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Storm petrel in flight over the Minch
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Wester Ross - Gairloch
Storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) in flight over the Minch off Gairloch. The Storm petrel is one of the smallest truly oceanic seabirds.
26 June 2019
Storm petrels flying at Mousa broch, Shetland
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Shetland - Mousa
Mousa broch, Shetland, home of the Storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) or alamootie as they are known in Shetland. This picture was taken at 7 minutes after midnight in what Shetlanders call the simmer dim (summer twilight), with an f1.4 lens at ISO 25600. Flash photography is not permitted as under the Wildlife and the Countryside Act, disturbing a schedule 1 species at or near the nest is illegal.
11 July 2013
Storm petrel flying at Mousa broch, Shetland
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Shetland - Mousa
Mousa broch, Shetland, home of the Storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) or alamootie as they are known in Shetland. This picture was taken at 8 minutes before midnight in what Shetlanders call the simmer dim (summer twilight), with an f2.8 lens at ISO 25600. Flash photography is not permitted as under the Wildlife and the Countryside Act, disturbing a schedule 1 species at or near the nest is illegal.
10 July 2013
Mousa broch and boulder beach, Shetland
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Shetland - Mousa
Mousa broch, Shetland, home of the Storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) or alamootie as they are known in Shetland. The birds nest both in the broch walls and under boulders on the adjacent beach. At night you can hear them calling.
10 July 2013
Mousa broch and boulder beach, Shetland
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Shetland - Mousa
Mousa broch and boulder beach, Shetland, home of the Storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) or alamootie as they are known in Shetland. The birds nest both in the broch walls and under boulders on the adjacent beach. At night you can hear them calling. This picture was taken at 1/15 sec at f2.8 at ISO 1600, leaning on a fence post.
10 July 2013
Mousa broch, Shetland
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Shetland - Mousa
Mousa broch, Shetland, home of the Storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) or alamootie as they are known in Shetland. This picture was taken at 11.25pm in what Shetlanders call the simmer dim (summer twilight), with an f1.4 lens at ISO3200.
10 July 2013
arranging a mist net to catch storm petrels
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Sanda
A member of the Argyll Bird Club arranging a mist net to catch storm petrels
18 June 2005
Panorama of Brae Wick, the Neap and the Drongs
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Shetland - Eshaness and Hillswick
Brae Wick with the cliffs of the Neap, the Runk, (a stack off the Neap) and the Drongs of Hillswick in the distance, Eshaness, Shetland. In the foreground is a lagoon and storm beach, which show the power of the Atlantic.This composite image is available as a large panorama which will print to at least 30 inches by 12 inches.
19 July 2013
Uprooted tree, Linlithgow Loch
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West Lothian - Linlithgow and Beecraigs
Uprooted tree which has fallen over in a recent storm at Linlithgow Loch, taken by David Palmar. Storms are becoming more frequent in this era of climate change, and we will have to pay for the damage.
20 February 2020
Fulmar in flight
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight during the boat crossing from Anstruther to the Isle of May, taken by Gemma Woodford. The Isle of May National Nature Reserve supports over 300 breeding pairs of Fulmars.
