Since we have passed the Lammas tide, we now stand on the threshold of Autumn proper. The equinox (at time of writing) is imminent and the nights are already starting to flex their muscles. There's a New Moon tonight, and it's already dark: here come those long evenings!
Just think, it's less than a month before the clocks go back an hour (where does the time go...?)
Old Mother Nature is doing her seasonal musical chairs act once more as 'our' Siskins have gone, Finches now sport their duller 'dark months' plumage and 'our' Ospreys look like they are ready to pack for the flight to their winter home, in Africa.
I consider myself fortunate in that I meet lots of interesting people (you're ALL interesting!) - all of whom, it would appear, have some wee creature or other hanging about in their back gardens!
In that vein, I'd like to thank the ladies who submitted the accompanying photographs:
Mrs O'Connor, from Contin shop and Laura from Achnasheen...If you find you have any photos of those special visitors to your garden which you would like to share with us, why not Email or send them in? Any photos used will be credited to you and any submitted via mail will be scanned and then returned... It's not a photography contest, so don't worry about framing, composition, etc!
Following the recent success of the Otter talk at Ledgowan Lodge Hotel (at which was raised the princely sum of £319 for the International Otter Survival Fund) the Otters, Grace and Paul send all who attended their heartfelt thanks! We are interested in hearing from anyone with ideas for subject matter for future talks or presentations which may pique the public's interest. Sadly, I cannot guarantee that anything suggested will in fact get scheduled, but after the Otter talk's encouraging capacity attendance, I'm sure there exists a collective will to learn more about the creatures that choose to share this beautiful area with us!To wrap it up, a few nights ago on my 1hr + bus ride home from the city (thanks again, Westerbus!), I was presented with the gorgeous vista of a wonderful harvest landscape on the gentle, sloping hills Dingwall-side of Contin (on the Strathpeffer road, you know the one?).
Perched atop one of those monstrous round bales in the field, was a Buzzard with its feathers fully ruffled. The poor wee thing looked like it had just been blow-dried! Nonetheless, it was still a beautiful wee creature in an idyllic setting. What a shot that would have made! See the things I see when I don’t have my camera?
So, in closing, don't be like me - get those cameras clicking!!
Jim C
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