Short Eared Owls

TheTamshee: spent a wet and blustery day in the company of Ron McCombe; scanning some northumberland grassland in search of Short Eared Owls. As the light faded late into the afternoon, we were rewarded with a flurry of activity when the local farmer and some duck hunters disturbed the hedgerow habitat frequented by these magnificient silent predators. There was a number of short eared owls spooked which spiralled and swopped into the strong south westerly wind but I turned my attention to one owl which had taken a perch on the wire fence post.

Snowy Morning @ Inchgarth

TheTamshee: spent the morning clearing the first december snow fall from the drive at Inchgarth; but it does offer up the opportunity for some Xmas card photography.

Scott's Selkirk

TheTamshee & kids wandered along Selkirk high street to check out Scott's Selkirk for some winter cheer on this cold december morning. Originally conceived as a millennium project that proved so popular it has become an important annual event - celebrating the life and times of Sir Walter Scott.