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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, May 31, 2010

Back to reality today, with a timed tetrad visit to get done in central Glasgow. Birds weren't as interesting as those of the Keltie Water or Benderloch beach, and the scenery certainly wasn't as good. However there were some notable finds. Jackdaws have young in their nests at the top of the motorway lights where the M8 meets the Clyde Tunnel road. The cemetery there is full of fledged Starling broods. Nearby, a total of five Whitethroats were singing their scratchy song. And most notable of all, a pair of Swallows seem to be nesting in an unfinished Wimpy semi just off Berryknowes Road. Back in the garden, the Blue Tits continue to shuttle back and forth to the nestbox and Bullfinch, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Blackcap were all heard around the glade (21,413).

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