Shetland Photos

David Langley and myself spent a great week in Shetland recently. A big thank you to Richard and Josh our leaders and guides from Shetland Nature for the week and to all the group for making our time there very special.

                                               Otters: A Shetland speciality

                                                                              Fulmars

                                            Puffins are always good to watch and photograph

                                                   These Gannets didn't believe in sharing

                                                            Red Necked Phalarope (f)

                                         Red Thoated Diver. The bottom one displaying.

                                          Wheatears (Male above, Female below)

                                                                       Great Skua

                                                                Arctic Skua

                                            Black Guilemotts above. Grey Seal (m) below

Some additional photos of our trip to Mull may 2016

                                                      Lesser Blacked Back Gull

                                            White tailed Eagle doing what it does best

                                               Oystercatchers. Always great to see and hear

                    Female Otter with two cubs. What  a joy to see and photograch close up

                                                     The daytime view from our garden

                                         The view at the end of the day. Mull at its best

                        Great Northern Divers enjoying the rain. (Does it count as a garden tick?)

                                             Can you spot the Golden Eagle. It is there.

A Few From Mull more to follow

White Tailed Sea Eagle

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Wild Mountain Goat

Sky Lark

Song Thrush

Medow Pipet

Rock Pipet

Council run nature reserve at Paxton Pits Cambs. Keeping people and dogs out of sensitive ares including childrens dipping pond.