Your day's wildlife

[Andy in Germany]

Wildlife photography is a passion of mine, whether from the bike, the kayak or walking. A selection of mine, mostly local to home and all in Scotland. Some from my phone, some from my GoPro, but most from my DSLR and telephoto lens.

Puffin out at Lunga in the Treshnish Isles.

The ospreys are local to me and can only be reached by kayak. I watched the smaller male bring the pike to the nest and pass it to the female. She picked it up in her beak and took off to eat it elsewhere, transferring it to her own talons just after that image was taken.

The young otter was very inquisitive while I was kayaking locally.

Red squirrel is in my garden, the kingfisher just outside of town and the seal surfaced just in front of my kayak, wrestling with a thornback ray, just north of Oban.

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May I send these to my son? He is currently looking for an apprenticeship as a photographer and I'm sure he'd appreciate them.

 

[Dave 123]

An unglamorous fungi. Earth tongue.

 

[G-Zero]

May I send these to my son? He is currently looking for an apprenticeship as a photographer and I'm sure he'd appreciate them.

Absolutely, I hope he enjoys them !

 

[Dave 123]

This is from a walk on Dartmoor last weekend.

Female Goosander

Yawning Dartmoor pony

A rainbow away in Cornwall

 

[Gillstay]

Was out the back of the house messing with cycles and air rifles when my chum said `what the hell was that.'
Something had wizzed down the large conifer, between the house and him which was about 2 metres and then through a doorway and into the back garden. It missed a whole range of obstacles, but was using our sounds to hide its approach. Then it popped up and flew off having missed. Male Sparrowhawk.

 

[geocycle]

Was out the back of the house messing with cycles and air rifles when my chum said `what the hell was that.'
Something had wizzed down the large conifer, between the house and him which was about 2 metres and then through a doorway and into the back garden. It missed a whole range of obstacles, but was using our sounds to hide its approach. Then it popped up and flew off having missed. Male Sparrowhawk.

Don’t mention sparrowhawks, a female caught and ate our tame blackbird this morning, right in front of the patio doors. Tears have been shed by some members of the family. Amazing birds and especially the way they manoeuvre. We’ve had m and f about for the last few weeks, often following the 20+ long tail tit team. They have very little fear of humans, and why would they when they can move so fast.