Weekly Chat (Non-Osprey), 12 March 2017

A pic of Ben Wyvis from the A9 en route to Dingwall last Sunday. We see this Munro (3460 ft) from our daily walks in the woods with Benson.

Wow.  That's the one thing our beautiful local scenery doesn't have, though it wouldn't quite fit around here!

I thought I'd mention that I've heard the first chiffchaff in the neighbourhood today!  Of course it would be too much to expect for the bird to let us actually see it!

Loved the photos Clare. Thank you. I have been watching goldfinches on my feeder this morning and a blackbird having a wonderful wash and brush up in my bird bath. I heard and saw skylarks a bout 10 days ago. Aren't they a wonderful herald of spring?

rusty2 said:

I heard and saw skylarks a bout 10 days ago. Aren't they a wonderful herald of spring?

On a completely different note our cockatiels are rampantly mating again!  They go through these spells every so often.  It's hysterically funny if they start a session while Limpy's in the room!

Good evening, all.  It's been an unexpectedly nice day here so got more washing on the line and then headed to Felixstowe Ferry with my camera.  Some photos will follow, though they're almost completely dominated by gulls!

Looking forward to the gulls ... and also still smiling at the antics of the cockatiels.  Must be spring in the air!

Morning all:

Clare: Like the sleek lines of that heron coming in to land. Also the cranky duo rushing to deter the Egyptian goose.  And that graylag was having a good hose down.  Markings on the pintails and shelducks are so elegant!

Just spent two days cleaning out our fountain, which has been out of commission with all the rain, so very grotty and bunged up with feathers, etc. Amazingly, OH and I got it all balanced and various bits aligned and working first time round.  A relief, coz we both get a bit cranky when it doesn't cooperate quickly.  Plan to put together lunch, pick up book, put up feet and spend an hour on the patio listening to it burbling away (great white noise for naps too!).

Take care ALL

Unknown said:

Just spent two days cleaning out our fountain, which has been out of commission with all the rain, so very grotty and bunged up with feathers, etc. Amazingly, OH and I got it all balanced and various bits aligned and working first time round.  A relief, coz we both get a bit cranky when it doesn't cooperate quickly.

Unknown said:

Plan to put together lunch, pick up book, put up feet and spend an hour on the patio listening to it burbling away (great white noise for naps too!).

Unknown said:

Like the sleek lines of that heron coming in to land. Also the cranky duo rushing to deter the Egyptian goose.  And that graylag was having a good hose down.  Markings on the pintails and shelducks are so elegant!