My wife and I paid a brief visit to Islay, last week. Naturally, I had the camera gear with me and I managed quite a number of landscape shots, however, there was only the returning Barnacles which provided interest from a wildlife perspective, and I won’t bore you with yet more images of them. I […]
I travelled to the uninhabited north end of Bute, last month, to see what insects there were, and also to hopefully catch some images of the wild goats. Unfortunately, no goats, but plenty of insects showing, and the heather was just perfect. The small roadside pools along the forest tracks were real magnets for the […]
I was kindly invited to join the SS Waverley on its last journey of this year to Broddick on Arran, and around Holy Island. Knowing that the vessel would be busy, I only took a single camera (Canon 1DS2) with a wide angle lens, and a 100 - 400 lens. I was pleased with my […]
I was kindly invited to join the MOD on their wildlife recording cruise down the Clyde estuary and around Bute. These cruises are organised by the MOD wildlife officers John Simpson and Kenny Stewart, together with a band of dedicated volunteers who identify and record the various wildlife seen during the voyage.
Although the weather was […]