Country diary: Life in slow motion reveals so much more | Amanda Thomson
Abernethy, Cairngorms: Laid up and housebound, I’m watching the bird feeder closer than ever, and the chaffinches and siskins are simply stunning in detailScuppered by a bad back, I’ve been restricted to the couch, but I’m lucky – the bird feeder is right outside the window and it’s providing a living theatre of drama. Goldfinches and greenfinches fly down from the granny pines, an occasional great spotted woodpecker, a redpoll or two too, but it’s the siskins