Arisaig 2026 4: Wildlife Feature

A look at some of the creatures I have been privileged to see here in the wild west of Scotland.

There is some amazing wildlife to be seen in the wild west of Scotland, and this post shows of some of my favourites so far. Most are from today’s Canna Puffin Cruise including the Minke whale that has already had its own post.

I will again display one by one:

I displayed this one as part of my gallery for the Mingary Castle post – it shows four alpacas and two sheep.

I saw this splendid wading bird while out walking in the vicinity of our cottage yesterday.

I also saw these two splendid equines while on a local walk.

These two pictures, one cropped but not edited, and the other edited show a large deer that was near our kitchen window.

Four sea birds flying nearly in parallel

Close focus on the three birds flying closest together.

Four puffins in the sea – the leftmost bird shows the characteristic bright coloured bill.

Two puffins in the sea. The colouring of the birds is very obvious in this picture.

Four guillemots make their presence felt.

Four guillemots, one with wings outspread.

Closer focus on the guillemot with spread wings.

The Minke whale showing itself – the people who run these cruises recognize this as a great photograph (I have emailed them).

Four guillemots

A huge corvid, tentatively identified courtesy of Mastodon as a hooded crow perches on a fence post on Canna.

A pair of ducks of some species or other that like the far north – the one on te left with the elaborate colours and markings is clearly the male.

Two black and white (with a hint of gold) beauties, taken just before leaving Canna.

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Author: Thomas

I am a founder member and currently secretary of the West Norfolk Autism Group and am autistic myself. I am a very keen photographer and almost every blog post I produce will feature some of my own photographs. I am an avidly keen cricket fan and often post about that sport.

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