WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

Well camouflaged ptarmigan

Maurice on the ptarmigans

Mountain Hare too

Coire an t-Sneachda

Beautiful afternoon

Coire an Lochain

Afternoon shower approaching

Over 1 hour with this wonderful bird

Theis guy a bit wary

Billberries coming soon

Maurice was out with me today for a Wildlife Photography Workshop in The Cairngorms. He is over from Switzerland for a week of photography at various sites. Today was ptarmigan day. We had a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and great clarity of light. Chilly for August but that's perfect for me. No midges! WE headed into Coire an t-Sneachda. Of course with my knowledge of the ptarmigan in the Cairngorms we were soon at a good spot to photograph. So good in fact we spent over an hour up close. The bird was so relaxed nibbling away at the billberries that we sat and had lunch with her! Brilliant. Also on show were the Mountain Hare's but a bit flighty this time. I was amazed to see a Robin up at 1000m in the mountains! Even more amazed to still see a juvenile Ring Ouzel at over 1000m too. Wildlife is always full of surprises which makes it such a great pastime. Maurice went away content. Just as we finished the day the showers moved in this afternoon.