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Noup Head Rainbow

the HALL of EINAR 4 September, 2016 Westray Weather

Gannets at Noup Head - photograph (c) 2016 David Bailey (not the)

Gannets fly past while the sun sets at Noup Head

The evening is idyllic. Sunshine, hail, rain and a double rainbow in just five minutes. The gusty wind means the Gannets are at ... Read more

Letting go of your own shadow

When the plane from Westray takes off I'm just over the wheels and I see us let go of our own shadow, see ... Read more

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Hello, my name is David. Welcome to my photo blog about life on a remote Island and a house that used to be a school. I’m also on a journey of rediscovery of my childhood nature notebooks.
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the HALL of EINAR on Puffins in the airAll the Puffins are now in the North Sea and they won't come back to land until next summer Karen. They float around bobbing on the waves and fishing almost all year until it's time...
the HALL of EINAR on The magic of a MerlinThanks David. I was quite disappointed with the shot and only kept it as a record to identify it and remember seeing it. Then people started telling me how much they loved it which persuaded...
Karen C on Puffins in the airI was in Orkney last week. We did not see any puffins. Where are the best places to see puffins? We may never make it back to Orkney--so I may have to follow your blog...
Margaret Rendall on Sand MartinsGreat photos of Sand Martins. We saw them this summer when we were in Westray. I didn't think they were there when I was growing up, although maybe we thought they were swallows!
David Clegg on The magic of a MerlinA rapturous applause from me. That must rank pretty high in the album ☺
the HALL of EINAR on RedshanksThanks - I love your photographs of them. I obviously need to fins some tame Redshanks rather than the wild ones on Westray.
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Gannets fly past while the sun sets at Noup Head

Letting go of your own shadow

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