Spring equinox approaching in a few days. Very low tides, and matching high tides. Strong winds forecast. The season is finally changing. Hooded crows seem to be paired up everywhere you look. Dozens of frogs playing that game of 'chicken' - frozen in my headlights driving home in the dark. The little lochan next to Duill and Shian has clouds of spawn in the shallows. I haven't seen a wild primrose yet, and the snow drops in the garden around the farm house are still flowering - they seem to have enjoyed the prolonged cold this winter. Watched a raven in our neighbours field, on the ground, pulling at something I couldn't see, its heavy head and beak almost animal-like as it turned to look back at me.
A feral black cat prowling the farm yard at the moment and upsetting the house cat. Bold as brass, sitting out in the grass as Farmer went out to start his day this morning. I haven't seen a hare this week but last week disturbed one ahead of us on a walk near the Cruachan - this habitat is not high enough for the resident hares to need to turn completely white, but we do see some funny half white ones every now and then. There is more information on hares on Prasad's blog. And finally Treshnish joined Facebook and has its own Page.