The 2023 calendar has now been posted out to family, with a spread of images from our wildlife year. Most of the flora and fauna were photographed in the county, with the one exception being in the Cairngorms but of a species that is resident in Orkney. Megan has more photographs here than I, so I was allowed to donate the cover photo. You will note that we don't do dawn landscapes! Maybe that needs to be rectified before the next edition? Cover - Puffins, Birsay; January - Fulmars, North Ronaldsay; F ebruary - Whitehall sunset, Stronsay; March - Starlings, Orphir; April - Mute Swan, Kirkwall; M ay - Spring Squill, South Ronaldsay; June - Large Red Damselflies, Glen Feshie; July - Six-spot Burnet moth, Flotta; August - Grey Dagger caterpillar, Orphir; September - Devil’s-bit scabious, South Walls; October - Grey Seal pup, South Ronaldsay; November - Autumn leaves, Firth; December -...