A long walk on the Isle of Skye 2012

Flora and fauna

 

Unfortunately for you dear viewers I didn't have a very effective zoom as I carried a small compact as opposed to my SLR. This was mainly due to expecting very wet testing conditions and I didn't want the extra weight. So although I saw and observed oodles of wildlife including a Golden Eagle and an Otter, all I managed was a shot of an Otters Arse, and the odd flowere here and there

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the moss was growing in hexagonal patterns around the clumps of festuca

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lots of yellow around in the kerbs

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and plenty of anemones

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and the odd common orchid

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as it was wet there are plenty of marsh marigolds

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and pinks on the tidal river banks

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and the bird pecked crab shells

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common grey seals on the shores near Loch Coruisk

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some fatties in amongst the younger pups

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birch and rowan are common to Skye

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this Alpine was up on Bla Bheinn - very pretty but no idea what it is

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again high up on Bla Bheinn

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crystalline ? in amongst the Gabbro on the south ridge of Bla Bheinn

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this was down on the coast, and again I don't know what it is called

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spot the otter

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that's a big bum

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plenty of flag Iris around the coast

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and the odd hairy caterpillar

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this dead moss shows what a dry spring they had up in Skye

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more sea pinks

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