Scotland is a Top Birding Destination in Europe
From the Daily Record:
A BIRDWATCHER has won Scotland's first five-star award for wildlife tourism - for taking groups to live in caves.
Meanwhile in Minnesota, it' been four days of drizzle! No chance for digiscoping, banding, or even scouting for woodcocks for next weekend's trip. Argh. I'm pretty sure this is Nature's way of forcing me to work on taxes. I'm going to get through them today and maybe tomorrow I will finally see some sun. I must...get...through...receipts...for...the accountant...ehn.
Oh, to be a bunny tucked away in her little cardboard fortress of solitude with nothing more to do but disapprove of my receipt filing system.
A BIRDWATCHER has won Scotland's first five-star award for wildlife tourism - for taking groups to live in caves.
Jeremy Hastings, 45, runs Islay Birding on the Hebridean isle. He offers 10-day trips where tourists sleep in caves to learn survival techniques.
His is among 22 nature based operators given a star award from Visit Scotland in their Wildlife Experience Quality Assurance scheme.
Read the rest of the story here or a more in dept version of the family business here.Meanwhile in Minnesota, it' been four days of drizzle! No chance for digiscoping, banding, or even scouting for woodcocks for next weekend's trip. Argh. I'm pretty sure this is Nature's way of forcing me to work on taxes. I'm going to get through them today and maybe tomorrow I will finally see some sun. I must...get...through...receipts...for...the accountant...ehn.
Oh, to be a bunny tucked away in her little cardboard fortress of solitude with nothing more to do but disapprove of my receipt filing system.
posted by birdchick at 6:45 PM
12 Comments:
Woo hoo! I win! I didn't know I was in a top birding destination. Thanks for telling me! I must say that on the dog walk yesterday I saw two huge herons (teradactyl sized) two buzzards, a mallard and another v small duck that was flying away from us too quickly for an i.d.- this was in addition to all the songbirds and pheasants.
looks like i need to take up birding - i would love to go to scotland... and this "bunnying" i do ain't gettin' me too far.
and archi is officially putting me on notice because she doesn't have a cool fortress like cinnamon
-ca
aka archi's mum
Is that cardboard fortress fortified with iron mesh? My buns would eat it in a day!
Cinnamon is one lucky Bunn, having her own Fortress of Solitude! I am off to find an empty cardboard refrigerator box to make a fortress for ME!
I've always wanted to go to Scotland too. NBB and I were planning on going in August, but we're torn between being sensible or being frivolous.
Cinnamon's Fortress of Solitude is actually a Cottontail Cottage. We actually have two--one in the bunny room and then one in the living room she can loaf in. The one in the bunny room is well chewed, but she has sensibly only chewed windows and doors as opposed to the second and third floor.
where did you get cinnamon? I want a big disapproving bunny like her.
We got Cinnamon from the St Paul Humane Society one summer several years ago. She was an Easter present that the family had grown tired of.
Did you catch that hint--Easter is not the time to get a rabbit.
Incidentally, Cinnamon is a Castor Rex (all rexes are known for their short velvety fur). I have seen rabbits like her going for $50 and we got her for $15--what a deal.
Seriously, if you are thinking of getting a rabbit, find the local house rabbit/companion rabbit group in your area. You will get MUCH better deals and great buns. They are almost always already spayed or neutered (a value of $100 - $200 depending on the vet), already socialized, and generally cost $40. That's a heck of deal.
If you know of a friend who is thinking of getting a cute rabbit for Easter, please talk them out of it. Live pets for Easter are not a good idea.
aww come on BC - be frivilous :-) although i'm glad cinnamon is more about being sensible when it comes to what to chew in her fortress... be a bummer if she chewed thru floor!
my first rabbit was a mini broken rex - big eyes and wonderfully velvety fur - pics on my site
i like the idea from anon - a refrigerator cardboard box for ME!
for anyone in so cal (if you don't mind BC) check out www.bunnybunch.org - it's a great rescue org. don't get a bunny for easter but if you want a bun and have 10-12 yrs to give to it definitely go the rescue route!
You guys are always welcome to plug bunny and bird sites in the comments section.
Easter bunnies? http://www.makeminechocolate.org/index.php
I usually go to the local (no-kill) humane society to drool over rabbits, however I have been known to go to the house rabbit society page and gaze longingly at the rabbits in my area. I know about the Easter rabbit dilemma but luckily I don't know anyone who's getting one. As for me, I won't be getting one anytime soon either, being a college student whose housing situation changes every year- but someday my dream rabbit and I will be happily united.
If we're plugging, I have a blog now...
http://www.allavian.blogspot.com
If you have room for it in your links section it would be much appreciated...
actually, I gave the wrong link for my own website, it's
http://allavian.blogspot.com
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