Equinox aurora over West Shinness
It is a well-known phenomenon that aurora can be stronger and more spectacular around the equinoxes. At this time the tilt of the earth on its journey round the sun…
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May 3, 2023
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Sheep in the snow
Sheep jostle for space around a feeder in wintry weather in the hills above Loch Shin near Achnairn, Sutherland. iPhone 11 Pro, shot in RAW using ProCam This image is…
February 8, 2023
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Cottage in the snow
A traditional Highland cottage in whiteout conditions in the hills above Loch Shin, Achnairn, Sutherland. iPhone 11 Pro, shot in RAW using ProCam 27th December 2022 This image is part…
February 8, 2023
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No shelter from the snow
A belt of trees provides little shelter from the wintry weather in the hills above Loch Shin near Achnairn, Sutherland iPhone 11 Pro, shot in RAW using ProCam. 27th December…
February 8, 2023
Patches of low January sunlight break through snow-laden clouds to pick out the snow-covered moorland landscape of the Sutherland mountains near West Merkland.
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Winter in the Sutherland Mountains
Patches of low January sunlight break through snow-laden clouds to pick out the snow-covered moorland landscape of the Sutherland mountains near West Merkland. Canon EOS R5Canon RF 24-105 IS L…
January 29, 2023
Clouds reflect in the icy waters of Loch Merkland, Sutherland as snow blankets the surrounding landscape.
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Icy calm
Snow-covered mountain slopes and wintry sky bring a calming serenity to the landscape surrounding a half-frozen Loch Merkland. Canon EOS R5Canon RF 24-105 IS West Merkland, Lairg, Sutherland. 2nd January…
January 29, 2023
A red deer stag munches on hay at a feeding station in the snowy mountains behind West Merkland, Sutherland
Munching away
Another image from the post-New Year walk into the mountains above West Merkland, Sutherland. Just a few kilometres in from the road, we came across a herd of red deer,…
January 29, 2023
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Winter Reflections
The Sutherland village of Lairg wears its Winter blanket well, bathing in the golden sunlight of a late-December afternoon. Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland. 15th December 2022 Canon EOS R5 Canon RF…
January 29, 2023
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Elemental
The view South West up Loch Eriboll towards the mountains from the viewpoint near Torr na Bithe on the eastern shore. Jan 3rd 2023Canon EOS R5Canon RF24-105 IS L
January 29, 2023
A red deer stag stares at the camera from its ridgeline viewpoint, standing dark against the snow-covered moorland landscape near West Merkland, Sutherland
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Deer oh Deer
Out and about on a hike into the mountains from West Merkland today and we stumbled across a few of the locals out exploring the snow. I’m not sure who…
January 29, 2023