Scottish Beasties
This kestrel was photographed hunting on scrubland near Levenhall Links at Musselburgh. This is reclaimed land, created by building a sea wall and infilling with ash from the now demolished Cockenzie power station. The kestrel […]
Male Reed Bunting, spotted on one of my regular walks from the mouth of the River Esk at Musselburgh along to the Musselburgh Lagoons and Levenhall Links. This land was all reclaimed from the sea […]
Welcome To Scotland. Midges in Scotland can be a real problem. Visit any country in the world, and as soon as you head for the great outdoors, you can be sure to find wild animals, […]
When I was young, it was quite unusual to see a Buzzard, but over the past 30 years or so, the Common Buzzard has become, eh….. quite common. Nowadays their range is expanding and it […]
Leaping Salmon, Buchanty Spout, Sept 2018 One of the best places in Scotland to see or photograph leaping salmon, is Buchanty Spout in Perthshire. As anyone who has tried to take shots of salmon jumping […]
Curlew Versus Crab Walking along the coastal path at Musselburgh when I spotted a Curlew splashing about in the mouth of the River Esk at low Tide. It was a fair distance away and I […]
Seals in the River Forth taking it easy. These seals are almost always visible, at Morrison’s Haven just outside of Edinburgh. To see them, head out of Musselburgh, past the racecourse, and take the coast […]
Red Deer Got pretty close to these red deer hinds before I was spotted. Managed to get a couple of pictures, then they were gone.
Magpie A magpie cooling his toes in the last of the winter snow.
Teal duck
Lift Off A swan doing its best to take off on the River Esk. Eventually it ran out of runway and gave up!
Red Throated Diver A Red Throated Diver, Loch Fada, South Uist
Highland Cow The classic Highland cow – or as we say in Scotland, a hielan coo
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