Derwentwater - messing around in a boat!

A great afternoon with a rowing boat ....stunning views and an island landing. Rocky certainly found his confidence in the boat and enjoyed the geese!

Machir Bay - Islay.

Well the fog didn't really depart, so we went to Machir Bay - lovely to hear corncrake and chough. A pleasant enough walk on an empty beach to end another fantastic holiday on Islay!

Meadow pipit and then below - a great view of a male hen harrier doing what harriers do! 

This lapwing wasn't playing ball! Hiding behind things, turning away and then preening.

Machir Bay in the fog - substantially brightened up by the yellow flag iris that has all suddenly come into bloom. 

Loch Gruinart RSPB reserve.

It was a foggy morning, but with the feeling that it might clear, so while we waited, we went off to the hide at Guinart. So lucky to arrive and there was redshank on a post - sitting there very happily...and snipe being obliging too!

...and some pics of a lapwing that wasn't wanting to be photographed! 

The daisy ball

A little while back I blogged about my daisy ball click here for original post and more information which I'd made and wanted to photograph on Islay ...so here it is:

Jura - from the ferry north to the coral beaches.

Today wasn't as hot as previously, but still very pleasant, so we caught the 9:30 ferry across to Jura and walked north along the coast. Good views as always and much to my relief, no encounters with any highland cattle and calves that didn't like the dog! Then the temperature rose again ...

Views.........

An obliging small copper!

Shag rock; great northern diver and red grouse. 

Marsh fritillaries were on the wing. 

It was rather warm!

A well deserved thirst quencher! 

Bowmore to Gartbreck.

After the morning's walk a trip out onto the beach at Bowmore. Although it was overcast, the flowers were so vibrant! The eider were very vocal - squabbling and fighting again.

Loch Skerrols and Bridgend Woods round walk.

A more overcast day ....which became humid, but it didn't rain. So a walk round Loch Skerrols and then across to the woolen mill and back through the woods to Bridgend.