WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY DAY

Oliver checking out the ptarmigan

Male ptarmigan

Fiacaill Buttress clearing

A Ptarmiganless Coire an Lochain

Windless spot 

Blue skies in the afternoon

Ptarmigan rock

Ptarmigan terrain

Oliver from Singapore was out with me today on one of my Wildlife Photography Workshops. With just one day in the area he wanted to see the wonderful ptarmigan on the Cairngorm mountains. Initially he was going to venture up on the funicular but at the moment it isn't running because of structural problems. To be honest, the top of the funicular is not a great place to see the ptarmigan, despite the cafés namesake! On my photography workshops you get a lovely walk in the hills and a chance to see much more of the Cairngorm wildlife. This morning we saw Mountain Hare, Ravens, Red Grouse and Fieldfare.It wasn't until after lunch we eventually got to see the ptarmigan. They had us working had this morning. They were absent from my usual spots in  Coire an Lochain so we traversed over to Sneachda and success amongst the boulders.
It was another cold day on the hill with a few snow showers down to 850m. A nicer, brighter afternoon. A tad breezy at times but we had good shelter in the corries. A few pairs of gloves were used in today's cold, wet periods. Not ideal photography conditions but Oliver got his images and another happy photographer.
My Wildlife Photography Workshops are run on demand right through the year. Details on my website.