Tag Archives: Ballinaby

Calling Curlew, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Curlew on the top of a fence post, beak open as it is callingSpotted in a field near Ballinaby, a Curlew standing on a fence post, calling out loudly before flying off into the field.

Geese passing the Opera House Rocks, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a number of Barnacle Geese flying high in the air over a landscape with a rock formationA bright, sunny and clear morning on Islay in October 2013. Barnacle Geese have been spooked near Kilchoman and are flying east, passing the ‘Opera House Rocks’ in this view.

UFO clouds over Ballinaby, Isle of Islay

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Picture of lenticular clouds over a farm below low hillsOfficially they are called lenticular clouds, but then again they look a bit like flying saucers, don’t they? Hence the title of UFO clouds over Ballinaby. Taken on an October afternoon on Islay from near Saligo.