We walked westwards today, up the forestry track that rises behind Culmaily to Loch Lunndaidh, on a fine morning following an overnight frost. As we went, the sound of the traffic on the A9 dropped away and we were left with nothing but birdsong.
Once through the boundary fence the scenery opens up to miles of moorland on one side and to....
....fine views south and southeastwards towards Loch Fleet, and it was here we fell in with a man who had been a welder all his life but now spent as much time as possible, like us, in the outdoors. He was extolling the local wildlife, particularly the ospreys which should be back shortly, when Mrs MW spotted....
....a fox coming up the brae. He crossed the track close in front of us....
....taking his time and evidently unaware of our presence before...
....working his way across the open land cleared by the muir fire two years ago. At this point he was almost directly downwind of us so we were not surprised....
....to see his pace suddenly quicken until he disappeared over the brow of the hill.
He was a large fox, obviously well-fed, the ex-welder suggesting he had been enjoying the remains of a red deer which we had also seen at Lunndaidh township on 4th March - post
here. So we parted, agreeing that, yes, the wildlife around here could be rather good.
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