Third Bird Photography: Hooded Crow

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Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Loch Na Keal

A trip out on to Loch Na Keal with Mull Charters. We were made very welcome and a had a great time with 4 approaches by the eagle followed by a look around the rest of the Loch. Nice to see things from a fresh perspective and also nice to see an eagle that isn't a black speck 5 miles away.

Route of the whole boat trip

Later we had a very close encounter with a marauding mink, killing rabbits and frogs. It was harder to track than the eagle!

Finally a drive around Calgary Bay with its spectacular views.

Grey Heron

Lade Jayne heading in to pick us up

Waves on Loch Na Keal

Lady Jayne picking up the passengers

Ben More and other mountains

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle with fish

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle with fish

White-tailed Eagle

White-tailed Eagle ready to grab a fish from the water

White-tailed Eagle with fish

Black Guillemot

Herring Gull

Mink

Rabbit

Buzzard

Hooded Crow

Cuckoo

Calgary Bay

Herring Gull stealing bait

Juvenile Common Gull

Mink with dead rabbit

Greylag Geese

Gill at the edge of Calgary Bay

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Carsaig and Grasspoint

Over to Pennyghael where we were told there were hares but we found very little (that we could get close to, anyway). We drove over to Carsaig Bay, past the phone box by the waterfall as used in the film I Know Where I'm Going. The sun was out for once, and as usual it was intensely bright and in the wrong direction. After sweltering in the sun shine for a while by the old ferry pier and watching the seals watching us, we headed back, taking in Grasspoint. On the way, while trying to get a Kestrel we were interviewed and photographed by a highly inquisitive french woman.

It was very quiet, still with the bright sunshine. A cuckoo was seen in some of the open grassland, singing in a tree. On the way back we got stuck behind some cows on the road, spent a few minutes trying to photograph a flying bat (why do we do this to ourselves?) and saw a quartering Short-eared Owl.

Seal nose at Carsaig Bay

Hooded Crow

Kestrel

Red Deer

Robin

Short-eared Owl

Sun with halo

Summoning Batman!

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Islay South Coast

After a rainy day off for photo processing and Single Malt sampling (well, when you're next door to a distillery what are you going to do?) a wander around the Islay south coast, taking in Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg (with quick visit to their immaculate facilities and shop) then round to Kilnaughton Bay. Seal watching and bird watching galore.