We had a lovely visit to Saughton Park this morning. The Water of Leith flows through the park and the bridge over the river in the park is one of the best places in Edinburgh to see either Otters or Kingfishers. We didn't see either today, but we did get a brief glimpse of a Dipper as it dashed downstream under the bridge. Further upstream we had a lovely sighting of a Grey Heron.
The ivy on the banks of the river was still in bloom, and we even saw a Banded Hoverfly (Syrphus sp) enjoying a aote season snack
The light was lovely and the trees looked beautiful, especially this paper birch
There were quite a few fungi around too, including these inkcaps
and these seed heads of some sort of giant thistle looked very dramatic against the clouds
It's so nice getting out and about!
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