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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.

Friday, April 29, 2016

One of the Paisley Ravens paid a prolonged visit to the nest late morning. At lunchtime, a single, large chick could be seen above the edge of the nest.
A lunchtime walk through the centre of Paisley produced some excellent breeding records including a Sand Martin emerging from a nest hole, a Dipper carrying a beak full of nest material and a male Grey Wagtail singing and parachuting in an elaborate and prolonged display flight.
This evening, the usual walk along the Cart produced a Grey Heron (rare here), a pair of Goosanders (they don't seem to have settled to nest yet), a gang of Starlings gathering food (presumably for nestlings), three Grey Squirrels, a Red Fox, Wild Garlic in flower and Himalayan Balsam just starting to poke through. A mystery sound coming from a Sycamore at dusk sounded like a Treecreeper in tone but very intense and repetitive with a few Spotted Flycatcher-like squeaks thrown in. I couldn't spot the maker but I wondered if it was a displaying Goldcrest.


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