The sky from Flisk over the River Tay last night, an ever changing mixture of clouds.
These had an unusual energy, showering rain and hail.
Friday, May 28, 2010
North Fife Sky May 27th
The sky from Flisk over the River Tay last night, an ever changing mixture of clouds. These had an unusual energy, showering rain and hail.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
The garden North Fife May 27th
Today, a mixture of warm sunshine alternating with short heavy showers sometimes of hail. Weather normally associated with April.
Small Copper butterfly, the latest kind to visit. The year began with visits from over wintered small tortoiseshell, painted ladies and peacocks, followed by small whites, orange tips and hopefully followed by common blue, small heath and others.
Campion fowers and fly.
Hawthorn (may) flowers topped with horse chestnut blooms, a lovely cluster on the road to Newburgh North Fife.
Horse chestnut flower spikes.
Small Copper butterfly, the latest kind to visit. The year began with visits from over wintered small tortoiseshell, painted ladies and peacocks, followed by small whites, orange tips and hopefully followed by common blue, small heath and others.
Campion fowers and fly.
Hawthorn (may) flowers topped with horse chestnut blooms, a lovely cluster on the road to Newburgh North Fife.
Horse chestnut flower spikes.
Scarecrows Newburgh May 27th
Newburgh scarecrow festival begining to take shape, more will appear over the coming days.
Nzzzzz.
Potty.
Sweeper at the tayside institute waiting for the stuffing from the others.
Wee man.
Self portrait at the Sun Gallery.
Mummy waits at the school gates.
Modesty at the cat hostel.
Jock Tamson's Bairns.
Den of Lindores Chick.
Bite and Blether, come inside.
Angel of the East Port.
Nzzzzz.
Potty.
Sweeper at the tayside institute waiting for the stuffing from the others.
Wee man.
Self portrait at the Sun Gallery.
Mummy waits at the school gates.
Modesty at the cat hostel.
Jock Tamson's Bairns.
Den of Lindores Chick.
Bite and Blether, come inside.
Angel of the East Port.
BASC Scotland Fife Show
BASC Scotland's stand at The Fife Show with emphasis on Deer, Deer Stalking and Ferrets.
BASC Scotland is a long established country office of BASC. Fully staffed in a recently extended building, we are well placed to deal with the many important issues affecting sportsmen and women living in and visiting Scotland, thus ensuring their continued enjoyment of a wide variety of sporting opportunities.
BASC Scotland is a long established country office of BASC. Fully staffed in a recently extended building, we are well placed to deal with the many important issues affecting sportsmen and women living in and visiting Scotland, thus ensuring their continued enjoyment of a wide variety of sporting opportunities.
Game Foods Fife Show
Spratt's Game Food at the Fife Show in conjunction with Game & Country. Spratt's is now owned by East Coast Viners Grain thus strengthening and making secure quality feeds.
Equine Champions Fife Show
They come in all shapes and sizes.
One of the largest to one of the smallest champions
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Running a Small Beef Herd
A very popular and useful book now in its 3rd edition.
"Running a Small Beef Herd" provides an introduction to beef production for those about to enter the industry and is an ongoing reference for anyone managing a small herd of beef cattle on their property. Fundamental considerations such as the economics of beef production, the selection of a suitable beef enterprise to match a particular property and level of experience are covered. It considers various systems suitable for a small beef operation: steer fattening, cow and calf systems, foster calves and multiple suckling, and lot feeding."Running a Small Beef Herd" offers practical advice on buying cattle, marketing methods for particular types of cattle and specifications for markets. Cattle handling, necessary husbandry practices such as castration and vaccination, herd health, reproductive management, nutrition and carrying capacity are also explored.This updated edition expands on the systems of beef production, breeds, breed management, supplementary feeding, drought management, ear tagging requirements and soil health and fertility.
To Buy Now.Running a Small Beef Herd (Landlinks Press)
"Running a Small Beef Herd" provides an introduction to beef production for those about to enter the industry and is an ongoing reference for anyone managing a small herd of beef cattle on their property. Fundamental considerations such as the economics of beef production, the selection of a suitable beef enterprise to match a particular property and level of experience are covered. It considers various systems suitable for a small beef operation: steer fattening, cow and calf systems, foster calves and multiple suckling, and lot feeding."Running a Small Beef Herd" offers practical advice on buying cattle, marketing methods for particular types of cattle and specifications for markets. Cattle handling, necessary husbandry practices such as castration and vaccination, herd health, reproductive management, nutrition and carrying capacity are also explored.This updated edition expands on the systems of beef production, breeds, breed management, supplementary feeding, drought management, ear tagging requirements and soil health and fertility.
To Buy Now.Running a Small Beef Herd (Landlinks Press)
Newburgh Scarecrows May 26th
The Ship Inn's apt contribution.
Nursery School.
Burns household scarecrow.
Parkhill Mill pond Newburgh
Mallard ducks and ducklings on Parkhill Mill pond swimming in a sea of algae caused by nitrate fertilizer run off from the surrounding fields. The ducks appear to like it.Falconry at The Fife Show North Fife
Falconry at the Fife Show. There was a tremendous public display of raptors at rest and being flown at Kinloss, Cupar, Fife on Saturday. Phoenix offer a whole range of participational experience at Easterton Farm Perthshire.
American Bald Eagle.
Barn Owl.
Eagle at hand.
American Bald Eagle.
Barn Owl.
Eagle at hand.
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