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Short-Eared Owls

Short Eared Owl - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

“Owl!”

We’ve been sitting in this bird hide for three hours. There’s been nothing. A distant Curlew. A noisy Blackbird rushing across the …

Short-Eared Owl - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

An early morning

I’m not usually out early in the morning. You might have noticed that my blog contains many, many sunset photographs but precious …

Short-Eared Owl - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

The shock of an Owl

I’m standing in the garden of Einar, against a stone wall, taking photographs of Swallows. They’re great to practise on because they’re …

Ring of Brodgar - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

A wild Neolithic hat-trick

It’s time for me to catch the ferry away from Orkney for a short while. I have an evening to spare and …