So I recently joined Bird Forum to see what that is all about and plus Non Birding Bill and I are planning a trip to Scotland next year and I'd like to connect with some people over there before I go.

I posted WildBird on the Fly's question about "where are the great women birders" and a lively discussion has picked up and the topic has gone in some different directions but I did find a link to a blog with an intersting post about a famous female birder called the Dutchess of Bedford from long ago and boy howdy did she know how to dress. Interesting post and worth a read.