Wednesday, February 24, 2016
We woke up to a couple of inches of snow; and drove out with skis again, this time up the Dirrie Mor. We intended to ski along the far side of the loch; but the snow was already thawing on the dam wall, and parts of the gravelly track were showing through - so we called it off.
The ravens were on the wall on our way out, lifting off as we approached and flying up the hill. When we returned, they were back on the wall, but on our approach they slipped off the wall and down out of sight. On both occasions they were uncharacteristically silent. Only when we were back at the car did we hear them calling, and as we drove away at least one of them was in the nest.
On the way home we stopped here and there to take photos and look for birds. The stonechat was at the Inverlael car park, and Greger took her photo from the car.
She was foraging among weeds along the fence-line; if there was a mate around, we didn't see him. The day before, there was a pair of stonechats near Old Dornie. I'm always amazed to see these little birds surviving through the northern winter.
// posted by Christine @ 2:30 PM 
