Idiot boys attack Joe Telfer

July 26, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn, Nature 

Looks like JT had a lucky escape after being pushed off the river wall on Saturday evening, while caring the swans.
It sounds like the sort of stupid act that can initially seem like a funny thing to do – after all, what’s more brave than a couple of young men pushing a much older man [...]

Pen on the mend

July 23, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn, Nature 

Just catching up with the local blogs, and was horrified to read JT’s coverage of the dog attack on the mother swan in our resident swan family.
Luckily, she appears to have been healing nicely over the past week.
However, the whole issue is a stark reminder that irresponsible dog owners can be a serious problem – [...]

Smoke in the sky

July 8, 2010 · Filed Under Inverness, Nature 

Last night brown smoke was blowing in thick bands across Nairn. Giving the appearance of thin low cloud, according to the BBC news website, it originated from a 2 mile wide fire on moorland between Inverness and Daviot: Inverness moor blaze ‘under control’.

Fire in the sky

July 1, 2010 · Filed Under Nature, Weather 

And now a blazing sunset tonight.

Nairn’s Midnight Sun

July 1, 2010 · Filed Under Nature 

The picture was taken at midnight, a few days after the summer solstice, when we enjoy the longest day of the year.
I always find it fascinating that we live in an area of the UK where we can actually see something of the midnight sun – okay, so it’s only a continuous dusk, but the [...]

Nairn tales of the riverbank

May 19, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn, Nature 

JT keeps us up to date with the latest dramas happening around the river, with a lot going on at the moment.
- The Swans: 6 cygnets hatched, but one has already been killed by the crows
- The Ducks: at least 19 ducklings, and showing some cunning at defending themselves against the crows and gulls
- The [...]

Black Isle Red Kites being poisoned?

April 20, 2010 · Filed Under Nature 

A sad indictment reported on the BBC, suggesting that Red Kites – among other birds of prey – are being illegally poisoned:
Scotland’s red kites under threat from illegal killing

The birds were reintroduced having been hunted to extinction in most of the UK in the 1870s.
Equal numbers of the distinctive bird of prey were reintroduced in [...]

Wind Farms: the battle Lines are drawn

March 26, 2010 · Filed Under Development, Inverness, Nature, Politics 

The battle lines for the latest wind farms in the Highlands are being drawn, with an application for one south of Inverness recommended for approval, but councillors who object being forbidden to speak out.
We also have a development on Dava Moor still in the planning stages, and the owners of nearby land certainly don’t seem [...]

Joe gets things done!

March 12, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn, Nature 

The photo exhibition of Joe’s photos on the swans is still available to view outside of the library – didn’t actually get to stop and enjoy it until yesterday, and certainly worth a look before it finishes on Monday.
In the meantime, though, he’s been keeping busy – by getting the HC to be busy – [...]

Scotlands coldest Winter

February 1, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn, Nature, Weather 

As Nairn sees more snow drift in over the past few days, the met office have reportedly declared the current Scottish Winter the coldest for almost 100 years – since records began in 1914.
Ice patches still remain from the previous snow falls, rain had already soaked the roads and ground, so freezing temperatures and more [...]

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