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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.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Lots of natural connections this week – only not much time to record them. Sunday’s highlight was the sighting of 3 Kingfishers flying, one after the other, along the Brock Burn. I guess that means local breeding as a pair would not have tolerated another, unrelated individual.
Monday lunchtime was spent at Greenock West Harbour, where a single Black Guillemot was seen flying up to a ledge on the harbour wall. The drive home on Tuesday was enlivened by a soaring Buzzard near Bishopton, and this mornings drive down by a hovering Kestrel near the airport. Finally (in terms of bird sightings) a juvenile Woodpigeon was on the road outside the glade this morning, accompanied by two Collared Doves.Plant highlights include Montbretia in flower at Langbank and a large patch of Sow Thistle at Arkleston rail bridge.

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