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Natural Connections

Modern life in Scotland is increasingly busy. The connections our ancestors had with nature and the land are being lost. As leisure time shrinks, or is filled with hi-tech experiences, opportunities to experience nature become fewer. And yet it is possible to connect with nature on a day to day basis. All around us, the great web of life continues to hold its shape, and nature continues its eternal cycles. Keep looking, listening, smelling, touching - and keep experiencing natural connections.

Sunday, August 15, 2004

Drove along Candrens Road this afternoon. Fields on both sides of the road are still flooded. No sign of any bird life except a few Woodpigeons. Good patches of Canadian Goldenrod between the road and the dual carriageway. Also some Greater Willowherb. Later, noticed two nice patches of Sea Aster, one beside the eastbound slip road at Paisley/Renfrew, the other next to the western boundary road of Hillington industrial estate.
Earlier in the afternoon I was standing in one of the car parks at the Phoenix car centre when I heard what sounded like a high-pitched version of the croaking call made by Ravens. On looking up, I saw three distant corvids, one soaring in circles, the others flapping to and fro. I'm pretty sure they were Ravens - quite an interesting sighting considering the location.

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