The trees are leafing beautifully, like this sycamore
Saturday 1 April 2017
Easter Craiglockart Hill
It's a lovely Spring day today and we enjoyed a wonderful walk round Easter Craiglockart Hill this morning.
The trees are leafing beautifully, like this sycamore
and this horse chestnut
We had wonderful views of a couple of mistle thrushes (thanks to Crafty Green Boyfriend for these photos)
and from the top of the hill we had these wonderful views of Edinburgh, framed by the gorse
We then walked along to Craiglockart Pond where we were delighted to see a mute swan on its nest (though less than delighted to see the amount of plastic in its nest!)
We were even more delighted to see a pair of little grebes, though they are very elusive
we then walked home along the Union canal. The coltsfoot is in full bloom now
and the daffodils are out in Harrison Park
The trees are leafing beautifully, like this sycamore
Hello, pretty spring sightings. The flowers are pretty. I love the Mistle Thrush and the Swan.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend to you!
So many yellow blooms! They are wonderful. The mistle thush is so pretty! Kudos to Crafty Green Boyfriend! I find birds difficult to photograph. He did well!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures, like the elegant slim mistle thrush
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to see Coltsfoot - a wildflower I hardly ever see these days...
ReplyDeleteHi Caroline, there are a few places round Edinburgh where coltsfoot grows in abundance, it's always lovely to see
ReplyDeleteMarcie - I also find birds difficult to photo, apart from ducks, geese, swans and herons. But Crafty Green Boyfriend is very good at photos of even small lively birds
I LOVe seeing your new leaves and flowers! We had a foot of snow yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI just love this time of year.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great selection of photographs.
Happy April Wishes
All the best Jan
I don't think I've ever seen a swan's nest before. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteAll so beautiful, very nice landscapes!
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