Wildlife of Scotland

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  27 June 2014     21:15268710
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  Nothing to do with Alex Salmond, Phil Smith has been over the border and into the Western Isles and returned with some top quality photos.
  
  
  Gannet.
  
  

  

  
  
  Osprey.
  
  

  

  
  
  Sandpiper.
  
  

  

  
  
  Black Guillemot.
  
  

  
• Guest 649

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  28 June 2014     05:42268715
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  Great place Scotland we love it up there just hope they stay in the UK.
• Guest 653

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  28 June 2014     07:49268720
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  Great camera too - well done Phil.
  
  
  
  Roger
• howard mcsweeney1

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  28 June 2014     09:00268721
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  A gannet in action.
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  Common sandpiper at Loch Lochy.
  
  

  
• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 June 2014     09:43268760
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  Chequered skipper.
  
  

  

  
  
  Small pearl bordered fritillary.
  
  

  
• Guest 698

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  29 June 2014     16:40268775
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  Amazing, I only bumped into him in the High Street the other day and he didn't mention Scotland, just Antarctica.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 June 2014     18:03268778
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  I suppose that after Antarctica everywhere else is an anti climax to Phil, but some stunning photos from him in Scotland.
  
  Glencoe.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  The Bass Rock covered in Gannets.
  
  

  

  
  
  The Forth Bridge.
  
  

  

  
  
  Bridge over the river Clyde.
  
  

  
• howard mcsweeney1

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  2 July 2014     12:02268892
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  Two more from Phil.
  
  A puffin.
  
  

  

  
  
  A female eider.
  
  

  
• Guest 649

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  2 July 2014     14:44268900
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  GLENCOE great place to go we have been to the top in the winter weeks aswell as the summer weeks
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  2 July 2014     15:24268903
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  Certainly plenty to see up there.
  
  Ben Nevis.
  
  
  

  

  
  
  Arrival at the isle of Mull.
  
  

  

  
  
  The Jacobite.