Camp Birds

This, for the ignorant amongst us, is the skull of a Cuvier's Beaked Whale. It adorns the side of the bothy at Trevor Potts' highly-rated Ardnamurchan Campsite. But.... look closely, because sitting proudly on top of the skull is a blue tit.

Now, this isn't any old blue tit, this is a blue tit who has STYLE. He and his missus have turned the brain case of this great, deceased cetacean into a comfy nest for their brood, which are now almost fledged. It's in rather busy spot, right next to Trevor's office, the showers and the washing machine hut, but - hey - such minor inconveniences don't get in the way of tits who want to make a style statement.

And here's a bird with bling. The latest fashion amongst trendy Kilchoan birds is metal bracelets - but not any old bracelet. The ones that are really IN aren't that easy to obtain. The birds have to go through an inititation where they're netted, poked, prodded, weighed, measured and only then fitted with a wrist band. And every bracelet is part of a numbered, limited edition. Wow!

But then, whoever said you don't have to suffer for style?

Many thanks to Trevor for the pictures.

Ardnamurchan Campsite's website is here.