Hey, you know how it is...................

Well we were up for trying something new. I had lived, worked (Scottish Wildlife Trust) and birded in Scotland for 11 years and Southampton for 10 years. Been birding for 45 years and never been to the New World. Me and the family were a bit bored. I have worked in wildlife conservation for 25 years now so I wanted to carry on in this field.

I was directed to the web site of the Nova Scotia Nature Trust by some friends and work colleagues (from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust) who were also moving out here. On the web site a job was advertised. I applied, got the interview and got the job. We have been here for 14 months now. I set up this blog to give everyone a flavour of what it is like living, working and birding here.

We sold our house during the recession (lucky or what) and bought a house here in Lower Sackville, about 15 miles outside Halifax where I am based. I bus in every day on a LINK bus that costs me $85 per month.

With 14 months of blog to catch up on, I will include a series of photos from late 2008 to date with some info on the birding as I catch up to date.