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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.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Crisp winter sunshine this morning - and a good opportunity to complete the TTV centred on Rosshall Farm. Highlights included nest-building Magpies, an unprecedented 15 Rooks together at Crookston Station, two Red Foxes haring through the scrub beside Cairnhill, a nervous drake Teal along the Leverndale stretch of the Cart and a Kingfisher under Howford Bridge. Most interesting record was of two more of those pink pigeons (after one on farmland at Cairnhill on 27th November last year). These two were on the roof of 106 Newtyle Road. Both were males, and were quite a striking sight as they pirouetted on the rooftop and launched into their display fights. The proximity of these records to the Ciba pigments factory probably gives the strongest clue to their origin.
This afternoon, a walk along the Kelvin produced a Grey Heron, two pairs of Goosander and a Dipper.

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