We had not climbed a mountain this year due to the wind, rain, too much snow or family commitments, so decided to remedy that today. The climb seemed very steep and tough going, particularly as we saw very little on the way, just a few Red Grouse. Once up on the top, we had a great sense of achievement having actually made it, but still no wildlife!
After lunch, we started exploring and soon found nervous Mountain Hares (better than nothing), then a nice Ptarmigan pair, still predominantly white, but they soon flew off. So we started heading back to the ski area, but found some more hares to detain us, including this one that was more obliging.
Our descent went smoothly, and once down we hunted round the car park and were rewarded with a little flock of Snow Buntings. Quite a day with three mountain specials seen and photographed.
After lunch, we started exploring and soon found nervous Mountain Hares (better than nothing), then a nice Ptarmigan pair, still predominantly white, but they soon flew off. So we started heading back to the ski area, but found some more hares to detain us, including this one that was more obliging.
Our descent went smoothly, and once down we hunted round the car park and were rewarded with a little flock of Snow Buntings. Quite a day with three mountain specials seen and photographed.
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