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  1. Pure folly

    Pure folly

    Above the town (and castle) is Dun na Cuaiche, a folly built in the 17th century. It was a climb too far for me though. We finally left Inveraray and headed to the top of the loch for lunch at the Oyster Bar. A very good lunch it was too. Also spent a fortune in the farm shop there, coming...
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    • argyll dun na cuaiche inveraray lochgilphead
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  2. Must keep these feathers in order

    Must keep these feathers in order

    The last 'bird' picture from Inveraray. We were wandering along the front when this Herring Gull settled on the sea wall right in front of us, quite unconcerned by the presence of so many people in the area. Obviously just needed to get on with his grooming LOL.
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    • 2018 argyll fuji finepix hs50 herring gull inveraray larus argentatus lochgilphead may scotland
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. Ringed

    Ringed

    Whew!!! At last I found a Ringed Plover, I was beginning to give up. The camera seems to have really struggled to focus due to the distance and contrast..... don't they blend in well! Gorgeous though, my all time favourite wee wader.
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    • 2018 argyll charadrius hiaticula fuji finepix hs50 inveraray lochgilphead may ringed plover scotland
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  4. Aray Bridge

    Aray Bridge

    This view is taken from the other side of the town and shows the narrow humpback bridge over the River Aray, from which the town is named. You can see traffic queuing on the other side, due to traffic lights, there's no room for two vehicles to pass each other. Time for a cup of coffee!
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    • aray bridge argyll inveraray lochgilphead
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  5. Jack in the green

    Jack in the green

    Another species that seemed to enjoy this stretch of beach.... suppose the feeding was good after the tide had gone out. I didn't really have to wait too long for my sister, but seemed to have made good use of the time LOL
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    • 2018 argyll corvus monedula fuji finepix hs50 inveraray jackdaw lochgilphead may scotland
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  6. Black and white in the green

    Black and white in the green

    Another guy in the rocks there was this gull.... I thought he stood out well on the seaweed colour rocks.
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    • argll inveraray larus fuscus lesser-black backed gull lochgilphead
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  7. Glowering skies

    Glowering skies

    After the lovely weather we'd had, it was rather a shame to have such overcast skies for the last morning.... however, it didn't rain on us and remained warm. This is the very edge of the SW end of Inveraray looking NE the way we'd end up going after exploring the town.
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    • argll inveraray lochgilphead
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  8. Beach comber

    Beach comber

    On the journey home, we both headed up Loch Fyne to Inveraray. I've been through this small town many times but never stopped with time to explore. Pauline had some business to attend to in Lochgilphead first, so I hung around the sea shore for a while, to wait for her. First up was this Feral...
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    • argyll feral pigeon inveraray lochgilphead
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  9. Farewell Skipness

    Farewell Skipness

    The last image from that day round Knapdale and the Mull of Kintyre, with the ferry from Skipness to Lochranza on Arran. Hope you enjoyed that tour, it's certainly a very beautiful area of Scotland to visit.
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    • arran knapdale lochgilphead skipness
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  10. Grey and white in the brown

    Grey and white in the brown

    At least they show up.... waders would be very difficult to spot and I can't see any. As many of you know, I don't 'do' gulls, but think there's three species here; Common Gull bottom far left, Lesser Black-backed Gull top far right with the rest mostly Herring Gulls I think. I was sorry there...
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    • 2018 argyl fuji finepix hs50 gulls knapdale larus argentatus larus canus larus fuscus lochgilphead may scotland skipness beach tarbert
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  11. Tide's out

    Tide's out

    This is the beach at Skipness, quite good for birds with the rocks and fresh water running through
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    • knapdale lochgilphead skipness beach
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  12. Burl

    Burl

    That's what the forum has told me this big lump on the Wych Elm is. The tree was growing beside the road leading to the castle and found it so fascinating I thought I'd get a picture in order to get it identified. It seems they can have a few causes, perhaps an injury or a virus, but don't...
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    • burl knapdale lochgilphead skipness castle wych elm
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  13. Still a home for some

    Still a home for some

    Just where I took my last picture, this Chaffinch was feeding, then flying back to a hole in the wall and back again, several times while I was there. I didn't investigate, but presumed there was a nest there. It was a bit high for me to have looked into anyway.
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    • castle chaffinch knapdale lochgilphead skipness
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  14. TTTW.... no glass though!

