Wildlife

That title in Glasgow might not immediately make you think of furry beasts, and I don't remember too many non domestic animals around when I was growing up but now the area around my parents' house boast a number of deer (who wander fearlessly around the neighbour's garden in the day) and several foxes which hang out after dark. There was even some roadkill (fox) on the main road when I was out running which is rather less common here than in the US.

The bird life on the other hand is somewhat diminished. Plenty of small birds, rooks, pigeons and magpies but few larger garden birds and no seagulls. The latter is likely because the rubbish dump a mile away is now closed... as our proximity to the sea hasn't changed (yet) despite the warnings of sea level rises.