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Original A1 Member
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 81 Location: Auld Reekie
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:17 pm Post subject: Nature Ramblings |
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I've only been in the caching game since February, so perhaps my eyes have been widened more this year than others, but has anyone else noticed the particular proliferation this year of:
1) Jaggies
2) Swallows
3) Rowan Berries
4) Bunnies
5) Pollen?
If more than one swallow makes a summer and yet it didn't really this year, presumably we are entitled to hope that the mass of rowan berries isn't the harbinger of a tough winter. We can but hope...
Just some thoughts. Anyone else notice other apparent increases that I haven't mentioned?
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Scotsbob Founder member
Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 594 Location: Hamilton, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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We've got a rowan tree in our garden that is absolutely overloaded with berries, was just thinking we were in a for a bad winter the other day (if theories about this are right) _________________ "It's not whether you get knocked down.
It's whether you get up again." |
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Drumin Member
Joined: 05 Jan 2008 Posts: 36 Location: Moray
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry to be the anorak here but the profusion of rowan berries has more to do with the weather in the spring when the flowers are out than the likelihood of a bad winter.
However, feel free to hurl this back at me when we have -20deg C and 24" of snow from October to March! |
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Haggis Hunter Founder member
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2487 Location: The building site formally known as Edinburgh!
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:05 am Post subject: |
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My work place gets inundated with swallows each year, yet I haven't seen any this year. _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
I might want to offend you again later |
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Original A1 Member
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 81 Location: Auld Reekie
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:09 am Post subject: |
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Haggis Hunter wrote: | My work place gets inundated with swallows each year, yet I haven't seen any this year. |
Really??? And we live relatively close by (that said, I'm not sure where exactly you live!)...
Notable areas I've seen them are in East Lothian - Marmal's "Gone to the Dogs" at Wallyford and "Otter Bridge" down near Tyninghame strike me as particular examples. I've been doing a bit of caching in Fife lately, and the farmland around Loch Leven is teeming with them. And the Union Canal's usually a good source, although I've not checked it out lately - basically anywhere that bugs will be flying near water is a good bet - swallows love to skim along the waterline scooping up all before them. But be quick if you're going - I imagine they'll be heading South before too long....
I guess I'm wrong about the rowan berry suggestion, although that might account for the huge number of very tall jaggies this year. Either that or I'm shrinking!
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Haggis Hunter Founder member
Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2487 Location: The building site formally known as Edinburgh!
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:59 am Post subject: |
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Original A1 wrote: | Haggis Hunter wrote: | My work place gets inundated with swallows each year, yet I haven't seen any this year. |
Really??? And we live relatively close by (that said, I'm not sure where exactly you live!)...
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I work at Heriot-Watt, the most notable place for anyone to see them is behind the Sports centre, they tend to have two nests in an alcove at the rear by the changing rooms doors. They also have nests in other hidden away nooks and crannies throughout the university, but it's mainly staff and students who will be able to stand and watch them. Like I said though I haven't seen any this year and all the usual nesting places haven't been used. _________________ Let me know if I say anything that offends you
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