Fairygirl, it's certainly a bridge too far for me. If someone tells me they've simplified the process, I'll add some, but it's just too much kerfuffle.
Re techie issues, I've probably got as good a chance as anyone of understanding them. Having said that, (posting pics aside) I think the changes to this forum are absurd and will repeat what I've said before 'other forums are not like this'.......they work!
Beautiful pix Jacqueline. Great detail in your photos
I'm not a rose fan, as most people here know, and I don't like pale pink either, but that is a stunner!
I know what you mean David. The walking site I use is so simple for photo uploads. Other than doing the auto adjust and cropping etc, which I would do now anyway, you just bung 'em on ...
I find the worst bit is that when the file opens after clicking the camera icon, the pix are tiny and you can't enlarge them, so I have to constantly go back into my Windows library to see which ones I want
Up in Glen Lyon again today. A nice little Corbett before all the weather rolled in
I startled three kestrels and one sat for a while, about 100 feet away...no sign of Craig David though...
Little bit of wildflower action - no idea what this is though...perhaps someone can ID it
Looking roughly south, all the Lawers hills shrouded in cloud
The approach to the summit ridge. Summit is the middle of the three tops
From the big, windy ridge plateau, looking south west to Stuchd an Lochan. Tricky staying upright!
and south to Meall nan Tarmachan
# what's that coming over the hill, is it a monster?....no, just the weather coming in over Meall Bhuidhe to the west
Looking east across to the 4 Munros of the Carn Mairg hills, and also Beinn Dearg which I did earlier in the year
Rain came on after I got down the landrover track back to the car, but nothing to frighten the horses! The sky was full of thundery rainy clouds but it always looks good like that
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Sheps - I did wonder, but the others were very reddish brown, so I made an assumption that they were all kestrels, although that one was much lighter. One was still jinking about when I came down to the same spot. It was very happy to sit there while I got a few shots. They're so quick, but they were very close to me and low.
Would have been nice to have your camera ...and your skills though!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ey up, Fairy...I can't even begin to tell you how envious I am right now, I have seen many Merlin over the years, but never had one in the viewfinder, it's the one Bird of Prey I would dearly love to photograph.
The reddish brown ones may have been female and the one in your shot a male, but its very difficult to tell them apart at this age.
Thanks for that Sheps. I've seen them through at the Pentland Hills south of Edinburgh - they have a good habitat for them there. I've not seen them close up enough to get a photo though.
I was just lucky today. I startled them and they flew up out the heather at the side of the path. The redness of the plumage made me think they were grouse at first, as that's the usual scenario - gives you such a fright! One wheeled up and round beside me and that's when I realised it was a falcon of some kind and assumed kestrel because of the colour. It's tricky when you're only get a quick glimpse too.
Beautiful birds aren't they?
There was a pair of buzzards up on the ridge too - could hear them but it was too cloudy to see them at that point. On the way back I could see them in the distance at the end of the plateau but they were too faraway to get a pic.
An extra one just for you....
You'll just have to take a trip up here sometime!
Last edited: 16 July 2016 21:48:22
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The little berry is a Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus). They're called "bakeapples" in Northumberland, and are edible. Lots of them in the tundra in Norway and Iceland. Never found them in Scotland though...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Thanks for that Liri. Not sure I've seen them before, but it's easy to miss things when you're out. There was a lot of other little plants round about it that I recognised as I see them all the time, but that was very unusual.
I could have brought you some back if I'd known...
There were a few harebells out too, but I forgot to get a pic on the way back down. There'll be plenty more in the coming weeks. The heather was just starting to colour up. That's slightly later than normal - in that area anyway.
I remember coming off those four Glen Lyon Munros years ago in early July, and the lower slopes were a Jimi Hendrix...Purple Haze
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Fairygirl, it's certainly a bridge too far for me. If someone tells me they've simplified the process, I'll add some, but it's just too much kerfuffle.
