Monday, October 26, 2020

The Dornoch Firth

It's classic Highland October weather today, bright intervals with light winds bringing sudden heavy showers and, most importantly, rainbows. This one straddled the Dornoch Firth, looking west from the bridge on the A9 on our way to Tain, Mrs MW to do battle with Lidl while I....

....enjoyed a walk along the south bank of the firth looking, in this picture, almost due north, back towards the hills behind Golspie.

Tain has a pleasant recreational area, with a wildlife pond, play area for the children, and football pitch, running along the south shore of the firth, which is where I spend my time as....

....this is where the wildfowl can be seen. Today the tide had recently turned and, while there were relatively few birds swimming around, there were a number of species whose numbers will grow as winter comes on.

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