Amazing Swifts & Unlikely Playmates!....
Yippee! ... the Swifts have reached 56 degrees north!!!! They are now basking in a balmy 14 degrees
Swifts are amazing little creatures...they fly here all the way from Africa, can fly at 20,000 feet and believe it or not, catch food, collect nesting material, drink, mate and even sleep whilst on the wing!!! Incredible!!
Went for a walk with a friend today...only a short one, as he has M.E. as well, but managed to see a red squirrel, some roe deer, a great spotted woodpecker, a couple of hares and some small whites (butterflies). Had a yummy
and 
in Dunkeld too, which is always welcome 
On a different note...my all time favourite doggies are boxers. I have had the great privilege of owning two of these wonderful little bundles of fun over the past few years and if I could, would have another one in a heartbeat.
Anyway, last night I came across a lovely story of a white boxer who was playing with his ball in the sea. 
His tennis ball was bobbing about in the water and he was just about to retrieve it, when up popped a young seal!! The dog was so shocked 
at the site of this strange little creature that he paddled closer to have a sniff and try and figure out what it was. Boxers are like that....they have a very inquisitive nature, but in my experience, they are not vicious at all to other animals. However, the seal had other ideas, and wacked the boxer around the nose with his flipper!!!!! A passing walker happened to have her camera with her and captured some great close-up photos of these two unlikely playmates!! Here's the link if you want to see the photos:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1376429/Boxer-dog-gets-slap-seal-game-fetch.html
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Loved the story about the boxer and the seal, and the photos.
Here are some of the pictures from the link.
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