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| Nice and remote area for Lizzie's 2nd day out |
On Monday and Tuesday this week I was joined by Lizzie for her 2 days of mountain hare photography with Gary Hodgson Photography. She had made the huge trip al the way from the south coast of England, just to see and photograph the beautiful Scottish Mountain Hares. On Monday it definitely wasn't optimal conditions. We headed to a lower are in the Monadhliath to get away from the low cloud and rain. We didn't get a break! It was poor visibility, 35mph + winds and light rain/drizzle all day long.
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| Fine day in the Northern Cairngorms |
We saw 3 hares, one very close to us but with such poor visibility the hare saw us last seconds, no way were we going to expect him sitting there for us.
Going on a 2 day workshop will give a better chance of one day at least being good conditions. On Tuesday we got a fine day, thankfully.
It was much cooler overnight on Monday, with snow falling down to about 800m. Tuesday morning dawned fine and bright. There was very little wind on the high Cairngorms and great visibility. So we headed high up. We weren't disappointed!
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| Lovely hare in a remote spot |
After 2 hours of walking I eventually spotted a lovely hare at an altitude of 1100m, in a remote corner of the plateau. Lizzie was over the moon and we spent a good 30 minutes with this wee fella.
A nice, fresh dusting of snow on top of an icy, old snowpack. More snowfall and much lower temperatures on Friday.
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| Heading back down, Lizzie more than happy |
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| Excellent skies |
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