Driving from Inverness to Aberlour didn't take as long as we thought it would. Instead of 2 plus hours, it was just over 1 1/2. We took the backroads, as usual, and saw pheasants, grouse, and other birds we haven't been able to identify.
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| Ring-necked Pheasant posing by the side of the road. They are considered a nuisance since they constantly in the road and getting hit. I think the local foxes would enjoy them for dinner. |
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| A ring-necked Pheasant and three, what we called, large quail. |
It was a good thing we were on the lesser traveled roads, as we kept stopping in the middle to try and get pictures. There were huge flocks of Ringnecked pheasants, several were dead on the road, as well as smaller brown birds which were built like our quail, but larger. They also acted like quail, running in every direction to avoid detection. There were also grouse flying over the road, but they were impossible to get pictures of.
It was a lovely drive, with very little traffic. We came into Aberlour from the west instead of north, so we drove through the town, turned around, and went off to find Britt and Pete's house, with help from her emailed directions.
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