Back at the car park after spending some time on Luskentyre Beach we spotted a couple of Highland cattle up on the dunes near the graveyard and quickly switched to full 'tourist mode'.
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Back at the car park after spending some time on Luskentyre Beach we spotted a couple of Highland cattle up on the dunes near the graveyard and quickly switched to full 'tourist mode'.
While standing by my tripod on Luskentyre Beach, this Raven landed further along the water's edge and began pulling chunks off a 'dead thing' and gulping them down.
I took out my other camera with the long lens and fired a few shots as hungry bird devoured its snack; a distraction from the landscape photography.
I walked back towards the car park and passed close to the bird which flew off and I could only identify the 'dead thing' as some kind of big eel.
A pair of Goldcrests didn't seem pleased when I sat down to drink my coffee at the garden bench. They were quite vocal and kept flapping between nearby trees, but when they settled briefly there were some useful photo opportunities.
A pair of Goldcrests didn't seem pleased when I sat down to drink my coffee at the garden bench. They were quite vocal and kept flapping between nearby trees, but when they settled briefly there were some useful photo opportunities.
A pair of Goldcrests didn't seem pleased when I sat down to drink my coffee at the garden bench. They were quite vocal and kept flapping between nearby trees, but when they settled briefly there were some useful photo opportunities.
This bird was in the same part of the wood as yesterday's walk and today gave a good display of it's call.
Taken in the local woodland during a walk with the dog. It was just about near enought to be one of the ones that visit the garden feeders but I can't tell one from the other.
Taken in the local woodland during a walk with the dog. It was just about near enought to be one of the ones that visit the garden feeders but I can't tell one from the other.
Having seen these stacks in dire weather conditions the day before and not been able to take a photograph, we returned the next day to find brighter, drier and much calmer (maybe too calm) conditions.
There was some pleasing low sunlight illuminating the scene and the long exposure captured what movement there was in the water.
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Explore 10/04/2025 No. 58
Clear blue sky and early afternoon light are far from optimum conditions for landscape photography, but when you are at Elgol beach it would be rude not to try... wouldn't it?
I'm not sure about this shot, the combination of polariser and ND filters has affected the colours, but there is something about the way you can see below the water that intrigues me.
Thanks to David for driving on our short tour around the south of Skye.
While cooking our evening meal we were entertained by this visitor to the feeding station who was also having his tea.
We served up and took our meal outside to eat in the sunshine where the Pine Marten couldn't see us.
On returning to do the washing up we were surprised to see the cheeky critter still eating; he stayed another 5 minutes before heading back into the woodland beyond the garden. He had demolished all the nuts in the squirrel feeder.
While cooking our evening meal we were entertained by this visitor to the feeding station who was also having his tea.
We served up and took our meal outside to eat in the sunshine where the Pine Marten couldn't see us.
On returning to do the washing up we were surprised to see the cheeky critter still eating; he stayed another 5 minutes before heading back into the woodland beyond the garden. He had demolished all the nuts in the squirrel feeder.
Sunday's challenge, for my wife and I, was to climb the nearby (highest) hill flanking Loch Ness. Initially there was low cloud and it was cold but as we climbed the cloud dispersed and the sun shone; with virtually no wind and hazy views to the distant Ben Nevis it made for a very enjoyable, if tiring, revisit to this local 'Graham'.
While cooking our evening meal we were entertained by this visitor to the feeding station who was also having his tea.
We served up and took our meal outside to eat in the sunshine where the Pine Marten couldn't see us.
On returning to do the washing up we were surprised to see the cheeky critter still eating; he stayed another 5 minutes before heading back into the woodland beyond the garden. He had demolished all the nuts in the squirrel feeder.
I thought this tiny colourful bird would have flown off by the time I retrieved my camera from the house but fortunately it was still darting about the low branches of a tree in very bright sunlight.
In deteriorating weather conditions we headed to the west coast of Lewis to 'scout' a location for the following day.
The heavy rain and strong winds made landscape photography impossible, but I managed to grab some shots of this attractive bird from an open car window without getting wet.
Definitely not enough light around before 7am for this kind of shot, but nice to have a record of the visit.
Definitely not enough light around before 7am for this kind of shot, but nice to have a record of the visit.
There were two of these colourful birds after the stash of peanuts I had left out, unfortunately the photos were taken through double glazing as they are very nervy
The weather forecast for Saturday, our second day on the island, was poor but we still made the effort to get to Garry Beach near Tolsta hoping for a hint of a sunrise colour. Needless to say it didn't happen but the beach was stunning and there was some nice diffused light that encouraged us to stay.