Life on the edge

The sight of gambolling lambs on fields across the UK is welcomed here as a sign that winter is finally behind us. Alongside emerging spring flowers, nest building, frogspawn and early bees, those out for a walk in the countryside can also watch lambs on unsteady legs bleating in the sunshine. This particular ewe and lamb perched on the edge of a cliff are Shetland sheep - a small, hardy breed which has survived for centuries in tough conditions here in the Shetland Islands, off the north coast of mainland Scotland.
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