Category Archives: Wildlife

A picture of wildlife on Islay

Starlings on power lines at Kilchiaran (2), Isle of Islay

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Picture of Starlings sitting on three parallel power lines overhead
Starlings on power lines at Kilchiaran (2), Isle of Islay

A different angle for the view of the Starlings on power lines at Kilchiaran, taken as I was leaving for my walk back across the Rhinns of Islay to Port Charlotte.

Barnacle Geese over the Paps of Jura and Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some Barnacle Geese in flight above a sea loch, mountains in the distance
Barnacle Geese over the Paps of Jura and Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

A view across Loch Indaal during a November dawn/sunrise on the Rhinns of Islay, the Paps of Jura in the distance. Some Barnacle Geese flying above, on their way from their roost at Loch Gruinart to their feeding grounds.

Starlings on power lines at Kilchiaran, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Starlings sitting on three power lines overhead, seen on a November late afternoon
Starlings on power lines at Kilchiaran, Isle of Islay

Leaving from Kilchiaran to walk back to Port Charlotte on a November late afternoon I noticed these Starlings overhead, sitting on the power lines coming across the Rhinns of Islay.