Whooper Delights

Any visit to Islay in mid October is bound to coincide with the migration south from Iceland of Whooper Swans, especially when there is a north wind blowing. It is an incredible sight to watch more than 150 Swans feeding amongst Grey Lag Geese in a recently harvested field of Barley.
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Gordon Yates

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October 20, 2024

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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.