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Ewan Miles
- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
April Overview - Wildlife in my 'Home Range'
Well it has been another 4 weeks now and as I type this we approach the month of May! It has been very strange on Mull throughout April with a quiet island and no visitors. Although the increased peace and tranquility may be nice to experience it is sad to see deserted areas where people would normally be connecting and engaging with the natural world. I am also missing peoples company when out watching wildlife as I love sharing emotions and curiosity with my guests when enj
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Ewan Miles
- Dec 24, 2017
- 1 min
The Painter of Mountains...
It was a privilege to explore Findhorn Valley earlier in the week. According to legend, the last wolf of Scotland was killed by a huntsman in 1743 in this beautiful area. We enjoyed watching two 1st winter Golden Eagles, Red Squirrels, Red Deer, Roe Deer, a covey of Red Grouse and a Dipper. #WinterTours #Winterwatch #WinterTourism #WinterWildlife #naturetourism #NatureScotland #WildlifePackageHolidays #WildlifeBlog #WildlifeTours #ScotlandWildlife #scotlandwildlife #Wildlife
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Ewan Miles
- Oct 27, 2017
- 1 min
Day 2 on Islay!
A team photo on day 2 on the Isle of Islay with Iolo Williams and guests. Within 5 minutes of leaving the house we had nice views of a Merlin perched up before taking flight.
Afterwards during a morning walk on the north side of the Island we managed to encounter Chough, Wheatear, WT Eagle and Grey Seal pups. Into the afternoon and we made use of the hides at Loch Gruniart to watch 1000s of Barnacle Geese, Juv Peregrine, Golden Eagles, Ruff, Pintail, Wigeon, BT Godwit, Grey
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Ewan Miles
- Oct 3, 2017
- 1 min
A stunning stag...
Another stunning expedition on the #Ardnamruchan peninsula yesterday. The highlights included a lunge feeding Minke Whale, female Merlin and a pod of 150 Common Dolphins working the north coastline before joining a feeding frenzy of Kittiwakes and Gannets. The Red Deer were showing well in beautiful sunshine and we also saw a Roe Deer (Doe) to the east. #ArdnamurchanWildlife #Ardnamurchan #ArdnamurchanWildlifeTour #highlands #NatureScotland #WildlifeTourism #Wildlife #Wildlif
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Ewan Miles
- Jul 18, 2017
- 1 min
Branching out...
Young eaglet nestlings are starting to branch out into fledglings around the isle of Mull! Pictured, is a newly fledged White-tailed Eagle perched on the basaltic north shore of #Mull this week. #WhitetailedEagle #seaeagle #Mull #IsleofMull #MullWildlifeTour #MullWildlifeTours #WildlifeTours #Wildlife #mullwildlife #EwanMiles
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Ewan Miles
- Jun 23, 2017
- 1 min
Join Iolo Williams on Islay this Winter!
Who fancies joining us on Islay in January 2018!? We still have spaces left on our Isle of Islay Winter Wildlife Experience with BBC Springwatch presenter Iolo Williams... http://www.naturescotland.com/iolo-williams-islay-winter #IoloWilliams #IsleofIslay #Hebrides #WinterTours #WinterWildlife #NatureScotland #EwanMiles #IslayWildlife #WildlifeTours #WildlifeTourism #WildlifeBlog #Wildlife #ScotlandWildlife
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Ewan Miles
- Jun 13, 2017
- 1 min
Cottongrass...
Hares-tail Cottongrass have provided a wonderful field subject on our recent photography workshops. We still have spaces on our Wilderness Photography Workshop on Saturday. We will explore the photographic opportunities in some of the wilder parts of Mull. Please get in touch if this is of interest... #MullPhotographyTour #Mull #MullPhotography #NatureScotland #Hebrides #macrophotography #EwanMiles #IsleofMull #MullWildlifeTour #WildlifeTours #Wildlife #WildlifeBlog
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Ewan Miles
- Jun 11, 2017
- 1 min
Female WT Eagle...
An adult female White-tailed Eagle taken on our Hebridean Photography Tour with Sea Wild Scotland last week. #MullWildlifeTour #MullWildlifeTours #NatureScotland #WhitetailedEagle #Eagle #HebrideanPhotographyTour #Hebrides #EwanMiles #WildlifeTours #WildlifeBlog #Wildlife
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Ewan Miles
- Jun 4, 2017
- 1 min
Ardnamurchan Tour...
More wonderful excursions across to the Ardnamurchan peninsula this week. Join Nature Scotland from Tobermory or meet us across in Kilchoan to explore the wonderful wild peninsula across the Sound of Mull. Ardnamurchan Tour - http://www.naturescotland.com/ardnamurchan-tour #ArdnamurchanWildlife #Ardnamurchan #ArdnamurchanWildlifeTour #WildlifeTours #Wildlife #NatureScotland #EwanMiles #WildlifeBlog
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Ewan Miles
- May 20, 2017
- 1 min
Our Hebridean Photography Tour Starts Today!
