Cape Wrath

Sunday, June 26th 2016

Words have been few from Cape Wrath but the photographs have arrived safely. Although the team concentrate on bird ringing they do see other wildlife.

Our Common Spotted Orchids can grow tall, this one is small.

Common Spotted Orchid

Common Frogs are also seen.

Common Frog

An amazing sighting of a Red Deer Stag in velvet.

Red Deer Stag

As I have said words are scarce so I am not exactly sure where the following photos were taken. Notice the rain on the windscreen!

Rain on the windscreen

The team getting ready to head out in the boats to visit some islands in the loch.

Getting ready

On the water.

On the loch

This is the station where they stay for the duration of their visit There can be beautiful clear blue skies, but not when this was taken.

Place where the team stay

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