by Keith Broomfield | Oct 5, 2017 | Wildlife
I was out walking the dog through a stretch of thick pine plantation in Glen Devon when I stumbled upon the half eggshell from a woodpigeon lying by the path’s edge. Once the eggs hatch in the nest, the mother woodpigeon will deposit the empty white eggshells some...
by Keith Broomfield | Sep 12, 2017 | Wildlife
Down by the River Devon the first of the autumn leaves have started to swirl in the air whenever the wind blows, alighting gently onto the water’s surface before being carried downstream. I like the autumn; the chilling of the air and the turning of the leaves. The...
by Keith Broomfield | Sep 9, 2017 | Wildlife
Over the next few months as the nights get perceptibly longer, our tawny owls will in turn become increasingly vocal as young birds try to make their mark and form territories. The owls hoot and screech from just after sunset right through to dawn, making it one of...
by Keith Broomfield | Sep 6, 2017 | Wildlife
Most mornings I trek up a small hill overlooking Strathdevon and one of the joys of the walk is a small group of aspen trees growing by the side of the path. At first glance these trees appear rather unremarkable, but looks can be deceptive, for when the wind blows...
by Keith Broomfield | Sep 4, 2017 | Wildlife
At the head of one of the narrow glens dissecting the Ochil Hills there is a fine rowan tree I know that maintains a tenacious foothold in a rocky fissure. Nothing unusual in that you might say, but a couple of years ago a mistle thrush built a nest in its upper crown...
