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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, December 08, 2012

Today's walk was betwen Bathgate and Linlithgow, joining up two of our regular East-West routes with an untried South-North one. The going was difficult in places with some steep inclines, flurries of sleety rain and on-road sections. However bird watching was quite productive with seven Buzzards being particularly notable. Two Collared Doves were on the edge of Bathgate and other common birds along the way included Coal Tit, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Pied Wagtail and Goldfinch. A pair of Bullfinches were feeding on thistle seeds near "The Knock" with another pair in trees a little further on. A female Kestrel showed extremely well as it swapped telephone poles below Cathlawhill.
The pictures below are of the stone circles at Knock Farm and Shoemaker's Lane in Linlithgow:


 

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