Black Guillemots

 01.07.22 Just got back from a fortnights holiday on the Isle of Mull and as always when we go to Mull, we stay in or around Oban the day before we sail. And as always, I take far too many shots of the Black Guillemots oh and there is a shot of one of the Pigeons as well. I’m still going through all of the images from the rest of the fortnight (some I still have to transfer onto my desk top) so it might take some time to post more Blogs.

This is one of my favourite images of the day.

I was leaning over the railings to get these shots (using a 500mm lens so the birds weren’t disturbed).

Mull Part 2

The vast majority of people go to the Isle of Mull to see the birds and wildlife so here are just some of the birds I saw.

Black Guillemot in Oban harbour

Pigeon again in Oban harbour

House Martin flying around the first cottage we stayed in.

I visited Lunga, part of the Treshnish Isles while on Mull and this image and the next few images are from there. Razorbill

Guillemot

Great Skua

Shag



Fulmar

Cormorant happily sitting in a fine drizzle in Aros Park near Tobermory

Gulls fighting over scraps.

Roll reversal. I think this young Sparrow was trying to get his dads attention

 

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