WILDLIFE AND WARM WEATHER

 

Sunny days

It's been unseasonably warm for the end of October. A lot of days recently in Strathspey with temperatures nudging the mid teens. With high winds up on the Cairngorms it's been frustrating.  We usually have some frosty, misty mornings to enjoy with cold air at this time of year.  Constant south/southwesterlies seem the norm. Don't give up, cold will come for sure. Here's some images of our wonderful wildlife and colourful landscapes over the last week or so.

On Tuesday 25th October we had a lovely day with the mountain hares. Harriet was out with me to photograph these iconic, beautiful animals. Harriet drove all the way down from Lairg for her day out with me and the hares. She wasn't disappointed. 

Starting to change into winter pelage 

We spent over 2.5 hours sitting with this wee fella. You can see his winter pelage just starting to appear. In around 10 days he should be in his beautiful white coat and all set for winter. Let's hope the cold and snow comes.

Harriet enjoys her first hare 

taking a break while our hare sits just 8 metres away

late afternoon 

Stay tuned. I've been photographing this guy for the last few weeks.

 I was out photographing a few more of our wonderful wildlife the last few days. The best of the Autumn leaves have now ended. With the high winds they've landed on the ground and make for some nice images.