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Snow White Hares

It was a long, tough walk up a Munro today, in the quest to see and photograph mountain hares. We’d been told that Ben Chonzie was the place to see them so we set out hoping we’d get lucky. After a two and a half hour slog for me, we reached the top of theContinue reading “Snow White Hares”

Urban Wildlife

Last week we took a wander through Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow’s west end. As expected there were fairly tame grey squirrels snoozing in tree branches and scampering about on the paths. Pigeons were a common sight as expected too. However, there were some surprises in store. A small flock of redwings was making the mostContinue reading “Urban Wildlife”

Winter Walk Wildlife

We are fortunate to have roe deer in our neighbourhood, always lovely to see them grazing in woods and fields nearby. Hares are a favourite of mine too. They have been hiding from me a bit lately, but I managed to find this one, tucked up in some grassy tussocks. It was keeping a veryContinue reading “Winter Walk Wildlife”

Canal Capers

I can hardly contain my excitement! What should we see on a mizzly damp walk along the canal but two kingfishers hanging out with each other! I spent about five minutes trying to photograph the pair. Then to top that the passers by to whom we had pointed them out to suddenly shouted, “OTTER!” HereContinue reading “Canal Capers”

Feeder Friends

Lately it’s been dreich and cold and my walks through the countryside have been a bit deplete of any visible wildlife. So I thought I’d take a closer look at the variety of birds flocking to the fast food joint in my garden. Long tailed tits fly around in large flocks, whistling to each otherContinue reading “Feeder Friends”

Some Colourful Characters

Here are some photos of some colourful characters I’ve come across whilst out and about these last few months, trying to get the hang of a new camera. I was delighted to hear that kingsfishers had once again been seen by the canal in Bishopbriggs and even more chuffed to photograph this one across theContinue reading “Some Colourful Characters”

Raven Review

Today we climbed up Ben Ledi in the hope of seeing some mountain hares. However, I know well enough by now that although you don’t see what you’re looking for, often nature gives you an unexpected surprise. Today’s was seeing this very tame raven at the very top of the mountain. Here it is eitherContinue reading “Raven Review”

Bohemian Rhapsody

They’re back…bohemian waxwings blown in from the east from Scandinavia to plunder autumn berries. Hundreds have been seen in Elgin and these ones were from a flock of about 100 in Dunblane. They would sit perched in a tree close to the berries but when a train went in or out of Dunblane station theyContinue reading “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Cavorting Otters

We’ve recently had a trip to the west coast of Scotland where we were so lucky to spot otters four days in a row. Each time was better than before and I got the best photos on the fourth day. You can see otters anywhere around the west coast, however one of my favourite placesContinue reading “Cavorting Otters”

Winged Wonders, Colorado

At the start of this month I had the pleasure of visiting Colorado. I had my medium lens with me and was keen to see some new wildlife. It was a thrill to see this exquisite hummingbird perched on a nearby twig. These tiny birds can dart about at more than 20mph. I was luckyContinue reading “Winged Wonders, Colorado”