Good morning all, from a dank, dreich Perthshire, Scotland. I thought I’d share a link to these photography awards for those of a photographic, nature, bird loving ilk. Audubon Photography Awards 2026
That could be misleading I guess ….. that aside, I got lucky today on my patch walk, with my bird photography. … More Finally, I got lucky
Hi all, I’ve been out for a wander around the patch this morning, all pretty quiet but a beautiful day is building. We’re lucky to have had a few days of rain, much of England and Wales are suffering drought conditions, something isn’t right is it? … More I’m just a walkin’ in the sunshine
July 29th 2026 – I was on one of my walks on the Fife Coastal path when I met a local expert out on his rounds with his wee broon dug when I mentioned I’d been looking around the area for Yellow Wagtails, he told me where I needed to be to guarantee seeing them. … More Yellow Wagtail
My chores don’t change much in the mornings whether on holiday or not; I get up first, usually, make the coffee and toast, we then eat and chat and when that’s done, I make a pot of mint tea for Jo and I have a Radiance or Green Mint tea. I forgot my tea this time but I’m always dying to get out there and walk up the coast so, that’s what i did 🙂 … More Cellardyke again … Monday, Monday
I absolutely love strolling along this coast, the land is mostly flat with a clear path and fields one side, rocks and sea on t’other, perfect birding location and from time to time, the odd migrant drops in to this area. A few days back a Long-tailed Shrike was spotted just up the road, I didn’t make the trip, maybe I should’ve? … More Cellardyke again …
I’ve been suffering from dreich recently, really fed up of dull, grey days, they just seem to go on and on, it’s almost the end of June and I feel like we’ve only seen the Sun a few times this year. … More A Walk and a Lifer
It’s been a while since I’ve added anything from the garden, so taken up with all the birds out on the patch, the Fox cubs etc. but yesterday was the first day in the garden, to the best of my knowledge, for a brand new Great Spotted Woodpecker 🙂 … More Welcome to the big scary world
Some of you may remember that I’ve been lurking in that area quite a bit recently, watching for Fox cubs but also, listening to an elusive Garden Warbler which continues to sing its heart out from the surrounding cover but pop out to be photographed? Not a chance. I did get a couple of distant shots a few days back, good enough to confirm ID but I really wanted to get some decent shots. … More Walking with Warblers
Lots of young birds are hatching and fledging around now and I’m on the lookout for images of young birds out and about … More Just a Quickie
