In my memory this year hasn’t been great so far for clear night skies, sunsets or sunrise, not to say there haven’t been any, of course there has it just feels like we had a lot of cloudy or rainy nights and mornings. That said, I grab the opportunities when I can 🙂 Not a … More Through January
January 29th, it’s been a few weeks! It was yet another bitter cold but glorious day so I had to get up to Backwater reservoir and walk, see what might be seen. It was great to get a few glimpses of Crossbills as I walked up, they the very reason I started walking here but … More Backwater in January
I’m looking back at the images I have edited and those I have already shared, we’ve had a pretty good month so far as far as the sky goes, quite a few clear nights and mornings, which is always nice 🙂 That said, I’m in my wee den, looking out the window at a bird … More January Skies Pt. 2
Our garden visitors in early January. It was an unusual Winter visitor that kicked me off photographing our garden birds this year. The grumpiest Fieldfare I’ve ever encountered! (That’s not many by the way) 🙂 We have quite a few Great Spotted Woodpeckers that visit the feeders, in 2023 a pair brought their young for … More Garden Birds 2025
January 22nd – Since we’ve retired, we’ve lost all of our daily drivers; must get up for work; got chores to do; Breakfast / lunch / Dinner time …. and we’re loving it, apart from never really knowing what day it is, what time it is 🙂 Is that such a bad thing? Anyway, I … More Nuthatch Freeze!
This would appear to be the first date I went back up to the feeding post, which is a good thing for you all, way too many shots from this area. That said, I do love just standing up there watching and listening, so much to see and it’s usually very quiet and peaceful. … More January 21st
January 18th 2025 I’m usually up pretty early, breakfast is my job and this morning when I looked out, there was a strange hue in the sky. Front and back I actually just got carried away in the edit on that second shot but liked it. The waning moon was just going down behind the … More One morning in January
Well, I’ve said it a few times, the sunrise and / or sunsets around Ardersier can be absolutely stunning, I’ve felt overawed by some of the skies I’ve witnessed up there and this morning turned out to be a beauty. I set off for the fort as usual and parked up by the sports field … More An Ardersier Morning
Up and at ’em, I thought. It was damned chilly out there and a good breeze blowing right up the firth; ach well, you’ve got to take the rough with the smooth eh? It was 08:59 when I parked the car and walked to the shore. Hats, coats, gloves on….. that breeze was COLD! There’s … More Ardersier – January 15th
My parents have lived in the coastal town of Ardersier for over thirty years, there’s just mum now so we get up to visit as often as possible, not only to visit mum but, Ardersier has some great walks and scenery surrounding it and the sea right across the road! I love the walk along … More Ardersier in January
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