14.5th post for 2013: Islay & Jura: wildlife

Islay is notable in the winter for the geese in the winter and we saw thousands of  barnacles and white fronted geese.  Barnacle geese are named after goose barnacles which, in large groups, they resemble.  In the Middle Ages it was thought that the geese hatched out of the barnacles.  (Now I’ll have to go in search of goose barnacles!)

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My picture of a hare – and Terry’s

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Barnacle geese and a hare

 

This is my picture of a woodcock and below is one of Terry’s

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It was enchanting to see these choughs

Whooper swans

White fronted geese

A diver in Bowmore harbour

Buzzard (T’s)

Dipper (T’s)

Stonechat (T’s)

Dunnock (T’s)

Fieldfare (T’s)

Seals

Roe deer (T’s)

Red deer stag (T’s)

Seaweed eating deer

Saving the best for last (all T’s)

Golden eagle

A telltale tail – an otter

Brilliant!