Glaucous Gull juvenile at Westhaven

A Glaucous Gull today at Westhaven feeding on a seal carcass. Despite the gull being disturbed and flying away from the carcass it did return each time, obviously it couldn't leave such a large meal. I originally found it nearby eating a dead octopus washed up after last weeks storms.

The first video at the carcass loses focus due to the low light, the second is OK and taken when brighter out on the rocks.


Glaucous Gull eating a seal carcass, click here,

Glaucous Gull video 2, click here,

Snow Buntings at Glenshee

A once a year visit to Glenshee Ski Centre for Snow Buntings today and due to people feeding them they appear to favour an area in the car park. You'd think that would make photography simple but they never stopped moving as they gorged on the plentiful seed provided by many, but not me. We also saw Ptarmigan, Red Grouse flushed by a very low helicopter and three Ravens.

YouTube video of the Snow Bunting, click here,   

Filmed on my DSLR and over-exposed in the sun, the sound has been reduced to 2% of the wind noise

The only Ptarmigan I saw and very high up despite the gale blowing

This Roe Deer hind was just to the left of the Ptarmigan

Whooper Swans at Kinnordy