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  1. Black Guillemot

    Black Guillemot

    Arriving in Oban and finding our apartment up on the 3rd floor (4th floor as the Americans would say;))... very nice and a super view too. After that I had to go to the supermarket for immediate overnight supplies. Then I had a few hours to kill till my brother and Glen arrived on the late...
    • delia todd
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    • 2016 argyll black guillemot cepphus grylle fuji finepix hs50 may oban scotland
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  2. Redstart

    Redstart

    Redstart in forest within Argyll, Scotland.
    • BTungate
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    • argyll forest nature redstart wildlife
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Kowa Competition (Closed)
  3. Growing Up

    Growing Up

    After messing about looking at that rock and having a cup of coffee, my sister followed me to Kilmichael Glen as that was the way I was returning home, (she was doing her own meander round back to Ardrishaig for the night). This glen is a delight, after leaving the village there's hardly a car...
    • delia todd
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    • argyll kilmichael glen pied wagtail
    • Comments: 25
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Pretty roads

    Pretty roads

    Another West Coast feature of the early summer is the rhododendrons. These shrubs were originally planted by the Victorians but they've got out of control now and although pretty at this time of year they're inhibiting the growth of native plants. Measures are now being taken to eradicate...
    • delia todd
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    • argyll kintyre rhododendron
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  5. The look out post

    The look out post

    A gull sitting on a cottage roof in Crinan was the only bird close enough to film with my wee camera. I can't actually believe I've not already got a picture of one in my gallery - have now though LOL.
    • delia todd
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    • 2011 argyll crinan herring gull june larus argentatus olympus sp-550uz scotland
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. Crinan Harbour

    Crinan Harbour

    After Loch Sween we re-visited Crinan, the village and harbour at the end of the Crinan Canal. This day it was full of yachts and what a sight they were. It's a beautiful setting with an island providing some shelter from the westerly winds and the high craggy hills all round.
    • delia todd
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    • argyll crinan
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Landscapes
  7. Loch Sween

    Loch Sween

    This is still the place where we took the photos of the Gannet and Meadow Pipit, but this is the view we'd stopped for, looking to the end of Loch Sween and over to the Isle of Jura. Castle Sween, which had been built in the 1100's to protect the area, is behind us. I really like the light in...
    • delia todd
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    • argyll knapdale loch sween
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: Landscapes
  8. Meadow Pipit

    Meadow Pipit

    We had quite a busy time at that spot, for after we'd taken the Gannet pictures in comes a Meadow Pipit which sat in the grass for a few minutes - I don't usually get the chance to take a picture of them. Another big crop though.
    • delia todd
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    • argyll knapdale loch sween meadow pipit
    • Comments: 22
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. Resting Gannet

    Resting Gannet

    After the Sandpiper and Wagtail, we moved further down Loch Sween and stopped to look back at Castle Sween. While I was looking around and taking pics of the castle my sister called me and said "What's that, it's not a Gannet is it?". Now the day before she said how impressed she'd...
    • delia todd
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    • 2011 argull argyll canon powershot a350 is & leica apo77 digiscoped gannet june knapdale loch sween morus bassanus
    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  10. Sandpiper

    Sandpiper

    My sister was quite impressed... I heard a bird calling and identified it before we could see it! There were two of these flying around the lochside, the first we'd seen, but saw several more over the next few days. This is the first decent picture I've ever managed of one.
    • delia todd
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    • 2011 actitis hypoleucos argyll june knapdale loch sween olympus sp-550uz sandpiper scotland
    • Comments: 26
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. Tiptoe through the ... Irises

    Tiptoe through the ... Irises

    The beginning of June just seems to miss the peak Bluebell and Iris seasons - too late for the one and too early for the other. A real feature of the west coast in summer are the extensive beds of flag irises beside the lochs, or anywhere damp. This small bed was beside Loch Sween, where we...
    • delia todd
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    • argyll irises knapdale loch sween
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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