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| Collared Dove |
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| Collared Dove |
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| Robin fledgling |
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| Robin fledgling |
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| Dunnock |
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| Blue Tit fledgling |
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| Dunnock |
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| House Sparrow fledgling |
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| House Sparrow fledgling |
Friday, 22 June 2012
Rain, rain go away
Pouring with rain, nothing in the garden apart from one very miserable looking collared dove sitting it out. Very challenging light but far more challenging for him!
Also, between downpours the fledglings are still busy learning the ropes. Plus the ever-dependable Dunnocks. A boring brown-job at a distance, up close they have wonderfully rich slate grey head and a vivid orange eye.
Saturday, 16 June 2012
Garden bits and bobs
It's fledgling time, with lots of interesting characters and trusting youngsters. Also no light and loads of rain. What happened to Summer? Our equipment works pretty well in low light but most of these were taken at or beyond its limits, very frustrating.
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| Blackbird in evening light |
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| Blackbird |
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| Blackbird panting |
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| Male House Sparrow with insistent fledgling |
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| Collared Dove |
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| Long-tailed Tit fledgling |
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| Blue Tit fledgling |
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| Blue Tit fledgling |
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| Blue Tit |
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| Blue Tit fledgling |
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| Dunnock |
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| Dunnock |
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| Dunnock singing |
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| Blue Tit fledgling |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Dunnock singing |
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| Robin fledgling |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Starling fledgling |
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| Goldfinch fledgling |
Saturday, 19 May 2012
Ferry to Mainland
Up at 5am we were caught by surprise by a sunrise. So more scrabbling around with cameras trying to catch it.
Then quickly round to Port Askaig to catch the ferry back to the mainland. Extreme winds but were were well prepared this time. We started with bright skies but it soon clouded over and was quite dull most of the time.
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| Sunrise over Loch Indaal |
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| Sunrise over Loch Indaal |
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| Sunrise over Loch Indaal |
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| Sunrise over the Paps of Jura |
Then quickly round to Port Askaig to catch the ferry back to the mainland. Extreme winds but were were well prepared this time. We started with bright skies but it soon clouded over and was quite dull most of the time.
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| Port Askaig |
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| Finlaggan heading back to Islay |
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| Ferry flag flying |
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| Gannet |
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| Gannet |
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| Snow on the mountains |
Friday, 18 May 2012
Port Charlotte
A day of patchy rain that wouldn't make up its mind in the morning. In the afternoon we wandered down the shore a little from the house to see what we could find. What we found was a little cove with waders. With some patience we had close encounters (but no Otters, which are to be found near there according to a holidaymaker we bumped into later).
But first, wildlife photography comes with its hazards. What I thought was a little scab was actually this little bloodsucker which had been on my arm for most of the week. He came off OK, probably because he was full!
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| Tick |
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| Common Gull |
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| Turnstone |
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| Dunlin |
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| Dunlin |
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| Dunlin |
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| Dunlin |
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| Dunlin |
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| Rock Pipit |
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| Dunlin |
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| Dunlin |
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| Turnstone |
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| Ringed Plover |
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| Ringed Plover |
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| Turnstone |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Dunlin |
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| Turnstones and Dunlin |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Shelduck |
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| Common Gull |
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| The things I do on holiday |
Later, after we'd put all the camera stuff away ready for heading home the next day (and after predicting that we wouldn't have to worry about catching a sunset due to the weather) a fantastic, burning sunset descended over Islay. We quickly scurried off with a few cameras but a bit more preparation time would have produced much better shots.
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| Port Charlotte |
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| Port Charlotte |
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| Port Charlotte |
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| Port Charlotte Hotel |
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| Port Charlotte |
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| Paps of Jura |
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