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| | | Winter is a time of wonder for any naturalist.听听 Ian McCarthy savours this, his favourite season, and witnesses the wildlife spectacles taking place听in the countryside. | | | | | LISTEN AGAIN 听30min | | | |
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|  | | | | 'Join me as I walk out to greet the coming season听and witness the wonder and wealth of winter wildlife spectacles we have here in Britain.'
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Walk Out to Winter
Winter has been Ian McCarthy's favourite season for as long as he can remember.听 It's a time of wonder for any naturalist, a season of drama and contrasts.听 Long dark nights are punctuated by extraordinary dawns and sunsets, winds听howl as they听batter the countryside and听rain pelts down听but there is also the silence and beauty of falling snow.听
As a wildlife cameraman, Ian has spent many hours out on freezing hillsides and knee-deep in snow in pursuit of听his quarry but last winter, armed with a tape recorder and a听microphone, he was able to experience the season on a different level.听 He was able to savour the approach of the coming season, witnessing the wildlife spectacles that take place at this time of year.听
Programme One
As autumn sinks into winter,听it is a time of great movement and activity in the natural world as many animals prepare for the hard times ahead.听听Birds migrate听south to find warmer weather, and they will听feed feverishly on berries before they go to aid their journey.听 Red deer stags battle noisily and aggressively over the right to mate with hinds on Scottish hillsides.听听Their calves will be听born when food and warmth return in the spring.听听Whilst many birds depart听our shores, others are arriving from the Arctic.听 Our estuaries become packed with every breed of goose and duck imaginable fleeing the plunging temperatures further north.
Song: "My Lagan Love" by Kate Bush
Poems: "Fall, Leaves, Fall" by Emily Bronte and "Something Told the Wild Geese" by Rachel Field.
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Programme Two
With winter slowly taking hold,听it's the last chance for animals to breed听and to take refuge from the colder weather.听 Redwing, a northern thrush,听can be heard as they pass overhead听en route from Scandinavia to Spain, some stopping over听in the south west of Britain for the winter.听听听In rain-swollen rushing rivers,听salmon are听heading upstream.听 Leaping weirs and fish passes, they are returning to where they were born to spawn on shallow gravel beds.听 With everything retreating from the grip of winter, the hen fish can lay her eggs听 as they will be safe from听other river predators at this time of year.听听听As the season progresses,听ice and snow bring a stillness and quiet to the countryside.听 While birds fall silent, and insects seek shelter underground, Arctic species come into their own.听 High on Scottish mountains,听ptarmigan听moult听to a pure white to blend in with their surroundings.
Song: "Winter, Fire and Snow" by Anuna
Poems: "Winter" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and "Snow" by Walter de la Mare | | |
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