Wildlife Photography across the Water: Trip Reports - Mull

Tuesday 12 May 2009

Trip Reports - Mull - Day 3

Another early start to check out the local patch today before breakfast. Good sightings of Hare with partial white winter cat still showing, heron catching breakfast, a few Sandpipers, fifteen Dunlin, three Whitethroat and a male Great Northern Diver in summer plumage.

Male Sparrowhawk made two appearances in the garden, but disappeared before I could get my camera to it. It certainly sent the Siskins for cover.

After breakfast, it was up to Caliach Point right at the north western tip of the island for a bit of sea watching. Not many birds although I got some decent Gannet shots, and also added Razorbill for my weekly list.

Best sightings were five porpoises, followed by a second pod of three.

Followed by this Seal in bottle pose.

and finally this Dog Otter who was quite a way out to sea when he caught a fish

I then moved on to see if I could find the Short Eared Owls, but sadly didn't see them today, but did catch a great pair each of both Whinchat and Stonechat, as well as nine different Green Hairstreak butterflies. These are delightful tiny little butterflies that are very difficult to see. I once heard it said that you don't find these, they find you, and that was true today. As I pulled into a parking place, they flitted up and drew my attention to them. So I had a great time with them and the 180 macro lens. Will save those images for another day.

Martin

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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.