A view across Loch Indaal to Bruichladdich from Gartbreck in April 2014. The distillery with its warehouses in the centre. Conisby on the hillside towards the right. Some of the last wintering Barnacle Geese flying over Loch Indaal, soon to leave for Greenland.
Taken on a rather grey and overcast day on Islay, Barnacle Geese resting and feeding in a field close to the High Road. The hills of the Oa in the background.
A huge number of Barnacle Geese (and there were many many more not in the picture) lifting off after having been spooked by something at Loch Gruinart. The cows just continued grazing despite the amazing noise by the geese. I took this picture from the new hide at RSPB Gruinart in October 2013.