Scotland part five

The final part of our Scottish holiday and it was back to Loch of the Lowes to watch the Ospreys in action and this is also where we celebrated our wedding anniversary (we did go out for a meal later). There was quite a bit of action with another Osprey coming too close to the nest and a Buzzard doing the same. 

Osprey busy sitting.

Then another Osprey comes too close (you can see it bottom right of the image)

They both left the nest to see it off.

A little later a Buzzard came a bit close too the nest. Here it is attacking the Osprey.

One of the resident birds diving back toward the nest.

Landing on the nest.

Coming to the nest with a twig.

The other took off

And landed on the camera pole

And stayed there for a while having a good shake.

Scotland part three

 And part two from Loch of the Lowes and this time it’s the Ospreys that take centre stage.

Derwent Reservoir

 A few images from Derwent Reservoir a couple of weeks ago.

Peregrine.

A couple of distant Osprey

One with a fish.

Buzzard.

A Sparrowhawk flew over the hide.

Canada Geese.

Mallards.

Scotland 2025

 A trip to the Trossachs Osprey Hide proved fruitful with three fly overs and one dive (apparently, we were lucky with the dive as I got talking to someone else in the hide who had been there three times and had not seen one Osprey let alone a dive). I only wish I had used a shorter focal length lens instead of the 500mm as I chopped off the Ospreys wings in some shots. A bite of bait in a picnic area after the hide visit produced some canny insects. Later that evening I went looking for Beavers with a couple of friends and it turned out to be a canny night.

Female Blackcap.

This male Kingfisher kept us entertained while we waited for an Osprey.

The highlight of the morning a diving Osprey catching a fish.

Plant Bug.

Rhagio tringarius Fly?

Leaf Hopper.

Small Signal Fly.

Scathophaga Sp. Fly?

Beaver.