Warning wild haggis about

[gbsbks2010]

WARNING TO TOURISTS TO AVOID WILD HAGGIS DURING BIRTHING SEASON

I share this rare photo of a Scottish Grey (Wild Haggis) female and her brood that were spotted early in the birthing season in the hills of Galloway a few months ago. The Grey is a fairly Common haggis, and the lesser spotted red and the Galloway belted Haggi are much harder to find.

But as it is the Anniversary of Burns death today, some folk try to go spotting Burns favourite, so I was asked by the SSPWHH (Scottish Sociaty of Protection of Wild Hairy Haggis) to warn tourists and locals alike that during the Birthing season the mothers are very protective of the young and are best avoided.

Many of the Haggi are on their second brood this season as the weather has been so good. Plus during the summer months the haggis hunting season is closed, and does not open again until the Glorious 12th in January but with the breeding season being so successful this year the hunting quotas will be filled very quickly indeed.

So count yourself as warned folks , if you spot a Haggis sunning itself with its brood near by. AVOID at all Cost !

[madelaine]

Are they clockwise haggi or the counter-clockwise version?

[Mandart]

Are they clockwise haggi or the counter-clockwise version?

Doesn't matter to me..... Here little haggis - look what I've got for you....

[sucadot]

Are they clockwise haggi or the counter-clockwise version?

That would depend on the circumstances when they were born - was it under a blue moon or over the rainbow?

[madelaine]

It's very important - as they have one leg shorter than the other to make it easier to go round mountains and we need to know which way to go to track them.

[HerMajesty]

hee hee!! I'll keep my eye out for them in case any have strayed south...............

[papagran40]

It's very important - as they have one leg shorter than the other to make it easier to go round mountains and we need to know which way to go to track them.

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good morning Madelaine ,I am glad to see someone knows about the haggis...... ::-) papa.

[suesjools]

LOL!

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[TiasTreasures]

Will I get in trouble if I steal . . . um . . . share . . . this on Facebook? My Swedish/Norweigian family will love it.

One story has it that haggis came to Scotland from Scandanavia. We are, after all, people who eat lutefisk, blood sausage, head sausage, and pickled tongue. And I remember my mother cleaning the guts to use for casings when she made sausage.

[madelaine]

Oh, and, Fleetmark, you may not shoot them during the birthing season. Everything has closed season to breed!