Your Wildlife Sightings!

That is nothing, nothing short of sensational Cool Bhoy. A photo of one of the natural world’s icons.

 

I know they often visit southern U.K. coasts… but that’s well north…


Could be due to warm currents or just another indicator of our warming waters.

 

Not sure if this is worth sharing but I said to my girlfriend yesterday that she was a sunfish. Thinking it was some kind of cute fish she replied ''aww whats that?'' so I showed her on youtube. As the documentarian is describing the sunfish she looked really shocked. I was sat there in tears of joy then the documentarian says ''And they can grow as big as a car!!''
I turned around and looked at her. If looks could kill I would be dead yesterday. But it was worth it Lads.

 

Sharks off Largs today…

 

OK….

It’s bottle-nose dolphins..

Lots of them around today. Playing in a group and jumping in and out of boat wakes. Bow-riding too…

Big adults with infants clinging to them.

Fantastic day for seals, porpoise and these beauties..


(* bottlenose dolphins with infants)

 

Great shots there Stevie

 

I love Bottle Nosed Dolphins, I had a number of brilliant views of this very intelligent beings but not for a wee while. Great photos Cool Bhoy

 

I am really looking forward to Friday, getting picked up at 6am by a good birding mate and we off to the North Wales Moors. Target species are Merlin, Short Eared Owl, Hen Harrier, Hobby, Osprey and if insanely lucky Honey Buzzard. Also a chance of maybe a Stoat. I will let you all know how we get on when I get back in the afternoon.

 

Enjoy your day out…. I’m off sailing again … hoping for more marine mammals.

 

A bit disappointing on the moors, however I well spotted a handsome male Hen Harrier which saved the outing. Also seen was a Red Kite, 5 Kestrels and plenty of Buzzards. Yes I thought I would get at least 6 species of raptor, but that is nature watching for you, it does not always go your way, but when it does we smile wider than wide.

 

A few from Ahamlish on Saturday morning, i was out trying out a bit of kit i bought that should get me a bit more reach on my lens, it was desperately quiet with just a couple of Sandwich Terns and a few Gulls and Starlings around, i got a few decent shots of a mountain Hare who was grazing at the shoreline, he jumped over a small stone wall and disappeared into the long grass and i lost sight of it, a couple of minutes later he appeared again around 25 feet away, he sat and posed for a bit before going on his way, i was delighted with the shots i got as otherwise the morning was shaping up as a bit of a blank.

 

Awesome Hare. He/she looks really healthy, alert and happy in its environment. First thing I thought was 'nice rabbit'
But even I can see the difference, the Hare looks almost like a cartoon.

 

Nailed it on that middle hare shot…

Looks like you are using a decent fast lens.

 

Canon 500mm f4, i was trying out the 2xIII extender, hence i couldn't fit the whole Hare into the frame.

 

That’s some ‘big’ kit…. White Bazooka

Fantastic for birding or static hide stuff..

I have the 200 f1.8 … bought off a pro that used it for f1 all over the world.. (kept it even though I don’t use a canon camera right now) but I tend to be on boats or hiking to locations and know from experience what can be carried and fired up quickly. Ie gets used in those situations.

 

Aye it’s a bit of a beast alright, it’s too heavy to use hand held but it’s a great lens on a tripod, I use a 100-400 4.5-5.6 for the woods or if I’m walking the coast, I keep that on a monopod for a quick set up if I spot something interesting,the 200 f1.8 sounds fantastic, lightweight and fast?

 

Superb photos Johnie, especially the Mountain Hare shots, wow!!! Wait till my good friend sees these photos

 

Brilliant pics Johnie. Absolutely sensational

 

Thanks Bhoys