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		<title>Dolphin discovery</title>
		<link>http://www.highland-insider.co.uk/2010/04/dolphin-discovery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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I spent a wonderful day last week with Deborah Benham of Wild at Heart Eco-holidays, who kindly helped me with researching an article on the Bottlenose dolphins of the Moray Firth. I&#8217;ll put a reference to the article later, but I want to give a very hearty recommendation here, both to Deborah, who was a relaxed, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warming up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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The weather suddenly warmed at the weekend and Saturday saw the garden and countryside transformed from its winter stillness into a humming, thrumming , buzzing venue for all the bugs that had been tucked up in the cold to come out and party in the sun.
I saw several peacock butterflies including two that appeared to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pining for mixed woodland</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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Sometimes I long for more variety in the woodlands around here. Most of the hillside is covered in regular, over-crowded pine plantations which, in their denser parts, seem almost dead with dry earth, little light and an eerie lack of noise.
It&#8217;s improving though. Four years ago the Estate sent the foresters in and great swathes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter melts away</title>
		<link>http://www.highland-insider.co.uk/2010/03/winter-melts-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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It was the moment that marked the start of spring for me. Yesterday, by the loch, back to back with Lee, in sun warm enough for us to be sitting on my rolled-up jacket, watching the water ripple in the wake of a mallard coming in to land.
It was the first time in weeks we&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeding the birds&#8230; to the birds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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The long winter brought an unexpected dilemma for us. All through the weeks of snow we dutifully kept the garden feeders topped up with peanuts, fat balls, even home-made ones when we were snowed in and couldn&#8217;t get down the hill for supplies. We watched with great satisfaction as the population of small birds flocked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geese &#8211; coming or going?</title>
		<link>http://www.highland-insider.co.uk/2009/03/geese-going-round-in-circles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I watched a huge gang of geese flying over the fields around Castle Stuart near Ardersier this morning. They seemed confused, going off in one direction for a bit then changing and switching back again. They were still mooching around like this by the time I&#8217;d gone into Inverness Airport, drunk a coffee, drove through Adersier and back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Garden Birdwatch: they know, you know.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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Last weekend we took part in the RSPB&#8217;s Big Garden Birdwatch. We&#8217;ve been doing it for a few years now, and the evidence all points to the birds knowing exactly what&#8217;s going on. This year was typical. We set the clock for an hour at the start of our survey, and immediately all our usual garden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Findhorn seals</title>
		<link>http://www.highland-insider.co.uk/2008/11/findhorn-seals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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I can never decide whether the seals at Findhorn bay are friendly, sinister or just plain nosy. As soon as you put a kayak in the lagoon, one will appear, bobbing up nearby just as you&#8217;re getting your spray-deck adjusted. By the time you&#8217;ve paddled into the channel that links the lagoon with the Moray [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snow on Ben Wyvis</title>
		<link>http://www.highland-insider.co.uk/2008/10/115/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben Wyvis has its first snowy blanket of the year. It&#8217;s more of a delicate white throw than a twenty-five tog duvet, but it&#8217;s extremely fetching nonetheless. The hill stands out beautifully with the sun catching the snow, making it appear nearer than usual.
It&#8217;s so pretty, it almost makes me want to climb it again. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A gem among rocks</title>
		<link>http://www.highland-insider.co.uk/2008/09/a-gem-among-rocks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image courtesy of Pam.
I&#8217;ve been vaguely aware of Knockan Crag for most of my life, having driven past it on the way to Lochinver for years. It never really grabbed my attention before, being an inconspicuous wee hill in among the eye-catching glories of the Assynt and Coigach mountains: with Suilven, Stac Pollaidh and Canisp [...]]]></description>
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