Although we're back home from Dumfries, we're still on staycation and enjoying the local area! One of our favourite walks is from Cramond Brig to South Queensferry. It passes through some lovely scenery and on a very sunny day is an excellent butterfly walk.
Yesterday, although it was sometimes sunny, the skies were more often very moody and dramatic
We were pleased to see how the fields in the Dalmeny Estate often have wild field margins, full of flowers
these are great for wildlife and very attractive.
A large part of the walk goes alongside the Firth of Forth and offers lovely views or the water
including this view of Eagle Rock, so called because there is a worn carving on it that some believe to be a carving of an eagle
There were plenty of birds around on the mudflats, including good numbers of
curlew,
oystercatchers and
redshanks and several groups of
sandwich terns, Crafty Green Boyfriend caught this tern in flight with a fish in its mouth!
The walk also passes by Dalmeny House
We ended up for a late lunch in a pub in South Queensferry.
The food and service weren't as good as they've been in the past, but the beer was excellent and the beer garden is lovely
though the peace is sometimes disturbed by the trains passing over the nearby Forth Rail Bridge
Hello, lovely scenes and views. I like the beach and tern in flight. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see a tern in flight with a fish, but I also love the dramatic skies on your photos.
ReplyDeleteVery dramatic skies up there! I saw a few of those today but was on my bike so couldn't get a shot, rainstorms in the distance, that sort of thing.
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