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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.

Sunday, April 10, 2016

An early morning spent marking (Grr!!) was brightened up a bit by having the Abernethy webcam on in the background. Chaffinches were singing when I tuned in but later participants included a Buzzard mewing at 08:00 and Great Spotted Woodpecker peeping and drumming at 09:10.
An afternoon walk from Baron's Haugh to Hamilton produced a pair of Shoveler, three Gadwall and six Sand Martins on the haugh, two singing Willow Warblers and five Chiffchaffs along the Clyde, three Grey Wagtails, a Dipper and more Sand Martins on the Avon under the M74 flyover and a pair of Ravens at a possible nest site in the general area. Flowering Butterbur and the constant singing of Blackbird, Robin, Wren, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Dunnock etc added to a lovely afternoon.
This evening (back at the marking - Grr!! Grr!!), about 20:45, a flock of Pink-footed Geese were heading north, high over the house in South Cardonald, giving their "Wink,wink-wink" call. 

Butterbur along the Avon near Ferniegair

Avon under the M74 flyover

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