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Northern Minke whale
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Tiree
Northern Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) off Gunna Sound between Coll and Tiree, Argyllshire, looking towards Bac Mòr, or the Dutchman's Cap. The name Minke is thought to be a partial translation of Norwegian minkehval, possibly after a Norwegian whaler named Meincke, who mistook a Northern Minke Whale for a Blue Whale.
06 June 2016
Northern Minke whale in the Minch, with Red Cuillin
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Wester Ross - Gairloch
Northern Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Minch off Gairloch, with the Red Cuillin of Skye in the background. The Minke whale is distinguished from a dolphin by its long body emerging slowly from the water.
26 June 2019
Minke whale off western Scotland
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Sanda
Northern Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) off western Scotland. You can get some idea of its size by seeing the gannet flying on the right!
19 June 2005
Minke whale off western Scotland
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Sanda
Northern Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) off western Scotland
19 June 2005
American mink, Maidens, South Ayrshire
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South Ayrshire - Maidens
American mink (Neovison vison) hunting around an old breakwater at Maidens, South Ayrshire. Mink are predators, killing a wide variety of principally water-side animals - anything from small frogs and fish to water voles and moorhens.
04 February 2018
American mink, Maidens, South Ayrshire
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South Ayrshire - Maidens
American mink (Neovison vison) hunting around an old breakwater at Maidens, South Ayrshire.
04 February 2018
American mink, Maidens, South Ayrshire
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South Ayrshire - Maidens
American mink (Neovison vison) hunting around an old breakwater at Maidens, South Ayrshire. The mink was an accidental or deliberate addition to the British fauna in the 20th century, the result of animals escaping from or being released from fur farms, and is now regarded as an invasive species. Mink have a reputation for destroying more prey than they can possibly eat, including birds and their eggs and young.
04 February 2018
American mink, Maidens, South Ayrshire
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South Ayrshire - Maidens
American mink (Neovison vison) hunting around an old breakwater at Maidens, South Ayrshire. The mink was an accidental or deliberate addition to the British fauna in the 20th century, the result of animals escaping from or being released from fur farms, and is now regarded as an invasive species. Mink have a reputation for destroying more prey than they can possibly eat, including birds and their eggs and young.
04 February 2018
American mink, Maidens, South Ayrshire
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South Ayrshire - Maidens
American mink (Neovison vison) hunting around an old breakwater at Maidens, South Ayrshire.
04 February 2018
Clearing a ditch, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Clearing a ditch on the Aber Bog at RSPB Loch Lomond. In the foreground is a mink raft to monitor the occurrence of this invasive non-native and destructive species.
