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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.

Monday, April 24, 2006

The annual trip to Strathspey went well, with good weather and lots of wildlife. Highlight of the drive up was the sighting of three Blackcock flying across the A9 north of Calvine. At Nethybridge, dusk was followed by clear skies and a show of stars which would be impossible to see in the city.
Saturday morning started at 6 am with both male and female Capercaillie visible from the hide at Loch Garten. Other wildlife there included Osprey, Red Squirrel and Red Deer. An all-day walk through Strathnethy revealed Crested Tit, Goldcrest, Siskin, Coal Tit and possible Crossbill sp and Redstart (plus marvelous views of the Cairngorms well-covered in snow). Finally, a late evening visit to the Insh marshes turned up a distant Roe deer and calling Curlew, Redshank and Tawny Owl.
Late Sunday morning was spent exploring the snow fields adjacent to the ski car park on Cairngorm. Later, saw my first Swallow, Sand Martin and Common Sandpiper of the year (plus Goosander and Red breasted Merganser co-operatively fishing) on the Tay at Dunkeld. A late afternoon visit to Loch of the Lowes provided excellent views of an Osprey skimming the loch (to cool off?), while an unsuccessful Red Kite stop at Argaty turned up one of the highlights of the trip - a perfect, rural idyll with displaying Lapwing, bubbling Curlew and ridiculously tame Brown Hares, all lit by a warm, evening sun.

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