Swan with her brood on the lochan at Brahan
Sparrow perched on Hydrangea bush
An adder at one of my old work sites
I tried to move him away but he wasn't having it so i left him in peace
A lone Foxglove clinging on to life on the barren shore of Loch Fannich
Mother & son Oystercatchers
A big step for a small oystercatcher
A young Siskin waiting to get on the feeders
Not happy I interrupted him
A dragonfly that landed right beside me
Couldn't believe my luck when he hung around
Female Siskin
Keep your head down - he'll never see us
Thought he'd gone !!
I keep thinking this photo is upside down but it isn't !
Goldfinch sheltering in the sunflower
Breakfast time - mother & son Coal Tit
Pine Marten in Glen Affric - I was sitting against a tree and he appeared 10 metres away
Territorial Robin on the feeder
Coal Tit caught in a rain shower
A Greenfinch - a very rare visitor. Don't know why
Great Tit checking the coast is clear
When the coast is clear he/she shoots out of the nest like a cannonball
Great Tit bringing home a strange looking insect
Timber Wolf at Kincraig
A Sparrow Hawk with a pigeon. I had the wrong lens on the camera hence the poor shot
Stern looking Blue Tit
Who could this be ?
All is revealed - Coal Tit on the half coconuts
Very pretty young Siskin
Sparrows doubling down on the mealworms
Ivy leaf toad flax growing out of a wall in Strathconon
A Coal Tit puffed out in the extreme cold
Female Siskin waiting to get on the feeders
Blue Tit checking if it's safe to come out
Squirrel on the feeder at the Dell
A lizard that jumped onto my hand - a rare sight nowadays
Blue Tit hoovering up the mess below the feeders
The beautifully marked male Siskin
Coal Tit with lunch for her hungry brood
I have no idea what the Blue Tit is taking back to its nest
Some more traditional moss for the nest this time
Lovely shallow focus capture of a Sparrow on a branch
A sparrow cooling off on a hot day
First time I had my camera ready when the woodpecker visited
Trying out my new macro lens on these gorgeous Lewisia
The very pretty long tailed tit
Just 2 this time however they normally arrive in groups of 5 or 6
I was photographing the river when the red Kite swooped down
Not sure what he was after but he missed
Woodpecker in its more natural setting at the Dell in Brahan
Bluebells in Brahan wood - the first sign of spring
Coal Tits tend to only take one seed then they fly off to eat it
Acrobatic Blue Tit on the coconuts
Swan taking off from the Dell lochan at Brahan
Even more acrobatic Siskin on the feeder rope
Walked around a rocky outcrop and he was just standing there
Female Siskin fancying a seat ?
Same Siskin playing on the swing rope
Starling feeding its extremely greedy youngster
Coal Tit enjoying the late afternoon sun
Great Tit keeping a close eye on its nest which is a couple of metres away
Stern looking Starling taking a break from decimating the feeders
Male Chaffinch - a bottom feeder & will not use the feeders
Lucky reflection shot of a Damsel Fly at Dell lochan
The obligatory Highland cow
The beautifully coloured Goldfinch on its perch
Nice shot of a female Chaffinch on Anne's Hydrangea bush
Male Chaffinch patiently waiting
Pretty shot of one of the many Blue Tits that visit
Same Blue Tit framed in next doors Leylandi
Baby Siskin gorging itself on the mealworm feeder
A little field mouse that made an appearance when I was filming the Blue Tits
The dominant cock Sparrow surveying his patch