The Bent Cemetery in Hamilton was full of Thrushes today with Redwings and Mistle Thrushes particularly prominent. The birds seemed to be feeding on Ivy berries while Honey Bbes, Hoverflies and a Painted Lady butterfly were feeding on Ivy flowers.
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.
The Bent Cemetery in Hamilton was full of Thrushes today with Redwings and Mistle Thrushes particularly prominent. The birds seemed to be feeding on Ivy berries while Honey Bbes, Hoverflies and a Painted Lady butterfly were feeding on Ivy flowers.
A Jay was showing well in Pollok Park this afternoon, taking acorns and burying them in pasture fields. Great SpottedWoodpecker, Nuthatch and Sparrowhawk were other good local birds. Fungi were very well represented with some nice growth of Porcelain Fungus.
A walk around Langside this morning produced a Nuthatch calling from Camphill Woods and a Goosander on the river. A little later, a Raven was over Queen's Park Recreation Ground and up to eight Pied Wagtails were on top of the
Maisonettes along Pollokshaws Road.