Author Archives: Bill Cowie
Ben Shieldaig
This post has not a lot to do with Rona, but still it may be of interest. Early on this year when discussing ‘Peatland Restoration’ whilst visiting Shieldaig I heard mention of a ‘Road to Nowhere’. I had been talking … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, environment, nature, rewilding, trees
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Looking Back Over May into April
Off and On Rona This Week We had a wee trip over to see friends in Shieldaig, part of that was to visit kishorn boat yard to see the engineers there and also to have a look at a new … Continue reading
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Looking Back Over May into April.
Rona Portree/Portree Rona April 27th
Looking Back Over May into April
Still in April, a lot of catching up to do I see!! Here is Tufty, a young calf cast out by her mother last year. We think her mother had no milk for her and as they do when that … Continue reading
Looking Back Over May into April.
Deer Count 2 April 11th I will keep this one brief, it was a while ago now and I could consult my notes but the day after our first outing counting deer, the weather broke. So the 10th of April … Continue reading
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Tagged deer, nature, photography, travel, Wildlife
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It is that ‘Time of Year’ again.
Summer is here, the yachts have started arriving in numbers and Jim, my pal from N Ireland has been on the phone. Where’s the Blog? There has not been one since early April!!! Well here we are, the midgies are … Continue reading
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Tagged news, sailing, travel, yacht, Yachts
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Deer Count 2024
The last couple of years the deer count has not been done in the traditional way over two days. Covid put an end to our regular count and since then we have used observations from the end of the hind … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, deer, nature, photography, Wildlife
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After The Equinox
Well it is nearly the end of the month, another one under the belt and ther season for visitors to the cottages fast approaching. The moorings are in the signs are nearly up, the cottages nearly ready and we are … Continue reading
A Woodland Walk
At the end of the Winter it is always a thing to go over to the Acarseid Mhor (Big Harbour) Forest to check out winbdblow, to see how much plastic is on the beach (And in the forest). It is … Continue reading
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Tagged forest, forests, hiking, nature, trees
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Spring Days
This week has been grim, wet and windy but nothung unusual. Pretty much steady gales as expected at this time. So when a sunny calm day happens what do you do. Well the most logical thing is to go and … Continue reading
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