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Ewan Miles
- May 3
- 1 min
Wildlife adventures for local children on Mull...
Yesterday we spent another afternoon immersing in the wilds with local children from #Mull.
We managed to see Golden and White-tailed Eagles along with a Legless Lizard (Slow Worm), a Green Hairstreak butterfly, Otter (seen by some!), Oystercatchers and Yellow Meadow Ants. The children were excited to take home some wildlife based 'Chick Books' children's books written by John Miles. www.chickbooks.co.uk Some of the kids also took home some Beebombs to try and help our very
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Ewan Miles
- May 3
- 1 min
Rock Doves!
The 'pure' rock dove is the ancestor of all domesticated and feral pigeons. It is now only found around rocky sites and cliffs in remote areas like the wild coastlines of #Mull. There may only be around 1000-5000 pure rock doves left in Scotland! Ewan Miles (Feb 2021)
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Ewan Miles
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Fireball!
Whilst out watching the Quadrantids meteor shower earlier in the week I saw this incredible fireball trailing across the sky for 4-5 seconds and you could even see the metoer break up into two parts at the end! I managed to capture this image whilst shooting a time-lapse.
Also 2 Short-eared Owls, 2 Barn Owls and 3 Tawny Owls! Ewan Miles, Isle of #Mull - Jan 2021
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Ewan Miles
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Buzzing...
A few reasons to be buzzing... On a beautiful frosty morning on #Mull I was treated to Coal and Great Tits in good song today. Yesterday out on the moors I had Rock Doves singing from their coastal caves and Ravens performing aerial courtship rituals. Last week we had 2 Goldcrests in good voice and also a Song Thrush performing a very abrupt sub-song! The Buzzards (pictured) are showing well at this time of the year, perched up in exposed areas in search of prey. We have seen
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Ewan Miles
- Jan 26
- 1 min
Snow Joke...
A partially white #Mull Mountain Hare on the look out earlier this month. Are Scottish Mountain Hares managing to keep up with climate change?... Read the new Guardian Environment article here... https://www.theguardian.com/.../mountain-hares-at-risk-as... Ewan Miles (Dec 2020)
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Ewan Miles
- Jan 20
- 1 min
Snow on Mull...
It was great to get out into the wilds of #Mull yesterday and explore the white winter wonderland! We have got a few wildlife day tours booked later on this month so we look forward to showing our guests the natural beauty of the island at this time of the year.
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Ewan Miles
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Merry Xmas!
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Male Ptarmigan, Isle of #Mull (Dec 2020)
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Ewan Miles
- Jan 16
- 1 min
The King...
Bow down to the queen of the countryside! Whilst exploring the east coast of #Mull I chanced upon this absolutely stunning adult female Golden Eagle! Females are the larger of the sexes and to make her look like even more of a 'brute', she had a bulging crop of food reserves, visible in the photo. Ewan Miles (Dec 2020)
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Ewan Miles
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Standing out...
Last weekend it was great to spend more time in the mountains of #Mull watching one of the islands rarest inhabitants, the Ptarmigan. Other wild encounters included Snow Bunting (600m altitude), 3 Golden Plovers (700m), Woodcock (400m), Snipe, Red Deer, Fieldfare and Stonechat. Ewan Miles (Nov, 2020)
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Ewan Miles
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Sky dancer!
On a recent #Mull Winter Wildlife Tour we were privileged to be in the right place and the right time to watch an adult Golden Eagle displaying majestically! This appeared to be a territorial performance due to an immature eagle intruding on their occupied home range. Ewan Miles (Oct 2020)
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Ewan Miles
- Jan 16
- 1 min
A young eagle...
A juvenile White-tailed Eagle perched up on the moors. We managed to encounter 9 eagles (5 WTEs, 4 GEs) on yesterdays #Mull Winter Wildlife Tour! Myself and the guests were hoping that the raptors would be more active due to the very stormy conditions the day previous, and the sightings did not disappoint! Other sightings included 2 Otters, 2 Hen Harriers, male Kingfisher, Red-throated Diver, Great-northern Divers, Barnacle Geese, Sp-hawks, Kestrel, Redwings, Dipper and more.
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Ewan Miles
- Oct 31, 2020
- 1 min
Eagle and Gull Pursuit
The Isle of #Mull Wildlife Expedition with Iolo Williams Great Black-backed Gulls are large avian predators but they get dwarfed by a White-tailed Eagle! This series of images shows a juvenile WT Eagle attempting to predate on an adult GBB Gull. The more experienced gull continuously submerged itself to avoid predation and the young eagle eventually gave up and headed for the coast! It was an amazing wildlife spectacle!
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Ewan Miles
- Oct 31, 2020
- 1 min
Autumn with Iolo
The Isle of #Mull Wildlife Expedition with Iolo Williams On our two sea excursions with Sea Life Surveys this week we have managed to encounter BLUEFIN TUNA, Minke Whale, Common Dolphins, Harbour Porpoise, Storm Petrel, Great Skua, White-tailed Eagles (pictured), Kittiwakes, Otter, Gannets and much more.
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