Barnacle Geese and sheep sharing a field, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese and sheep grazing in a field on a hillsideNot entirely sure where exactly I took this picture, I think somewhere in the Gruinart area. Barnacle Geese and sheep grazing in the same field, although they don’t seem to mix, at least here.

Barnacle Geese feeding in a field, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese feeding in a field, all standing close togetherSome of Islay’s winter visitors feeding in a field at Gruinart, just like thousands others in other fields on the island.

Barnacle Geese in a field near Rockside, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a handful of Barnacle Geese in a field, mostly only their necks and heads are visibleSome of Islay’s winter visitors in a field near Rockside on a November afternoon.