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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, July 30, 2021

For the second Friday running, I headed to Portmoak Moss for an early morning walk. The weather could hardly have been more different with last week's warm sunshine being replaced by heavy rain. Birds were different too with a flock of Greylag Geese providing the main interest instead of Spotted Flycatchers. Among the Greylags were two Pink-footed Geese, not the only out-of-season geese encountered today. Later, at least 30 Barnacle Geese (including what I took to be large juveniles) were in fields at Waterbutts Plantation. Nearby were a Tree Sparrow and a family of Sedge Warblers. Later, a Rabbit, a pair of Stock Doves, a few Red Soldier Beetles and a Cinnabar moth caterpillar were along the lochshore at Kinross. Four Lapwings and an Oystercatcher were on a sandy beach, a group of fifteen Tufted Ducks included around 50% juveniles and a female Mallard was escorting three half-grown ducklings which dived repeatedly.


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