Tag Archives: Jura

Two low flying Swans in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of two Mute Swans flying low over the waterAs the title says, two low flying Mute Swans in the Sound of Islay. Taken during an excursion to Islay’s neighbour Jura.

Rocky Jura shore and Am Fraoch Eilean

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Picture of a ragged rocky shore, a small island with a castle ruin in the backgroundA view during a walking week excursion to Islay’s neighbour Jura: A rocky shore near Ardfin with Am Fraoch Eilean (and the ruin of Claig Castle) in the Sound of Islay. The hills in the south east of Islay in the background.

Plane passing over the Paps of Jura and Sound of Islay

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Picture of a plane high in the sky passing over a sound between two islands and two mountainsA view across the Sound of Islay towards the Paps of Jura from near Rhuvaal in the far north. High in the sky a plane is passing, flying towards the west, likely destination America.