Sigh….From Orkney Skate Trust…….Via Mr. Mac….. From RSPB ‘Notes on Nature’….
by Bernie Bell - 08:36 on 18 March 2024
Sigh…
This morning, we’d decided to make the most of the sunshine by having a walk round Brodgar before the hoards arrive. We got up, just in time to watch the first liner sailing into Kirkwall – sigh.
Got Them Big Old, Bad Old, Liner’s Back Blues
Woke up this mornin’
Woke up this morniiiiiin’
Looked out my window
What did I see?
One of them big old, bad old liner ships
A’ starin’ back at me.
Where’d it come from?
I don’ know.
Who’s on it?
Don’ know that too.
All I know is
It gave me them big old, bad old liners are back Bluuuuuuues.
Bernie Bell 30th July 2021
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From Orkney Skate Trust….
“Excited to share the trailer for our new film, ‘Uncommon’, which aims to raise awareness about flapper skates, - the world's largest skate species, and currently classified as one of the most endangered fish species in Scottish waters. We have collaborated with filmmaker Deva Smith to highlight the flapper skates story and the work of scientists and conservationists working to help it recover. Join us in supporting this by sharing and following Orkney Skate Trust SSEN Transmission NatureScot North Isles Landscape Partnership Scheme GoPro #uncommonskatefilm
https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/uncommonskatefilm
Which reminded me of this…..
A few years ago, Mike and I were at a 'do'. We were talking with a couple of fishermen who told us of an experience they’d had on a dive – in good old Victorian novelist style, I’ll leave out their names...............
S. was coming up from his dive. They have to come up a bit, then hang on the line to adapt to the pressure, then come up a bit more. S was hanging on the line, waiting patiently, when he felt as though someone was hugging him! Then he saw a big tail curve round below him, and realised it was a big Skate. For reasons best known to itself, this Skate had wrapped itself round S. and was ' hugging' him. He shrugged it off and it swam away, but then returned and butted him with its head, as if to say, "Well, so much for you."
Here’s my ‘Diver’s Prayer’….
https://theorkneynews.scot/2019/07/04/poetry-cornermay-the-water-be-always-clear/
PS
I saw this on the Orkney Wildlife Facebook page - note comment referring to possible use of snipped-up-dried-up Skate cases instead of bark chippings...
https://www.facebook.com/physiopenny/videos/312325145197597?locale=en_GB
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Via Mr. Mac….
For if the Tweet disappears…
https://open.spotify.com/show/5bqAsGBn6XHoGIqoV6KRrQ?si=0bcf24e9641c4ad2&nd=1&dlsi=6512de75ff944fb9
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From RSPB ‘Notes on Nature’….
"Celebrating women in nature
In 1889, Emily Williamson formed the Society for the Protection of Birds, an organisation campaigning against the use of feathers in headwear, a fashion which was driving the Little Egret and Great Crested Grebe to extinction. It’s been over 100 years since the prohibition of this practice was passed; a phenomenal feat for a movement started by Victorian women from their drawing rooms. Last week, on International Women’s Day, we were joined by just some of the incredible women working in our Conservation Programmes team who follow in our founders’ footsteps, continually making waves for wildlife and the environment.
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