Birding on Islay
My wife and I have just come back from 5 nights on the Island of Islay. This is well known for the quality of its winter birding and we enjoyed our time seeing 107 species during our days there. As…
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Isle of Jura Wildlife
So, I am just back from a wonderful 4 days photographing wildlife on the remote Isle of Jura. It took a three hour drive and two ferries to get there but was so worth the effort. It was such a…
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Photographing Ospreys in the Trossachs
I am trying to build a portfolio of classic Scottish species so took a trip back to Trossachs Osprey Hide. This time I was keen to develop my photography skills further so booked to do this with Paul McDougall. Paul…
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Photographing Dolphins from Chanonry Point
Did you know that the Bottlenose Dolphins in the Moray Firth are the largest in the world? One reason for this is that they are quite far north and therefore need more blubber as insulation (this works for me too…
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Visit to Isle of May
This weekend there was a joint trip with my local SOC group and the Stirling and District Camera Club. Being a member of both it seemed a good opportunity to make my almost annual visit to this lovely Island but…
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Landing on Bass Rock
On Tuesday afternoon and evening I took a boat trip to Bass Rock from North Berwick and was privileged to be able to land this time. I was keen to spend some time photographing one subject – Gannets – and…
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