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Outside the office, I was serenaded by a robin as it burst into tuneful singing between showers!

The lobster (whose name will soon be revealed) was also very active, and was struggling to break into a rather large mussel before I left. When we first got the lobster, it rarely ventured outside its favourite pipe, but now can be seen patrolling the tank at any time of day.

Today was also the first time I have fed Benny the Blenny who suprised me by racing after everyone elses' meal!

Finally, we once again have 13 (I think) chrysalises, a mix of Peacocks and Tortoiseshells.

Lorna

Merry Christmas...

Robin at Lorgba January 2011

I am away down south now until 30th December...  Have a very Happy Christmas everyone...
Cheers
Carl

Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Robins in the snow this morning at Lorgba
Carl

Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Took this rather nice shot of one of our local Robins while going up to feed the chickens yesterday.

Feeding the Birds

Birds are inevitably more stressed when the weather is as cold as this - and our common garden species are easier to photograph, being very keen to find enough calories to see them through what promises to be another bitterly cold night.

Robin (Erithacus rebecula)

Checking out whether the chickens have left anything in the leaves at Lorgba.

A few birds from Sunday morning

 
 


Sunday morning was glorious and we set out for a walk along the coast from Port Charlotte in full sun, with little fluffy clouds and no wind.  The Blackbird and the Robin were catching a few rays while it lasted, which was sadly not all that long.  By the time we caught up with the Stonechat and the cloud of Redwings up above the old manse it had deteriorated substantially, the sky was indigo and the wind was sending the first white horses out across the the loch