A Snowy Walk

It snowed a lot yesterday and we got caught in the middle of it as we walked round Arthur's Seat! Here's a wonderful snowy view of Salisbury Crags

We had wonderful views of a pair of kestrels being mobbed by carrion crows. The crows were trying to drive the kestrels away - perhaps they were competing for the same nest site? (The kestrels seemed to be taking residence in a nice sheltered space in among some rocks). I tried to photograph the birds but with no success, but this is the area where the drama was happening

This robin was much more amenable to having its photo taken - in fact we suspect it was looking for a food handout, though we had nothing to give to it

It's very wet and muddy everywhere at the moment!

So we avoided the unofficial path through the greenery, in both directions of our walk, which meant we got some slightly different views that we don't usually see when we take the unofficial path (Salisbury Crags again!)

Arthur's Seat is a wonderful place for a walk and it's very close to the centre of Edinburgh, which means there are plenty of nearby cafes, pubs and restaurants to choose from for a warming meal and drink after a wintry walk! 

On the way home we met this cat.....

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