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Herring Gull dropping a mussel, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) dropping a mussel to break into its shell for food - a clever form of bird behaviour, Great Cumbrae.
17 May 2009
Mussel farm in Seil Sound with a flock of Eider Ducks
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Sea Life Adventures boat trip from Seil
Mussel farm in Seil Sound with a flock of Eider Ducks (Somateria mollissima)
03 June 2011
Mussel farm in Loch Roag
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Mussel farm in Loch Roag. Mussels grow on ropes which dangle down from the floats.
24 June 2011
Mussel farm with the hills of Lewis on a Seatrek wildlife cruise on Loch Roag
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Seatrek wildlife cruise on Loch Ròg (Loch Roag), Lewis
Mussel farm with the hills of Lewis on a Seatrek wildlife cruise on Loch Roag, operating out of Maibhaig, Lewis
22 June 2011
Bridge to Great Bernera, Lewis, across Loch Barraglom
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Western Isles - Lewis
Bridge to Great Bernera (right), across Loch Barraglom, part of Loch Roag, which separates Great Bernera from the mainland of Lewis (left). A mussel farm is to the left of the bridge.
26 June 2011
Mussel cultivation, Traigh Sgurabhal, Eolaigearraidh, Eoligarry, Barra
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Western Isles - Barra
Mussels are cultivated in mesh bags on Traigh Sgurabhal, Eolaigearraidh, Eoligarry, Barra. The view is looking towards South Uist.