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The road to the north of the Isle of Iona has spectacular views and lovely cows that look at you mooing for a picture.
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Simply a random snap of a pile of logs that I liked the look of while wandering near to my holiday campsite on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Captured in September 2020.
I hope that you all manage to keep warm this coming winter during the cost of living crisis. Take care of the elderly and vulnerable if you are able as it will hit them the hardest. I hope we have a mild winter for many people's sake. Stay safe my Flickr friends.
Jaws of Mordor - Looking across Loch Scavaig to seemingly the Jaws of Mordor as the weather sets in over the Black Cuillin.
The iconic view from Elgol, with the typical moody Skye weather painting a threatening scene just before dusk.
Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scottish Inner Hebrides
Scotland April 2022. On Mull, between Salen and Tobermory looking towards Salen and Craignure. Some of the higher peaks still have snow caps.
This was the view from the front of the top deck of a double decker bus as we drove through the Isle of Mull.
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Black and white landscape photography from The Isle of Skye, Scotland. Looking South along the Sound of Raasay the distinct difference between the rounded Red Cullins (left) and the jagged Black Cullins (right) is clear.
The Red Cullins are composed of granite that has been weathered while the Black Cullins are composed of gabbro, a volcanic igneous rock.
Enjoy!
Coming out of Elgoy one morning we came across a herd of Highland Cows grazing amongst the landscape. Quite happy for us to take photo's of them as we tried to not upset them. Wonderful animals with a very vibrant coloured coat.
The Coral Beach lies on the Isle of Skye, north of Dunvegan and is bathed by the clear waters of Loch Dunvegan. Seals frolic and sing near the shoreline en route, as if performing for those who pass.
This ICM image was taken atop Cnoc Mor Ghrobain. The island in view is the uninhabited tidal island of Lampay.
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens aperture: f/29
Shutter speed: 1/5 sec
ISO: 100
Focal length: 40 mm
Lagavulin Bay - The delightful and charming Lagavulin Bay on Islay with the coastal wildflowers adding some welcome colour to the scene.
Lagavulin, one of the three famous Kildalton distilleries on this stretch of coast, stands out whitewashed across the bay.
Islay, Scottish Inner Hebrides
A place for dreaming - once seen, never forgotten....
These images were taken near Sligachan on the Isle Of Skye. Pictured are the north westernmost peaks of The Black Cuillin - Sgurr nam Gillean, Am Basteir and Bruch na Frithe.
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The Trotternish Landslip seen from The Quiraing on the Isle of Skye, with a couple of walkers on the ridge for scale. In geological terms the Trotternish landslip on Skye is recent, occurring around 11,000 to 15,000 years ago and part of it is still moving to this day! Enjoy!
The Storr (An Stòr) situated near Staffin on the Isle of Skye is a rocky hill on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The Old Man of Storr or the ‘Old Man’ is a large pinnacle of rock that stands high and can be seen for miles around.
As part of the Trotternish ridge the Storr was created by a massive ancient landside, leaving one of the most photographed landscapes in the world.
Cuckoos are of course summer visitors to the UK and well-known brood parasites - the females lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, especially meadow pipits, dunnocks and reed warblers.
What I find amazing is that each cuckoo can match their egg colour to the host species and knows instinctively which species to target.
Looking over the gorgeous clear waters of the Allt Coir' A' Mhadaidh towards Sgurr an Fheadain and the cloudy Cuillins.
Yes, I know that Neist Point is a honeypot location and indeed, the selfie sticks were much in evidence before dinner time. However, the procession towards the lighthouse thinned to a mere trickle, the sea mist started drifting in and the cliffs were bathed in glorious light...
It was my first trip to Neist Point and the sheep now far outnumbered the humans, so why on earth not record the moment for myself?
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A classic viewpoint of the Sligachan Old Bridge crossing the Sligachan River with the conical peak of Glamaig beyond. Arriving here mid-afternoon on the way to the first campsite at Torvaig was not an ideal time for a landscape shot here. The light was harsh, the other side of the bridge (for the best view towards the Cuillin Hills) was in deep shadow and trying to time a shot not filled with tourists required a lot of patience!
Glamaig is the Northernmost of the Red Hills on The Isle of Skye, Scotland. It stands at 2,543 ft tall and is therefore a Corbett. A Corbett being a Scottish mountain between 2,500 and 3,000 ft and therefore not a Munro which are over 3,000 ft. A lot of hill walkers like to 'bag' the Munros and might miss out on some truly beautiful mountains because they are just a little bit short.
My hill climbing days are long gone although I did thankfully bag one Munro before my ankle injury.
Enjoy!
Another shot from the encounter with the dog otter on Mull. The trip was another learning experience for me in getting close to these animals (thanks to Tim Stenton for some very valuable tips). I quite like the thrill of stalking and staying out of sight when tracking these animals however I have at times got into such a well hidden position that an otter has become quite startled when discovering me - and off it goes. As Tim advised when the otter is coming ashore it can be just as useful to allow the otter to be aware of you and to get used to you - so that the animal can settle knowing full well you are there. Obviously this doesn't mean standing bolt upright, pointing and yelling "OTTER!!"
In this case I had nowhere to hide - I was sat on my bum on some flat rock and was in full view of this fella when he felt the need to look up - and for sometime there was room for us both to be there.
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