Hunting Hen Harrier On Islay
If you see any photo of a hunting Hen Harrier with Jura in the background you are bound to be on Islay.
We have just come back from our Autumn week on Islay which has been surprisingly mild but with a distinct lack of any sun. Unlike back home Islay has had a bumper crop of Hawthorne berries this year and it was good to see thousands of Icelandic Redwings devouring them with good numbers of Fieldfares – my first this winter! Whilst waiting for the thrushes both Robin and Wren posed on a fencepost by the car.
I will include some photos of the Geese and Swans next week.Click here
Published by
Gordon Yates
Updated on
November 5, 2017
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Alongside filmmaking, Gordon has earned recognition in still photography competitions with the BBC, RSPB, Scottish Wildlife, and the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club — using his trusted Pentax equipment. One of his proudest achievements was seeing ten minutes of his work broadcast by Granada Television — a milestone in a lifetime dedicated to wildlife storytelling. Today, he continues capturing the natural world with his Canon EOS 7D and Canon XM2 digital camcorder.