Saturday, 9 September 2023

Walking the River Almond

 The unseasonably hot weather continued today, and we sought shade alongside the River Almond for our walk. It's a lovely river, and we were lucky to get excellent views of several birds, including Grey Heron

Goosander 

and most excitingly we got a great view of a Kingfisher, a bird most usually seen flying at top speed along the river, not stopping to pose like this (if you click on the photo you'll get a better view of the kingfisher!)

We also saw Grey Wagtails, Mallards and Dippers

It was lovely also to see several Speckled Wood Butterflies, including this one


1 comment:

Sal said...

I’ll never forget the sight of a Kingfisher; the colours are so vivid. I also love watching the Dippers, which we get on our local river. Looks like a lovely walk! It’s been ridiculously hot here too!