Category Archives: Wildlife

A picture of wildlife on Islay

Geese and the Paps of Jura from near Rockside Farm (2), Isle of Islay

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Picture of a large number flying above a stubble field with three distinctive mountains in the distance
Geese and the Paps of Jura from near Rockside Farm (2), Isle of Islay

Taken just a few seconds earlier than another picture of Barnacle Geese and the Paps of Jura, another take on them above the fields near Rockside Farm (also some other geese in the field).

Bumblebee in the grass somewhere north of Saligo, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Bumblebee on a flower in some low grass
Bumblebee in the grass somewhere north of Saligo, Isle of Islay

Not entirely sure where exactly, but my sister Imke spotted this Bumblebee on a small flower in the grass during a walk along Islay’s west coast north of Saligo.

Caterpillar in dry grass, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a large caterpillar in dry grass
Caterpillar in dry grass, Isle of Islay

Somewhere in the north of Islay, near Bholsa. A caterpillar in some dry grass from the previous season. At some point to become a beautiful butterfly (or moth?)