A week in Fort William with a party of 54 from SBBO was another action packed adventure holiday led by the tireless Mike Briggs.The weather was kind starting with benign wall to wall sunshine for the first two days then gradually going downhill to Friday when the heavens opened.
Sunday was spent on a short cruise on Loch Ness in the morning,the Monster was not seen nor was much else except for a lone red deer browsing on the southern ridge.
ROYAL SCOT.
THE BONNY BANKS OF LOCH NESS
MONARCH OF THE RIDGE
The next day the coach took us to Loch Garten,another near perfect autumn day...
A MIRROR LIKE REFLECTION AT LOCH GARTEN
CHAFFINCH
FAST FOOD OUTLET FOR COAL TITS
"TITS LOVE IT" - A good advert for Aldis Peanut Butter.
CRESTED TITS
COAL TITS
WHAT BIG FEET FOR A WEE BIRD.
Next it was Oban and Piel Island I`d never heard of Piel Island but it claims to have the oldest bridge across the Atlantic,years older than the Skye bridge.
PIEL ISLAND BRIDGE
OUR COACH CROSSING
BLACK GUILLEMOT IN OBAN HARBOUR-At this time of year they are grey guillemots,and stay further off shore.
DRAKE EIDER -Also keeping away from the shore.
HOODED CROWS take the place of carrion crows from here to the north of Scotland
Thursday travelled across country again to Inverness and Nairn where distant long tailed ducks were added to the score along with some faraway waders.......
BAR TAILED GODWIT this one came a bit closer
After lunch this Short Eared Owl entertained some of us for a while
HOW MANY PINK FEET HERE?
DIPPER - I had missed the dipper at Corrimony earlier in the week so was happy to see three birds at Glen Nevis on Friday
CORRIMONY a reserve that may well be worth visiting in spring when black grouse are lekking.
ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO MEMORIAL NEAR SPEAN BRIDGE.
THE NEVIS RANGE
BEN NEVIS IS THERE SOMEWHERE.
SOME VIEWS OF GLEN NEVIS
THE GLENFINNAN MEMORIAL ON A MOODY SCOTTISH AFTERNOON.
THE RAILWAY VIADUCT AT GLENFINNAN As used in Harry Potter films.
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