birds – Page 3 – Sarah's Wildlife Watch

Are ye dancin’?

This Spring is the first time I’ve seen the elaborate courtship dance of Great Crested Grebes. It’s quite a remarkable sight involving puffed up crests, bodies drawn up together out of the water, head shaking from side to side and beaks offering pondweed. When not courting a Great Crested Grebe looks like this: When tryingContinue reading “Are ye dancin’?”

Kite Flying

Twenty years ago Red Kites would have been a rare site in Scotland, due to relentless persecution the century before. This century they have been reintroduced into select areas and now, happily, our third largest raptor is making a good comeback. Red kites are quite easily distinguishable due to their warm brownish red colours andContinue reading “Kite Flying”