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Along with those harbingers of spring, daffodils and swallows come the buds, lambs, and insects and in the rivers spread-ing concentric rings rippling over the surface tell us that the trout have awakened from their winter languor and are now feeding on spring’s bounty of flies.
April and May are wonderful times to be exploring in the open air and there is no finer way to pass a few engaging hours than wandering the banks of a river or loch or quietly drifting along in a boat, enjoying nature and casting a deceptive artifice to trout or salmon. Aquatic insects are not only important to the trout, they are vital to many other creatures, especially birds. We face the dreadful prospect of loosing many of our feathered friends if the over zealous use of pesticides and herbicides on the land continues.
Meantime I look forward to spring and to watching flocks of common gulls hawking over the river harvesting march browns whilst the artic tern shows off buoyant aeronautical skills to collect its share.
Do you think the buildings now being constructed in Scotland are of a lesser quality than those of an earlier era
