by Martin Bay | Sep 22, 2012 | Nature Trail
This is tern eggs – but I’m not sure which tern laid these eggs. The image was captured on Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides so my guess it that it is Common tern but could it be Arctic tern? Tern eggs I came across the eggs when walking on the beach. I...
by Martin Bay | Aug 7, 2012 | Nature Trail
The Arctic Tern is quite extraordinary, it migrates from its northern breeding grounds to the arctic oceans and back again – a round trip of about 70,900 km (44,300 miles) each year! This is by far the longest migration by any known bird or animal (Wikipedia)....
by Martin Bay | Jul 18, 2012 | Nature Trail
The Great Skua photographed at the Hermaness National Nature Reserve on Unst, Shetland. The image was captured with me on the belly with my Canon 5D Mark II and the 70-200mm f/2.8 in the hand. This bird eats mainly fish, which it often obtains by...
by Martin Bay | Jul 16, 2012 | Nature Trail
Image of the nesting northern gannets at Hermaness National Nature Reserve on Shetland. The northern gannet is the biggest seabird in britain, with a wingspan of up to six feet. The North Atlantic population have been reduced to about 100,000 by the end of last...
by Martin Bay | Jul 12, 2012 | Nature Trail
With a massive wingspan of up to 6 feet, the Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) are Britain’s largest sea bird. Like the Fulmar they have only been nesting on the Shetland isles for about a hundred years. I’m impressed with the gannets ability to dive and...
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