For three weeks I awoke to this view across the Atlantic.
Or occasionally this
SCOTCH MIST.
And in the evenings the sun went down about 10 30pm when I first got there.
Some regular visitors to the garden included willow and sedge warbler,swallows were nesting in the old croft building,rock doves the ancestor of all our feral pigeons were commonplace here,a family of ravens,hooded crows,which replace the carrion crow north of the Black Isle,curlew and oystercatcher in the field opposite.Sea watching from the garden bench produced gannet ,bonxie,shag black guillemot in addition to the usual gulls.
HOODED CROW
WILLOW WARBLER
CURLEW
SWALLOW
SEDGE WARBLER
FIVE HUNGRY SWALLOWS Unfortunately they all perished when for three days a cold wet spell meant there was no food available.
ROCK DOVE. I took my moth trap with me and caught some interesting species a selection below
GARDEN TIGER
BURNISHED BRASS
THE DRINKER
BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN Y
GREEN CARPET
ANTLER MOTH &TRUE LOVERS KNOT
PURPLE BAR
GREY? GOLD SPANGLE
So that was it, thanks to Graham and Elizabeth for the pleasure of their house and lovely dogs and to Paul,Julie and Sam at Armadale for their hospitality and the trip to the Sutherland county show.All that remained was the drive home a small matter of 750 miles.
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