Monday 30 June 2014

Isle of Mull days four five & six

Went for a “Wild About Mull” wildlife tour with Bryan on day four. Got my first ever Adder and my second ever Whinchat. It was a cracking day out with loads of wildlife and flowers seen, thanks Bryan.
Next day was Iona where I manage to get some shots of a Corncrake, the scenery wasn‘t bad either. Day six we tried to go to Calgary beach but we could not get parked because around fifty bikers were taking up nearly all of the carpark. Got shots of the Sand Martins instead.

Loch Scridain

Adder

Adder

Adder

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Whinchat
 
Whinchat

Golden Plover

Meadow Pipit

Stonechat


Common Gull Chicks

Corncrake

Iona

Iona

Sand Martin chicks

Feeding Time

Sand Martin

Sunday 29 June 2014

Garden Visitor

Found a nice surprise in the garden when we returned from holiday, this young Hedgehog. It was eating what looked like the remains of a Jackdaw. Hope it finds all the slugs and snails soon.
Hedgehog

Isle of Mull days one, two & three.


Day one saw us start our holidays in Connel just outside Oban. It was at Oban we looked for Black Guillemot. There were a few around in the bay and I managed to get some shots of them swimming around and out on the rocks. Also got our first sighting of Hooded Crow

Day two was spent in and around Craignure. Oystercatchers and Common Sandpiper were brooding eggs and rearing chicks in the bay near the cottage were we were spending our holiday.

Day three and it was White-Tailed Eagle we were after. Good but distant views were had as the eagle perched up in one of the conifer trees then took off and flew over the hillside. A Gold-ringed Dragonfly landed near the car while we were watching the eagle. It was on its last legs and looked to be bent and broken, as it never moved while I took this shot. More Oystercatchers and Common Sandpipers in the bay near our cottage.

Black Guillemot

Black Guillemot

Hooded Crow

Beetle species?

Beetle species?

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper Chick

Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher

White-Tailed Eagle

White-Tailed Eagle

Gold-ringed Dragonfly

Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher

Thursday 12 June 2014

Garden shots

A few shots taken in our garden over the last few days. I may have the identification wrong if I have please let me know.


Garden Tiger Caterpillar?
Garden Tiger Caterpillar?
Ant attacking Caterpillar
Orange Underwing Moth
Zebra Spider
 

Monday 9 June 2014

A few shots

Just a few shots from the last couple of days.

Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Whitethroat
Jackdaw
Crow
Azure Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Damselfly eating breakfast
Harlequin Ladybird