June 19: Wildlife on Mull Island
The Isle of Mull is the second largest island of Scotland and part of the Inner Hebrides, an archipelago consisting of 33 inhabited and 44 uninhabited islands. Picts and Gaels were the earliest settlers and were also ruled by the Norse for 400 years.
We are going wildlife watching and my camera's telephoto is not sufficient to pick up the otters and seals that we saw. We did see white-tail and gold eagles, two types of deer, and several lovely types of geese, dippers, oyster-catchers, Mute Swan, and Hen Harrier. And of course, more beautiful scenery.
Mull has a number of lochs with the Sound of Mull running down to the East.
The countryside is lush.
We are going wildlife watching and my camera's telephoto is not sufficient to pick up the otters and seals that we saw. We did see white-tail and gold eagles, two types of deer, and several lovely types of geese, dippers, oyster-catchers, Mute Swan, and Hen Harrier. And of course, more beautiful scenery.
Mull has a number of lochs with the Sound of Mull running down to the East.
The countryside is lush.
Tobermory is the main town of the Isle of Mull, a fishing port built in the late 18th C.
Greylag Geese
White Heron
Oystercatchers
European Shag
Red-Neck Grebe (not sure)
White-Tailed Eagle-too far for my camera
Sheep seem to graze where-ever. We were told that the fleece is not worth shearing, but the sheep are kept for their worth as meat. This is an ancient pen probably just used when herding in for shearing or taking to market.
Lovely flowers everywhere
Mute Swans (salt water)
We saw the lively otters, as well as seals, but my camera couldn't capture them so this is the best I can provide!
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