Tag Archives: nature
Not Quite Retired Yet
It has finally happened. Rona is now under new ownership. Sale day was yesterday and at last it has happened. We are still here and will be here until the 31st October at the latest. We now have a house … Continue reading
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Tagged hiking, nature, photography, scotland, travel
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Torridon Sunshine
During a very busy time for us as we lurch towards retirement it is always a good idea to have a day away. We often tie in our R&R with Rona things such as collecting supplies, taking things for repair … Continue reading
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Tagged hiking, nature, scotland, travel, walking
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May Update
Lorraine has just told me that to-day is a bank holiday and in 23 years of working on Rona, I have never taken one. Perhaps unintentionally when we were off on holiday but 100% I have never woken up and … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, hiking, nature, scotland, travel
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Deer Counting Weather
Thursday 18th: Even with the curtains closed it is light enough to trigger an early wake up. But waking up to blue skies and calm weather is always welcome and so it was this morning after a busy week that … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, deer, hunting, nature, Wildlife
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Days Off Rona
We have quite a few days off Rona just now and if I get time tomorrow I will post why!!! But to-day, (Tuesday) instead of sticking to shopping or running round Inverness I decided to take a trip round part … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, nature, scotland, travel
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Saturday Walk
I bought a new light/small camera last year and never used it until to-day (Saturday 18th). From Ffordes an Olympus OM-D10/12-40mm lens. I have to learn about it, no good sitting on the table!!! The Nikon is getting heavy, the … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, conservation, forest, nature, trees
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Eagle Cam
I was pleased to see a Golden Eagle back at the winter feed site when I downloaded these images on Thursday. We put out all the remains from our hind cull in the winter, all the bits we do not … Continue reading
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Tagged deer, hunting, nature, poetry, Wildlife
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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.
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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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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