Ice Trek (17 Feb 2010)
Sometimes the swans on Gaddon Loch got lucky and someone would feed them. Here they are trekking back from the edge to one of the holes in the ice. There was a lot of goose…
Take-off! (17 Feb 2010)
A few of the swans decided that a mixture of running and flapping might be easier than waddling back to the holes in the ice. This swan hasn’t been ringed, so might be a winter…
Gull Drinking (16 Feb 2010)
Back at Birnie Loch, the hard winter continued and most of the surface was frozen. The birds were keeping a few holes open, and I spotted this Black-headed Gull drinking at one of them. You might…
Glenshee Ski Centre (30 Jan 2010)
Winter continued, and once the airfield was open again I was taken for a jaunt in a light aircraft – the pilot checked I had my camera before we left. The Highlands were plastered in…
Slingsby T31 at Portmoak (01 Jan 2010)
The Slingsby T31 is an old training glider, build (mostly) of wood and canvas. This example is part of the Portmoak collection, and this particular image was used in the 2011 Kadet Calendar which we produced to…
Snow at Portmoak (20 Dec 2009)
The first snow fell before Christmas, and I arrived at the airfield to discover a wonderful light – everything glowed very slightly. The weak links are used to protect a glider from being overstressed when…
Hoarfrost, Loch na Creige (12 Dec 2009)
As winter progressed and the cold increased it’s grip, some days had spectacular hoar frost. These images were taken at Loch na Creige, again taking advantage of the easy access from the A826. Flickr Photopage Shutter…
Loch na Creige (06 Dec 2009)
This loch was frozen for most of the 2009-2010 winter which was the coldest for 30 years, though it’s high (1300′, 396m) and I suspect it’s shallow so would readily freeze for at least a…
Immature Mute Swan (17 Nov 2009)
Still at Birnie Loch! This is one of the 2009 cygnets part-way through the process of changing it’s brown immature plumage for the white of an adult. It will have leg rings to uniquely identify…
Mute Swan Preening (17 Sep 2009)
Also taken at Birnie Loch. Judging by the size of the black knob at the base of his bill, this looks like a cob (male) swan to me. He was busy preening and not concerned…