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Thursday 27 December 2018

Orkney, a Wonderland of Nature....

Sunrise over Hoy High Lighthouse by Charlie Groundwater


These photos are taken by others and used here with their permission.  Orkney has such an abundance of natural wonders...  so enjoy pictures of a few of them....

Graemsay from the Cuilags (Hoy) by Graham Campbell

By Graham Campbell
And while he was up on the hills he got some super photos of the mountain hares in their winter white.  Unfortunately there is rarely snow on the hills so they are rather obvious to any predators instead of being camouflaged!  Though they are always on the alert so not easy to photograph, unsurprisingly!

By Graham Campbell
And this is my favourite!  I just want to hug it!!

by Graham Campbell

Then in the Bay of Firth on the Orkney Mainland have been a pod of Common Dolphins.  Graham also took this photo...

By Graham Campbell
And wildlife cameraman, Raymond Besant, took this lovely short film of them.  You need to click here to view it.

And finally, also by Graham, some photos of the "Merrie Dancers" (Aurora, Northern Lights etc).

By Graham Campbell



By Graham Campbell


By Graham Campbell
I hope you enjoyed looking at these wonders of Orkney!

10 comments:

  1. I did enjoy them, particularly the Hares, thank you.

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  2. It is a wonderful place and the more I see the more I want to go there.

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    1. It's a varied landscape, and a thriving community with lots of events and festivals throughout the year. Maybe you will visit one day!

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  3. Lovely photos and videos. Thanks for posting!

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  4. Very magical collection of photos. <3 Ohhh The world is so beautiful...lets explore as much as it is possible. hehe :))))

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    1. Absolutely! I make it a rule to find some beauty in each day.

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  5. Oh that gorgeous bunny and those lights!!!

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