Only a week until our Hebridean Photography Tour with Sea Wild Scotland! We can't wait to explore Hebridean waters and islands with our guests! #HebrideanPhotographyTour #Hebrides #MullWildlifeTour #MullWildlifeTours #Wildlife #NatureScotland #EwanMiles
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Ewan Miles
- Apr 22, 2017
- 1 min
Easter Prizes!
Raphael and Isaac from London got rewarded with their patience, perseverance and tracking skills on Wednesdays tour by winning a copy of the children's book 'Horus the Peregrine Falcon'. The story of Horus is based in England's capital city where up to 25 pairs of Peregrine Falcons breed! The book provides a huge amount of information on the ecological role of Peregrines in our urban areas, making for an educational and inspiring read! Hopefully it might encourage them to loo
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Ewan Miles
- Feb 22, 2017
- 1 min
Iolo Williams Islay Winter Tour 2018!
The Isle of Islay Autumn Wildlife Experience with Iolo Williams is now FULL. We can now reveal a winter tour on Islay with Iolo and we are taking bookings now! http://www.naturescotland.com/iolo-williams-islay-winter #IoloWilliams #IsleofIslay #isleofislay #Hebrides #WildlifePackageHolidays #Holiday #NatureScotland #WinterWildlife #WildlifeBlog #WildlifeTours #WildlifeTourism #Wildlife #BBCWildlife
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Ewan Miles
- Feb 8, 2017
- 1 min
The Local Patch...
My local haunt on the island. Sightings from the garden have included Common Dolphins, WT Eagles, Golden Eagle hinting Snipe and regular Hen Harriers!! A panoramic seascape from north west Mull...
www.naturescotland.com | www.naturemull.com #IsleofMull #mull #NatureScotland #WinterWildlife #WildlifeBlog #WildlifeTours #MullWildlifeTours #EwanMiles #Wildlife #ecotourism #Hebrides
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Ewan Miles
- Apr 23, 2016
- 1 min
An Evolving Name...
Due to future aspirations along with incorporating another aspect to my current business in the winter, I have decided to evolve 'Share Nature' into 'Nature Scotland'. 'Share Nature' will continue as a secondary name for this year with the URL web address and email address still staying active and diverting traffic and messages to www.naturescotland.com and my new email address - info@naturescotland.com Ewan #NatureScotland #Wildlife #MullWildlifeTours #WildlifeBlog
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Ewan Miles
- Mar 14, 2016
- 1 min
A Natural Treasure...
Another 'Sea Heart update' because I am so pleased to have found this natural treasure after it had such an amazing journey...
The elusive “Molucca Bean”, a drift seed which falls from vines in the West Indies and is carried by the Gulf Stream to our shores. The journey takes them at least 15 months!
They are regarded as being very lucky if you find one so I am going to take it with my on every wildlife tour this year! #SeaHeart #SeaBean #EwanMiles #MullWildlifeTours #mul
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Ewan Miles
- Mar 11, 2016
- 1 min
White-billed Diver!
While we were on Ardnamurchan on the 5th March we discovered a White-billed Diver just off the lighthouse! They are the largest member of the Divers and can be distinguished from Great-northern Divers by their larger and paler bill, also WB Divers in non-breeding plumage have white spots on their back and a paler sides to thair face. A rare sighting in UK waters, they breed high up in Arctic Russia. This was my first White-billed Diver and it was great to share the encounter
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Ewan Miles
- Mar 6, 2016
- 1 min
Hunter and Hunted...
Who was the hunter and who was the hunted?...
We discovered this recent predation on the coast of Mull this week. After assessing the plumage remains we found the prey item to be an adult Herring Gull, but who was the predator...
Well it seems he/she kindly left a clue in the form of a moulted feather (pictured), and what I think is a secondary covert. The feather belonged to a majestic White-tailed Eagle! #EwanMiles #NatureScotland #Hebrides #Wildlife #Photography #Isleo
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Ewan Miles
- Feb 29, 2016
- 1 min
Fossil Burn...
There are no prizes for guessing where the name 'Fossil Burn' on the Morvern peninsula originated from...
It is covered in fossil oysters, or Gryphaea, that lived on the shoreline of a tropical sea here 200 million years ago.
Whilst these Bivalves were living in the shallow seas, predators like Velociraptors would be ruling the surrounding landmass. While admiring these fossils I saw one of a Velociraptors avian-ancestorial cousins overhead, the White-tailed Eagle! #wildl
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