Tufted Duck
I have only seen a Tufted Duck in the harbour a few times but they are really nice to see. When I got back today it was still there so I grabbed a few pictures in different types of light and I was very pleased with the outcome. Here's my Tufty and the colours are just beautiful.
Egg Time
With lots of bird activity going on around the Islands at the moment and I noticed lots of Guillemots are sitting eggs now. We also have lots of other birds on eggs to, but we still are waiting for the Artic Terns and Kittiwakes but I don't think it will be long for them either. We watched the Kittiwakes collecting [...]
Angel of the North
Since it's the year of the Puffin on the Farnes this year I thought I would just post some pictures. Enjoy the pictures and don't forget to join me on Serenity II this year and watch out for some fantastic trips to coming up throughout the year.
Blood Bath
The other day I was out with some guests and we stopped to see the seals. As I was telling them all about the seals I noticed there was a dead seal draped over a rock. I continued with my speech hoping that know one would see it, but unfortunately you could not miss it. After looking at the seal [...]
Getting Settled
Today was the first time I have noticed all the birds starting to get settled and all we need now is for the weather to behave itself and let our birds get one with the job and put smiles on many a face. The Shags are building their nests now. Birds are pairing off and we have even seen some [...]
Playful Seals
I noticed a couple of seals fighting today and the first thing that came into my head was to grab my camera as this was going to be a bloody battle. It was not the battle I expected but it was total play fighting and they were having so much fun doing that they did not care about me one [...]
Yummy
On the way out towards the Islands the other day, (When it was sunny) I noticed a group of gulls gathering above the water and thought they must have seen some food to eat but they never dived into the water to get it, and then I saw a seal pop to the surface with a big fish in her [...]
Lazy Day’s
Over the last few days it has been lovely at the Farne Islands but today was the best by far. It turned a little in the afternoon but nothing to complain about. It's been very quiet on the bird front but the Puffins and Guillemots are slowly starting to arrive and we have seen a few Sandwich Terns over the [...]
Black Guillemot
It was a lovely day at the Farne Islands today and it's the first time I have seen the sun in weeks. Lots of Guillemots around and we seen 3 Puffins. All in good health to. This time last year the Shags had built their nests, paired off and some had even layed their eggs, this year they have not [...]
Lucky 13
The number 13 is usually unlucky but this time I must say it's lucky. After 13 days at the Farne Islands the Danio is finally of the rocks and is now docked in Blyth harbour. When I think about it there has been alot of unlucky's and lucky's during this whole episode. She was unlucky to hit the rocks in [...]