Looking back at the last six or so weeks, what with staying in whilst being unwell and then being stuck indoors due to the wintry weather, yesterday was a blessed relief. The sun put in an appearance, the wind dropped, pavements were ice-free, puddles had dried up and I went out without a coat on. It was just so pleasant to be able to get on with stuff outdoors.
This morning we had to be up and about as Megan was carrying out her monthly WeBS count for the BTO (Wetland Bird Survey). High tide was at 10.30am and I was tasked with dropping her off at Ness Point so that she could spend a couple of hours working her way around Stromness harbour to Coplands Dock, before being collected again and home for lunch.
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| I had to nip outside in my dressing gown to capture this pre-dawn shot |
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| The view south from Ness Point, with the clouds seemingly anchored to Hoy High lighthouse on Graemsay |
I must admit, the staving off of cabin fever through the medium of live web cams of African wildlife was becoming a bit of an obsession, as a brief look at our Youtube history reveals.
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| Now you see me |
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As darkness falls, the tv has gone back on, so that Mocha the cat can watch some elephants in Botswana. Honest.
I can’t blame you looking at warmer climes. Glad you got out on a relatively balmy day. No wind here for a change but very chilly for us 4° at the moment which is positively subarctic lol! Not a lot of wildlife about excepting the gulls. Always gulls especially when the farmers start ploughing. B x
ReplyDeleteIt's much milder today, but persistently precipitating, so whilst we're both carrying out work admin, in the background there's a snowy scene of a bird table in Ontario, Canada. It's full of Redpolls and a single Pine Grosbeak as I type. Gull flocks can be difficult to ID, as there will likely be a mixture of species. But there's always the chance of something rare!
ReplyDeleteI think you need to be outside Graeme 🤣
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