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).

Kibblesworth

Here are a few images from another visit to Kibblesworth Brick Pond. Unfortunately, there weren’t many Dragonflies on this visit.

I wished I had filmed this instead of just taking a picture. I haven’t a clue what going on with these Burnet Moths but I haven’t seen this behaviour before.

A mating pair of Burnet Moths

Five-spot Burnet Moth

Six-spot Burnet Moth

Broad-bodied Chaser

Black-tailed Skimmer

Four-spotted Chaser

Silver Y moth

Shaded Broad-bar

Longhorn Beetle

Myathropa florea Hoverfly

A little frog

I know pigeons have to drink and bathe but I have never seen them land on a pond like this before

 

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