Category Archives: Wildlife

A picture of wildlife on Islay

Shelducks in flight at RSPB Loch Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of three Shelducks in flight under a bright blue sky
Shelducks in flight at RSPB Loch Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Just some Shelducks in flight over the RSPB Loch Gruinart reserve on Islay. Quite like their colours under the blue April sky.

Gigha ferry MV Loch Ranza leaving for the mainland

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Loch Ranza cruising through a rocky coastal area with a buoy and birds on rocks
Gigha ferry MV Loch Ranza leaving for the mainland

A view of the MV Loch Ranza leaving Gigha for the mainland. Seen from Port na Gallochoille on a June early evening. Notice the buoy and the cormorants/shag (not sure what they are) on the rocks, one drying its wings.

White-tailed Eagle in a tree, Isle of Jura

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Picture of a White-tailed Eagle in a tree
White-tailed Eagle in a tree, Isle of Jura

A magnificent bird, one of several on Islay and Jura, This one we watched from a Ventrure West RIB off Jura, watching us from a tree. Unfortunately I didn’t have my big telephoto lens with me, so this was as good as it got.