I haven't talked about many of these locations yet, but I want to share some animals for a nice change of pace!
Crannog spider in Kenmore.
Moss swimming in Loch Tay
Red deer stag in Blair Atholl outside Blair Castle
Two nuzzling 'heeland coos' also outside Blair Castle. One cow was actually licking the other's head. The highland cattle spotting has unfortunately been at a minimum, but there's hope today of visiting some.....
GIANT pig in Boat of Garten. There were also ponies in the next paddock and the pig was larger!
I know this isn't really a critter, but the mushrooms were so spectacular in Nethy. This one was on the Speyside Way trail.
Little toad on the Speyside Way.
A pretty blue beetle crossing the Speyside.
We saw lots of big black slugs in Scotland. This one was on Speyside.
A chatty horse in Nethybridge.
A sheep munching in Nethybridge.
More sheep.
Curious young cows.
Banff snail, which we spotted just as Eben almost bit it down a wet hillside slope.
We saw lots of birds in Banff, but they were too far off and blended with the rocks too well to take any photos, so this is me looking at shags, curlews, redshanks (which I called orange legs), cormorants, little terns, arctic terns, common terns, oystercatchers (my favorite!!!), turnstones, and lots of different gulls. We also spotted some ducks, but I have yet to sort out what type they were.
Butterfly in Whitehills.
Another Whitehills butterfly.
This little guy visited Eben's knee during our snack break on a hill in MacDuff.
There were thousands (if not more) of these spiders with webs built in the bushes of gorse all over the hill in MacDuff. The bridge in the background is associated with the Duff house the seat of the Earls of Fife in Banff built in the 1700s.
Crannog spider in Kenmore.
Moss swimming in Loch Tay
Red deer stag in Blair Atholl outside Blair Castle
Two nuzzling 'heeland coos' also outside Blair Castle. One cow was actually licking the other's head. The highland cattle spotting has unfortunately been at a minimum, but there's hope today of visiting some.....
GIANT pig in Boat of Garten. There were also ponies in the next paddock and the pig was larger!
I know this isn't really a critter, but the mushrooms were so spectacular in Nethy. This one was on the Speyside Way trail.
Little toad on the Speyside Way.
A pretty blue beetle crossing the Speyside.
We saw lots of big black slugs in Scotland. This one was on Speyside.
A chatty horse in Nethybridge.
A sheep munching in Nethybridge.
More sheep.
Curious young cows.
Banff snail, which we spotted just as Eben almost bit it down a wet hillside slope.
We saw lots of birds in Banff, but they were too far off and blended with the rocks too well to take any photos, so this is me looking at shags, curlews, redshanks (which I called orange legs), cormorants, little terns, arctic terns, common terns, oystercatchers (my favorite!!!), turnstones, and lots of different gulls. We also spotted some ducks, but I have yet to sort out what type they were.
Butterfly in Whitehills.
Another Whitehills butterfly.
This little guy visited Eben's knee during our snack break on a hill in MacDuff.
There were thousands (if not more) of these spiders with webs built in the bushes of gorse all over the hill in MacDuff. The bridge in the background is associated with the Duff house the seat of the Earls of Fife in Banff built in the 1700s.
2 comments:
Those are some wonderful photos! That is an amazing pig; makes me wonder how it manages to stand on those tiny feet. The mushroom looks like an illustration for a children's book. You can't have missed any details on your walks!
Hello
I notce that you have a photo of our pet pig, Portia. She is a Kune Kune which originated from New Zealand. When she was a piglet she used to come into the house and jump onto the sofa, can't imagine she could do that now!
Portia has her own website, altough it needs upadating.
http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3414867109
Regards
Diane
Mains of Garten Farm
Boat of Garten
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