Lovely shots, Jacqueline.
Re techie issues, I've probably got as good a chance as anyone of understanding them. Having said that, (posting pics aside) I think the changes to this forum are absurd and will repeat what I've said before 'other forums are not like this'.......they work!
Lovely pictures Jacqueline - is the first picture a tulip that is flower now?
Beautiful pix Jacqueline. Great detail in your photos
I'm not a rose fan, as most people here know, and I don't like pale pink either, but that is a stunner!
I know what you mean David. The walking site I use is so simple for photo uploads. Other than doing the auto adjust and cropping etc, which I would do now anyway, you just bung 'em on ...
I find the worst bit is that when the file opens after clicking the camera icon, the pix are tiny and you can't enlarge them, so I have to constantly go back into my Windows library to see which ones I want
Up in Glen Lyon again today. A nice little Corbett before all the weather rolled in
I startled three kestrels and one sat for a while, about 100 feet away...no sign of Craig David though...
Little bit of wildflower action - no idea what this is though...perhaps someone can ID it
Looking roughly south, all the Lawers hills shrouded in cloud
The approach to the summit ridge. Summit is the middle of the three tops
From the big, windy ridge plateau, looking south west to Stuchd an Lochan. Tricky staying upright!
and south to Meall nan Tarmachan
# what's that coming over the hill, is it a monster?....no, just the weather coming in over Meall Bhuidhe to the west
Looking east across to the 4 Munros of the Carn Mairg hills, and also Beinn Dearg which I did earlier in the year
Rain came on after I got down the landrover track back to the car, but nothing to frighten the horses! The sky was full of thundery rainy clouds but it always looks good like that
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
WOW...lucky you, Fairy...that is no Kestrel, it's a young Merlin
Sheps...
Sheps - I did wonder, but the others were very reddish brown, so I made an assumption that they were all kestrels, although that one was much lighter. One was still jinking about when I came down to the same spot. It was very happy to sit there while I got a few shots. They're so quick, but they were very close to me and low.
Would have been nice to have your camera ...and your skills though!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ey up, Fairy...I can't even begin to tell you how envious I am right now, I have seen many Merlin over the years, but never had one in the viewfinder, it's the one Bird of Prey I would dearly love to photograph.
The reddish brown ones may have been female and the one in your shot a male, but its very difficult to tell them apart at this age.
Sheps...
Thanks for that Sheps. I've seen them through at the Pentland Hills south of Edinburgh - they have a good habitat for them there. I've not seen them close up enough to get a photo though.
I was just lucky today. I startled them and they flew up out the heather at the side of the path. The redness of the plumage made me think they were grouse at first, as that's the usual scenario - gives you such a fright! One wheeled up and round beside me and that's when I realised it was a falcon of some kind and assumed kestrel because of the colour. It's tricky when you're only get a quick glimpse too.
Beautiful birds aren't they?
There was a pair of buzzards up on the ridge too - could hear them but it was too cloudy to see them at that point. On the way back I could see them in the distance at the end of the plateau but they were too faraway to get a pic.
An extra one just for you....
You'll just have to take a trip up here sometime!
Last edited: 16 July 2016 21:48:22
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Great stuff, Fairy!
The little berry is a Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus). They're called "bakeapples" in Northumberland, and are edible. Lots of them in the tundra in Norway and Iceland. Never found them in Scotland though...
Thanks for that Liri. Not sure I've seen them before, but it's easy to miss things when you're out. There was a lot of other little plants round about it that I recognised as I see them all the time, but that was very unusual.
I could have brought you some back if I'd known...
There were a few harebells out too, but I forgot to get a pic on the way back down. There'll be plenty more in the coming weeks. The heather was just starting to colour up. That's slightly later than normal - in that area anyway.
I remember coming off those four Glen Lyon Munros years ago in early July, and the lower slopes were a Jimi Hendrix...Purple Haze
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...