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Mull Wildlife Photo Gallery
Mull Wildlife Photo Gallery
 Golden Eagle by Richard Hadfield. Mull has one of the densest populations of Goldies in Europe. Here's one soaring over. Male Stonechat by Alan Spellman. These birds stay with us all year. He's getting his breeding plummage. Young Otter by Richard Atkinson. Not long since it left it mother but its managed to catch a fish.
Sparrow Hawk by Richard Atkinson. Just taking flight .These birds are quite numerous on Mull. Common Buzzard by Richard Atkinson. This is a very pale specimen. The buzzards here vary in colour considerably. Female Otter by Derek Fuller. This one is just finishing off a crab, including claws and shell !!!
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Male HenHarrier by Richard Atkinson. Hanging in the strong wind looking for prey in the vegetation, birds or mammals. Buzzard by Richard Atkinson. A normal coloured specimen ,see the band across the breast ,typical buzzard markings.
White Tailed Eagle by Richard Atkinson.This one drifted about 100 ft above our heads, what a sight. Willow Warbler by Alan Spellman. These tiny birds migrate to mull from central Africa in their millions, returning in autumn. Female Otter by Derek Fuller. It looks like a butter fish its eating ,their favourit dish.
Red Deer hind and Calf by Celia Tod. There are aprox 6000 deer on Mull. Male Wheatear by Alan Spellman. What a little beauty. Just arrived from North Africa for the summer. Our first summer migrant in March.
Male Otter by Ewan Urquart. He was just about to cross the road. Most Otter deaths on Mull are road victims. So be watchfull when driving on the coast roads. White Tailed Eagle, photographer not known. The white tail is generally fully white by the age of 5 years. Juveniles are mid to dark brown, dark beak no white tail. Male Otter with Dog Fish. by Ewan Urquart. He's caught a good size dog fish, he killed it, split it open and ate the inside. They dont like the skin, not scales but like very tough sand paper. In fact it was used for that purpose many years ago.
Greenshank October 2006 by Murray Loudon Golden Eagle Teshnish October 2006 by Murray Loudon Osprey with Fish by Murray Loudon. No, unfortunately not a Mull bird but an American one. Just flew by. What a picture. We do see them on Mull but none breeding here yet. Otter at Salen October 2008 White Tailed Eagle Gribun October - 2008

Images of Mull
Shorteared owl by Murray Loudon Mull 2010
Shorteared owl by Murray Loudon Mull 2010
Ben More in the distance looking over Loch Tuath and loch Na Keal from Torloisk. A beautiful dusk in February. From the Croggan road over Loch Spelve to Kinlochspelve farm. Good day for Otters, overcast and calm.
From Kinloch Hotel to Ben More looking over Loch Beg. Good spot for waders, Golden, Ringed and Common plovers. Red and Greenshank. Huge sheets of ice around Loch Spelve .The sea does not freeze but the fresh water on top does after heavy rain and a sudden temp drop. Low temperatures are uncommon on Mull.
White tailed sea eagle, Loch na Keal, May 2010 White tailed sea eagle, Loch na Keal, May 2010
Eagle photos by www.hannahmorrisphotography.co.uk

 






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