Fair Isle

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Fair Isle Autumn Birdwatching Autumn 2024

Blue Throat - such a lovely bird.
About the size of a European Robin.
Bluer than most during Autumn migration.
very confiding and didn't mind having his photos taken,
while foraging in the Sheep pen at Barkland.

Blue Throat - male with the Autumn Blues.

Yellow-browed Warbler on my driftwood tree.

Black Redstart

It was beautiful, clear & bright because of cold breezes from the north.

Tennessee Warbler - a lost American.
A Lifer and Island tick!

Lanceolated Warbler
A rare Fair Isle speciality bird from Siberia.
I had it relocate in my Garden for a week.

Hoopoe
Everyone's favorite when it stays around and lets people see it's wow factor.

Hoopoe

Daurian Shrike - Isabelline Shrike
A Lifer & Fair Isle Tick!

Black Guillemot already in Winter plumage.

Red-necked Grebe

Autumn seems in a hurry to be Winter.
but we have a few more weeks of Migration and more birds to come!

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Sheep Hill Gathering & Sunset Puffins

Fair Isle Free-range Shetland Breed Hill Sheep & Lambs
Gathered in the Cru for Summer Clipping

Hill Sheep Gathering

Shetland Black Lamb

Hill Rams

Gathering the Hill Sheep.

Sheep Cru

Black Sheep - Fair Isle Free-range Shetland Ewe

Puffin

Bonxie

Shetland Black Wool - Ram

Why is there a Puffin in my Rabbit hole?

Puffins act like overthinkers

Puffin Lovers

Puffin Quite Time

I swear one of the reasons Puffins come ashore at dusk is to enjoy the Sunset.

Fair Isle, Puffins & Sunset

Nothing better!

Tuesday, July 02, 2024

A Circus of Puffins

Fair Isle Puffins

Puffin Rock

Sweet Cheeks

Guillemot Rock

Soggy Sandeel Dinner

A Circus of Puffins

Puffins & Sheep Rock

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Whales & Little Birds

Minke Whales

There were as many as 40 Minke Whale, 60 Dolphin & one Humpback Whale seen from Fair Isle for about a week in a feeding frenzy. Sometimes I could see them from my house or garden. Sometimes they were very close to shore. Sometimes the Whales were quite distant and binoculars really helped get a better view. Still, it is always an amazing sight to see a Whale. I found Minke Whales much harder to photograph than Killer or Humpback Whales, Minke Whales are much faster with smaller fins and a less obvious spout or spray to alert you to their presence. These are a few photos I got while the Whales were close to shore.