plesio-Turtle
Animal Planet re-ran the 2009 documentary "The Loch Ness Monster Revealed" recently as part of their "Monster Week". So while it is fresh in my mind, I'll review it here.The plot is familiar, a group...
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Logs and Nessie
I have posted on logs being misidentified as Nessie before, but a recent video from a Welsh river was the best Nessie-like log I have seen in some time. This log steadily "swam" past the observers as...
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An Interesting Photograph from 1938
Back in May of this year, I came across an auction for a picture which was described as a photograph taken at Loch Ness in 1938. The seller was actually not quite sure if it was but thought it the most...
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Henry Bauer on Abominable Science!
Veteran Nessie researcher, Henry Bauer, has entered the fray in critiquing Loxton and Prothero's "Abominable Science!". Last month, I pointed out its deficiencies from a Nessie point of view, but Henry...
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George Edwards Confesses
As reported in the Inverness Courier, George Edwards finally admits he faked his photograph and is proud of it because it generated interest in the Loch Ness Monster and hence the area. This story...
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