Our Scotland holiday on the Ardnamurchan peninsula

Our home for the next week, in a beautiful woodland setting with a garden full of mammals and birds, perfect! 

A few Northern Marsh Orchids sprung up in the lawn 

These two cheeky chappy roe deer lived in the garden, grazing outside the kitchen window and mopping up all the spilt bird seed.  

The river at Strontian 

These have got to be some of the best views in the whole world

We have just had a fabulous week on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, staying in a lovely wooden lodge that we know well. A brilliant week with a white-tailed sea eagle, 3 golden eagles and the best views of pine marten ever. Couple this with the most stunning scenery, a new UK bird and you will know that we have had the perfect week !

The Jacobite

You can't beat the sight of a steam train puffing out plumes of white steam....and this I am afraid, was a fragmant of it's glory a couple of years ago. Thick black smoke billowed and the sound of a poorly engine filled the air. Glad we went to see it though as when we turned round, lifting over the hills behind us, was a golden eagle !

Red Squirrels

We counted 5 in the garden at one time, feasting on nuts. So good to see them in the local woods around our cottage, although they were probably the same squirrels !

Wood Warblers

Numerous and very vocal.  Singing in every bit of woodland on Ardnamuchen. 

Hamish the baby polar bear at the Highland Wildlife Park, Scotland

Pine Martens, Ardnamurchen, Scottish Highlands

TWO pine martens called for supper !!

A few birds from our Scotland trip

Common Sandpiper 

Crossbill 

Hooded Crows 

Meadow Pipit 

Rock Pipit 

Whinchat