No, you didn’t but, jeez, that’s a worry.
TG no distillery there…
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Carrying out my last voluntary survey for the RSPB this afternoon. Back up on the wader breeding grounds.
Arctic Skua (Pale phase)
ASkua PP3 02 07 21 by Paul Macklam, on Flickr
Oystercatcher near its nest
Oystercatcher 1 02 07 21 by Paul Macklam, on Flickr
Lots of nesting Skylarks up there too
Skylark 1 02 07 21 by Paul Macklam, on Flickr
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Beautiful pics, Paul, as always - keep ‘em coming 
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Hold the front page!
Big event today, Fetlar 2021 Sheepdog Trials!
The best dogs and handlers that Shetland has to offer turned up on a fine day for this annual event.
I always intended to watch it for an hour or two and take some photographs but within a minute of getting out of the car the organiser and the judge approached me and asked if I would document the event for them. As I was only talking to the organiser (who I know very well) yesterday, I can’t help thinking there was a bit of a plan going on to rope me in for the pics that they want for the Shetland Times feature.
Anyway, the result was that I had to stay for 7 hours (including a fish and chip lunch at the Island Hall)
Still, I quite enjoyed it, the dogs are amazing. Fast agile and trained to perfection - well, most of them!
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I remember being somewhat underwhelmed when this sort of activity was on TV (One Man and His Dog?) but seeing it in the field is a completely different experience. The hours that they have to invest to get the dogs to this level of ability must be off the scale.
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Wow, and all the winners are from the same family too 
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I’ll leave it to you to tell them that.
I’ll just stand back and photograph the ensuing carnage.
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Looks as if Shetland is getting ready for its spaceport status - but beware the bonxies!
One of the few breeds of dog that make me feel thick. Once trained or in a routine, they’re always one step ahead of their owner. Clever buggers.
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Must drive the girls wild 
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Blimey, your whippets have bulked out.
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Lol!
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When Funzie just wasn’t far enough
That’s sickening and pointless slaughter
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Cunts
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I am appalled at that, the only positive seems to be the groundswell of opinion to stop it