Last month, the Scottish Outdoor Leisure Awards voting panel asked us why we think we deserved to win Scotland's Best Outdoor Adventure Experience 2018. This is some of the content that we included in the judging form... "One of our proudest achievements to date was running a number of community campaigns to help raise over £1000 for the RSPB to partly fund, satellite tagging a Hen Harrier on the Isle of Mull. The Hen Harrier is one of Britain's rarest birds of prey and the I
That Xmas Morning Moment!
That ‘Christmas morning moment’ when you check your camera trap footage!! We plan to run more camera trap educational days in 2019. 📷 Berwickshire High School #MullNatureExpedition #mullwinter #mullmountainexpedition #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullTour #MullPhotographyTour #IsleofMull #Mull #CameraTrap #NatureScotland
A sprainting Otter was captured during a camera trapping session with Berwickshire High School Biology Students last weekend! #MullNatureExpedition #mullwinter #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullTour #MullPhotographyTour #MullWildlifeTours #IsleofMull #Mull #CameraTrap #NatureScotland #EwanMiles
The Isle of Mull Wildlife Experience with Iolo Williams - Group 1
The Isle of Mull Wildlife Experience with Iolo Williams - Group 1 Sunshine, eagles, otters, hen harriers, adders, seals, dragonflies, butterflies, wild Flowers and stunning scenery! #MullNatureExpedition #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullTour #MullPhotographyTour #IsleofMull #Mull #IoloWilliams #EwanMiles
Last week we had four Winter Photography Workshops on #Mull with a private group. Thanks to David for sharing his great Otter photographs with us. We look forward to more winter wildlife tours in the next ten days and then excited for our Mull package experience with Iolo Williams and guests the week afterwards! #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullPhotographyTour #MullWildlifeTours #IsleofMull #MullPhotography #mullwinter #LandscapePhotography #photographyworkshop
A successful first reptile survey of 2018! Two male Adders newly emerged from their hibernaculum to take advantage of the sunshine on #Mull today! It was wonderful to see these stunning reptiles again and we are very pleased to see activity at this traditional early season site. We counted a total of three Adders today and look forward to monitoring this site a number of times throughout the Spring to help with this important national survey. 'Make the Adder Count' encourages
CalMac Ferries vessel 'The Clansman' steaming east towards Oban with the snowy peaks of Rum in the backdrop. Great to see some healthy feeding out in these waters this week. Large gatherings of mixed gulls have been squabbling ferociously in an attempt to catch the boiling fish at the surface! #NatureScotland #Mull #IsleofMull #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullWildlifeTours #WildlifeBlog #EwanMiles #MullPhotographyTour
Ewan's article about THAT Golden Eagle encounter, published in the Oban Times. #NatureScotland #MullWildlifeTour #MullTour #mullwildlife #MullPhotographyTour #MullWildlifeTours #IsleofMull #Mull #Eagle #GoldenEagle
Photography Workshops 2018
We had a good day researching new seascape photography locations for our 2018 workshops. This image captures the basaltic shoreline of Mull with stormy conditions, blowing in from the north. #MullTour #MullPhotographyTour #IsleofMull #MullPhotography #Mull #Seascapes #WinterTours
An October seascape... On Fridays #Ardnamurchan Tour we experienced a huge diversity of species which included Minke Whales feeding in hurries of gulls and Gannets, and the local Golden Eagle pair soaring together before perching up on the skyline, proving great scope views! An adult White-tailed #Eagle was also seen, in the same location as an Otter, accompanied by Great-northern Divers in prime breeding plumage. On the return ferry back to #Tobermory we managed our second c
There have been some big Atlantic seas running in recent weeks which has produced some nice seascapes on the north west of Mull. It is also great to see migration in action with groups of Red-throated Divers, Greenland Barnacle Geese, Pale-bellied Brent Geese and Great-northern Divers all moving south. A huge highlight was yesterday afternoon when an adult female Golden Eagle was patrolling the north shore, presumably looking to take advantage of the constant passage of Barna
It is a privilege to watch Harbour Seals year round on the Isle of Mull. After a busy summer which includes pupping, moulting and mating, this species is now having a bit of down time at the moment. The photo shows this years pup hauled out, as the spring tide is flooding very quickly! #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullTour #MullPhotographyTour #MullWildlifeTours #Mull #NatureScotland #scotlandwildlife #WildlifeTours #ScotlandWildlife #WildlifeBlog
A lovely encounter with an Otter on yesterdays Mull Wildlife Tour along with a Golden Eagle up on the wing and very active during a rain shower. Red-breasted Mergansers were seen displaying and we also enjoyed nice views of Harbour Seals and Red Deer. #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullTour #MullPhotographyTour #MullWildlifeTours #IsleofMull #Mull #Otter
A lone standing stone partly lit up by last nights strong waxing gibbous moon. Golden Plovers heard overhead along with Pink-footed Geese. I love going for a night walk in the wilds, using the 'lunar light' to navigate! #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullPhotography #MullTour #MullPhotographyTour #NightPhotography #NightTours #NightSky #hebrides #NatureScotland
Northern Gannets are feeding incredibly hard around Hebridean waters at the moment, taking advantage of the large food supply and presumably a strong mackerel run. On yesterdays tour we watched a cloud of 200+ Gannets feeding right into the head of Lochbuie for over an hour and they were even accompanied by three 1st winter White-tailed Eagles! This photo was taken aboard a Sea Life Surveys excursion I was crewing on last week. #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullTour #MullP
Calgary from the Moors...
Calgary Bay viewed from the higher ground. Ling heather is more abundant in central and eastern areas of #Scotland but there is still some lovely expenses here on the west, with the wetter climate being less productive for this species of wild flower. #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullTour #MullWildlifeTours #IsleofMull #MullPhotographyTour #Mull #NatureScotland #WildlifeTours #WildlifeBlog #ScotlandWildlife
Some high seas in September...
A September seascape... We have had some big seas running this month, providing some amazing wild scenes in Hebridean waters. This view is looking north towards #Ardnamurchan point and the Isle of Eigg. #NatureScotland #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullTour #MullPhotographyTour #MullPhotography #Mull #LandscapePhotography
A rare sight this summer...
A Peacock butterfly taking advantage of this high pressure spell on #Mull. Can autumn offer a butterfly boost? Gardeners are being asked to look out for butterflies this autumn after species struggled during the cold and wet summer holiday season. The Garden Butterfly Survey 2017 allows you to record and report the butterflies that visit your garden over the course of a year. Create a free account, submit your sightings and help the Butterfly Conservation learn more about how
A stunning day on Mull watching Golden Eagles own the skyscapes. We had a pair of adult Golden Eagles soaring overhead us at one point as the thermal columns were very strong during this high pressure spell in mid-September. #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullTour #MullPhotographyTour #Mull #MullWildlifeTours #NatureScotland #hebrides
Going to the mountains is going home... #MullWildlifeTour #mullwildlife #MullTour #IsleofMull #MullWildlifeTours #Mull #MullPhotography #NatureScotland #hebrides #MullPhotographyTour
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