    TTTW.... no glass though!

    Another view of Arran - it does rather dominate the scenery around here. I had a lovely wander round the castle, while Pauline stayed in the car. She wasn't feeling too well, so thought it best to sit in the shade. It was a bit too hot to go climbing up to the parapet, so I just stayed on the...
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    • arran knapdale lochgilphead skipness
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  15. View from the Pass

    View from the Pass

    So we left Tarbert after refreshments and headed south down the Mull of Kintyre for a few miles, before turning left to go up and over the hill to Skipness. Who can resist stopping when you get such a vista as this laid out in front of you. This is the southern part of the Isle of Arran. Just...
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    • arran knapdale lochgilphead mull of kintyre
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  16. Reflections

    Reflections

    Eventually we worked our way round to Tarbert, a rather lovely harbour on Loch Fyne. A mooch around the town and a cup of tea before we set off for a visit to Skipness. Tarbert is an old Norse (I think) name. And apparently it means a place where boats could be dragged across to a neighbouring...
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    • knapdale lochgilphead tarbert harbour
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  17. Sound of Jura

    Sound of Jura

    After our lunch I went out onto the verandah and took this picture of the view ..... not bad for a caravan site eh. This it must be the islands in front of the lower end of Jura, can't see anything else that fits the angle.
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    • kilberry knapdale lochgilphead sound of jura
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  18. Lunch time

    Lunch time

    .... we'd been looking for ages for somewhere to have a cup of coffee, but there was nothing at all. However, the map showed a hotel at Kilberry, so pulled into the car park. Only to find it was closed.... only open at weekends! Time for a re-think, spotted this Swallow sitting on the wire, so...
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    • kilberry knapdale lochgilphead
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  19. ... Title please

    ... Title please

    Sorry, I had so many title ideas running through my mind for this one, I gave up LOL. A drink for the best offering. The picture just made me laugh when I opened up the thumb nail on my screen, couldn't resist showing it to you as well.
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    • common seal knapdale lochgilphead ormsary saturday fun
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  20. Another white in the blue

    Another white in the blue

    No wonder we get confused by the seals (well me anyway)! This one is also a Common Seal and looks so different to the one I showed you yesterday. I'm surprised he's still lying there, the rock has all but disappeared, hasn't it.
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    • common seal knapdale lochgilphead ormsary white
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  21. Yellow and green

    Yellow and green

    For some reason I looked down at my feet and saw this pretty Primrose growing in the verge.... just waiting to have a picture taken. Such a lovely reminder that it was still spring, even though the weather was rather warm for that LOL. This was the very beginning of the long hot summer.
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    • knapdale lochgilphead ormsary primrose
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  22. White in the blue

    White in the blue

    Another species knocking about at this spot was a Herring Gull. He'd been foraging on the rocks too, then decided to go for a swim.... well the water did look very inviting on this lovely warm day.
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    • 2018 fuji finepix hs50 herring gull knapdale larus argentatus lochgilphead may ormsary scotland
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  23. Not 'peace' but 'noise'

    Not 'peace' but 'noise'

    Sorry.... this is the Sound of Jura. We'd reached the bottom of Loch Caolisport where it opens up to the water between the mainland and Jura... called a 'sound' here. Part of the Atlantic Ocean of course. The mountains you should recognise, if you've been paying attention, are the Paps of Jura.
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    • jura knapdale lochgilphead ormsary
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  24. Nearly submerged

    Nearly submerged

    Also at this spot were Common Seals and it looks like this guy's roost is about to disappear under the water LOL. I had to check the ID of them with the Forum experts, as I can never work out which is which of our different species.
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    • common seal knapdale lochgilphead ormsary
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  25. Foraging

    Foraging

    So time to move on, so set off again, but didn't get very far - just the other side of the harbour, when we stopped again. There on the rocks was an Oystercatcher feeding away... never did get a better look at him than this though. Quite a good stop this one.
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    • knapdale lochgilphead ormsary oystercatcher
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