Kinnoull Hill

No visit to Perth is complete without climbing Kinnoull Hill. In my memory the wooded lower slopes of the hill are always full of red squirrels and the open summit of the hill is always full of butterflies basking in the sunshine with peregrine falcons flying past. On Monday the weather was dull so there were no butterflies, nor did we see red squirrels or peregrines, but we still had a lovely walk!

We liked this sculpture of a badger by the side of the path.

and I like the patterns in the clouds here, almost looking like another river in the sky,

The fungus on this birch tree blends in almost perfectly with the tree itself

When we had walked off the hill and were deciding which path to follow back into Perth, we noticed a group of male blackbirds making a huge amount of noise in a bush. We went closer to investigate and a jay flew right over our heads and onto the hill, followed closely by the blackbirds and a couple of other smaller birds, including a goldfinch, which were mobbing the jay, driving it away from their nests (jays sometimes eat nestlings). Definitely my best ever view of a jay, which is normally a shy and elusive bird!

You can see my earlier blog posts about Kinnoull Hill here.

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