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St Kilda Field Mouse, Village Bay, Hirta
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Western Isles - St Kilda
St Kilda Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis), found dead in Village Bay, Hirta. It is a subspecies of field mouse (or wood mouse), almost twice the size of its mainland counterpart, and feeds on snails, insects, moss and seeds, and will also eat seabird and sheep carcases.
24 June 2011
St Kilda Mouse trap, Village Bay, Hirta
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Western Isles - St Kilda
St Kilda Mouse trap, Village Bay, Hirta. It belongs to researchers studying the ecology of St Kilda.
24 June 2011
First glimpse of Boreray, St Kilda from MV Lochlann
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Western Isles - St Kilda
First glimpse of Boreray and Stac an Armin, St Kilda from Seatrek's MV Lochlann, the angle of the boat being not only a reflection of how fast she was going (17 or 18 knots), but also showing the use of a telephoto lens which exaggerates the angle.
24 June 2011
A first glimpse of St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
A glimpse of the whole St Kilda archipelago through the front window of Seatrek's MV Lochlann. Only the top half of the islands is visible due to the curvature of the earth.
24 June 2011
Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda
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Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda, with the large and precarious Gannet colony.
24 June 2011
Stac an Armin, Boreray, St Kilda
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Gannet and spray from the MV Lochlann with Stac an Armin, Boreray, St Kilda
24 June 2011
St Kilda from MV Lochlann
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Finishing a trip round Boreray on MV Lochlann, before heading to Hirta, St Kilda. From left (east) to right, you can see the Dun, Oisebhal, the Gap, Conachair, an Campar and Soay.
24 June 2011
Fulmar in flight off Boreray
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight off Boreray
24 June 2011
MV Louisa fishing boat with the cliffs of Hirta and Soay, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
MV Louisa crab fishing boat with the cliffs of Hirta, Stac Shoaigh and Soay, St Kilda
24 June 2011
Grey seal, Boreray
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Western Isles - St Kilda
The Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) has a Roman nose which helps to distinguish it from the Common seal.
