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A number of different birds come up into the Lammermuir Hills,in the Scottish Borders,to breed and raise young in the spring/summer.One of these birds is Britains’ largest wader,the curlew.At the moment most of them have young chicks scrabbling about with … Continue reading →

Where Ollie and I walk,down by the river,there are a number of pheasants and the predominant colour of the birds is blue.One day a nice blue cock pheasant crossed our path and we decided to go into stalk mode and … Continue reading →

Ollie and I met one of our regulars down by the river the other day and decided to all hang out together for an hour.There are 3 grey herons that we see on our walk along the river bank,although we … Continue reading →

I came across this hen pheasant while driving up in the Lammermuirs recently.It was hunkered down in the grass,just the other side of a fence,and seemed unconcerned with my presence.I thought I would take the opportunity to take some close … Continue reading →

In the days before all this rain came Ollie and I spent some more time down by the River Whiteadder photographing the Pied and Grey Wagtails.We sat quietly on the bank,focused on a couple of rocks protuding above the river … Continue reading →

Here are a few images taken from the car as Ollie and I drove along the Westruther road.It had been raining hard  the previous day and this temporary puddle in the field was being used by an oystercatcher to bathe … Continue reading →

Ollie and I took a drive up into the Lammermuir Hills last friday evening,but for a couple of hours we hardly took a picture.It was dull and cold and Ollie was in the back of the car,moaning about being bored … Continue reading →

Ollie and I walk alongside the same stretch of the River Whiteadder,here in the Scottish Borders,most days.In time you get to see the same wildlife going about their lives on a regular basis.Wether it’s the swans setting up their nest … Continue reading →

Here’s a small collection of brown hare images that I have taken recently,as I have been driving around the countryside with the beanbag on the window and my spotter Ollie in the back.He’s a terrible backseat driver,doesn’t know his left … Continue reading →

For those of you who don’t speak fluent Latin,I refer to the Lapwing or Peewit.This is the very attractive bird ,of the plover family,that you can see over the fields and around the Lammermuirs,where these pictures were taken.The two names … Continue reading →