Lawyers wigs - (Coprinus comatus)

Two shots of lawyers wigs on the putting green at Bridgend.

Bluebells - Bridgend

River Sorn - Bridgend Woods

Ivy Leaved Toadflax on a wall - Bridgend

Bugle (Ajuga reptans)

Bugle (Ajuga reptans) near Bridgend.

Images from the cattle sale last weekend.

Early Bluebells - Bridgend Woods

Hurricane

Ramsay Hall, Port Ellen

Ramsay Hall, Port Ellen

Frederick Crescent, Port Ellen

Trailor blown onto side - Auction Mart, Bridgend

The hurricane struck the shores of Islay at around 6am on Tuesday 3rd January causing significnat amounts of damage to property.  I have added these pictures for the record. most of which are courtesy of Alison Mactaggart.

Lichens in Bridgend

The fallen timber provides an excellent opportunity to examine the lichens up close.  many of the trees are absolutely festooned...  Definitely an opportunity for Becky...!!  :-)
   Carl

Coprinus comatus, the shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane

On the footpath alongside the road through Bridgend Woods today.
Carl

Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

There is a spectacular display of Foxgloves behind the bowling green at Bridgend right now...
Carl

That storm again... And welcome back Gordon and Pauline!!

It was good to welcome Gordon and Pauline Yates back on to the island today.  I think they are genuinely quite shocked at the damage done to the trees and bushes here by the big storm of last week.  Gordon pointed out that the loss of biomass is bound to have serious consequences as the lack of green leaves results in lower insect populations which will in turn inevitably impact on bird populations and brreding success.
The top picture above is what is left of a hawthorn bush in Bridgend.  A Blackcap was defiantly singing away from the middle of all the devastation.  The lower is a shot of a tree that came down on top of my shed in the garden at Lorgba!!
Carl

More classy Islay night sky photography from James Deane

James Deane Photography

Snowdrops in Bridgend Woods

The snowdrops are at their best right now...

Great tits singing

There have been Great tits singing today.  There was quite a crowd of Blue, Great and Coal tits at the feeder near the Bowling Club in Bridgend earler today

Islay House Square - James Deane

Another nice time-lapse shot from James - this one was taken on 6th December.  The bright light is Dave and Liz' Christmas tree!!