by Keith Broomfield | Nov 17, 2023 | Wildlife
By Keith Broomfield As the diminishing light of dusk gathered over the hill pasture in the strath, redwings swept up from the green-spiked rushes ahead of me, dancing and bobbing in the air before alighting on the top of a beech that stood proud in a nearby...
by Keith Broomfield | Oct 12, 2023 | Wildlife
By Keith Broomfield A large, mushroom-shaped creature pulsed into view through the briny underwater haze like a mysterious alien from another world. I slowed my breathing through my snorkel tube and watched it glide past, awed by its size and intricate frilled...
by Keith Broomfield | Aug 21, 2023 | Wildlife
The oystercatcher was agitated by my presence, and its piercing ‘kleep, kleep’ call rang around the grounds of Glenshee Parish Church by the Spittal of Glenshee. This bird was a concerned parent with young hidden in among thick grass nearby and was keen to see me off...
by Keith Broomfield | Jul 3, 2023 | Wildlife
By Keith Broomfield A wonderful artistic palette of blue, pink, yellow and white unfolded before my eyes in this corner of the Trossachs where the sun shone down bright and the gentlest of breezes riffled the bee-buzzed air. As I made my way up the track from...
by Keith Broomfield | Apr 13, 2023 | Wildlife
After having forsaken snorkelling during winter, a strong hankering engulfed my soul to get back into the water and become immersed once more in the wild riches of the sea. I had also become consumed with the wish to snorkel by a pier because such places provide...
