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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.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Song Thrush, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Greenfinch, Wren and Dunnock all singing around the glade (but no Willow Warblers or Blackcaps as yet, and the Chiffchaff seems to have moved on). Highlight in the garden today was the visit of a pair of Greenfinches to the peanuts. Other news is that the frogspawn has hatched (including 2 red tadpoles).
Osprey news from the web is mixed: the satellite-tracked bird seems to be storm-bound in Western France, the female at Loch Garten seems not to have settled with a mate yet, but the pair at Loch of the Lowes are showing signs of being ready to lay.


Wednesday, April 09, 2008

A Song Thrush dominated the dawn chorus again today.
A fascinating story is unfolding on the web with the satellite-tracked female Osprey only now moving through France after spending 12 days on the North coast of Spain. Many Ospreys are already back in Scotland but unable to nest because of lying snow. Perhaps she will prove to have made the right decision by delaying her return.

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