Wildlife On Mull

TheTamshee & family spent a wonderful week on the Isle Of Mull with fantastic opportunities to photograph Red Deer, Otters, Birds Of Prey

Swarovski Optik & Johnny Kingdom Weekend

TheTamshee: spent a long weekend at the Swarovski Opik & Johnny Kingdom Weekend with some like minded wildlife enthusiasts at the idealic setting of Aigas Field Centre near Beauly, Inverness-shire. The very well managed and structured agenda was spot on. Ranger knowledge was excellent with the days packed with hide visits to beaver, lochside & quarry. We were also treated to a trip to Glen Strathfarrar for spotting Golden Eagles while taking in the beautiful landscapes. Also on the schedule was a boat trip on the Moray Firth captained by Sarah Pern, boss of EcoVentures. The goal was to see Bottlenosed Dolphins but unfortunately we missed out on this great spectacle. What a fantastic 

Stags & Otters

TheTamshee: spent five days on the glorious Isle Of Mull in the company of Ron McCombe (Scottish wildlife photographer of the year 2010) Our plan for the week was to scan the glens for Stags; and the sea lochs in search of Otters. We were on the road each day before first light which offered good opportunities to get Red Deer grassing on the low pastures. The rutting season is apon us but this was not that apparent throughout our stay; with only minor scuffles between young stags. We stalked a herd of twenty plus hinds with one dominent stag chasing the few young bucks on a few occasions. The elusive Otters were the real challenge a good pair of binoculars and systematically scanning the shoreline pays off, with a number otters spotted and stalked over the kelp covered coastline around Loch Spelve and Loch Na Keil. See Here for the Tamshee's Photography flickr photostream of all the wildlife encountered on this great experience. Including a real bonus of photographing the majestic White Tailed Eagle