Ploughing at Sunderland on the Rhinns

Gulls following the plough at Sunderland.

Millstones - Ardnish - Rhinns

298 Whooper Swans on the Rhinns

I counted a total of 298 Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) between Rockside and Sunderland Farms on the Rhinns this afternoon.  201 were in a big flock on the half-cut barley field at Sunderland (top photo) and 97 on stubble at Rockside.
Carl

Haar blankets the Rhinns

The sun sinks behind a dense bank of fog blanketing the Rhinns yesterday evening.

Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)

There are those of us who think that the most useful feature of the Sitka spuce plantations that carpet much of the Rhinns is as a source of Christmas trees...
Carl