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Up North

24/2/2016

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We visited northern Scotland for a few days last week with Crested Tit our main target as we're too far south for them here in Perth. As can be seen we succeeded in photographing the sweet little bird. They were very active and eager to feed so came readily to a feeder and perch. The forests further north also have good populations of Red Squirrels which we enjoyed.
On higher ground we enjoyed Mountain Hares and we spotted both Goshawk and Red Kite, although failed on eagles and Snow Buntings.
Once home however we caught up with Snow Buntings on the Angus coast. 
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On Top

14/2/2016

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Once or twice a year we try to get pictures of our local Mountain wildlife; If possible this is in winter. Earlier this week we found the perfect opportunity. Cool clear skies, light wind and not too much snow. Getting to the top was OK although the last part had snow that was unstable and tiring. At the summit we found both our local "grouse" species - the Red Grouse and the (Rock) Ptarmigan, both at the same altitude. 
Having photographed both species before made the experience more relaxing. That said I had seldom photographed the Red Grouse against snow. A flock of seven Ptarmigan made our day. The males were courting the females - I guess they found the conditions positively balmy. We also saw a few Mountain Hares (another day) and a couple of Snow Bunting gave us a fly past. A Wonderful reward for our efforts
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    Eric & Lesley McCabe
    Perth, Scotland.
    Having both worked in the computer industry for a number of years we now have time to devote to our passion, namely wildlife photography. We like all subjects but usually concentrate on birds throughout the year, buttterflies and Dragonflies in the warmer months and moths sporadically.

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