2011-03 Shetland Iss with Shetland Nature

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  • Ferry
    Ferry
    A large ferry that runs between the two larger islands.
    Mainland to Yell, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#0398
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Boat
    Boat
    Seen while we were waiting for the next ferry.
    Yell, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#0400
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ferry
    Ferry
    A smaller ferry than the one between the Mainland and Yell.
    Yell to Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#0401
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Rabbits
    Common Rabbits
    Oryctolagus cuniculus
    Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2700
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Harbor Seals
    Harbor Seals
    Phoca vitulina
    Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2711
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greylag Geese
    Greylag Geese
    Anser anser
    Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2719
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Fulmar
    Northern Fulmar
    Fulmarus glacialis
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#0425
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Fulmars
    Northern Fulmars
    Fulmarus glacialis
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2723
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Fulmar
    Northern Fulmar
    Fulmarus glacialis
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2785
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Fulmar
    Northern Fulmar
    Fulmarus glacialis
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2802
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 17,000 Northern Gannets
    17,000 Northern Gannets
    Morus bassanus - being heavier, windward cliffs are easier to launch to flight.
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#0447
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Gannet
    Northern Gannet
    Morus bassanus
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2828
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Gannets
    Northern Gannets
    Morus bassanus
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2837
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Gannets
    Northern Gannets
    Morus bassanus - tight nesting areas lead to a few squabbles.
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2870
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Gannets
    Northern Gannets
    Morus bassanus
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2915
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Gannets
    Northern Gannets
    Morus bassanus
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2927
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Gannets
    Northern Gannets
    Morus bassanus - nesting behavior.
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2941
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Gannet
    Northern Gannet
    Morus bassanus
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2951
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lighthouse
    Lighthouse
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#0451
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lighthouse
    Lighthouse
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#0453
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Sheep
    Shetland Sheep
    Ovis aries
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2969
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Sheep
    Shetland Sheep
    Ovis aries
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2970
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Golden Plover
    Golden Plover
    Pluvialis apricaria
    Herma Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 25, 2011
    2011-03-25#2978
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ringed Plover
    Ringed Plover
    Charadrius hiaticula
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#3000
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Great Cormorant
    Great Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax carbo
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#3015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Otter
    Eurasian Otter
    Lutra lutra - our primary photo subject of the trip.
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#3041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Redshank
    Redshank
    Tringa totanus
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#3061
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher
    Eurasian Oystercatcher
    Haematopus ostralegus
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#3077
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher
    Eurasian Oystercatcher
    Haematopus ostralegus
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#3107
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dore Holm
    Dore Holm
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#0460
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Esha Ness
    Esha Ness
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#0465
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Esha Ness
    Esha Ness
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#0478
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Esha Ness Lighthouse
    Esha Ness Lighthouse
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#0482
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Curlew
    Eurasian Curlew
    Numenius arguata
    Esha Ness, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#3159
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Rams
    Shetland Rams
    Ovis aries - one black, one white.
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#0501
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Farm
    Farm
    Very exposed, I wonder what this place is like in the winter.
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#0508
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coast
    Coast
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#0509
    Larry L. Jackson
  • The Drongs
    The Drongs
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#3192
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cheviot Sheep
    Cheviot Sheep
    Ovis aries
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 26, 2011
    2011-03-26#0511
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Hares
    Mountain Hares
    Lepus timidus - most were difficult to get near enough for a good photo.
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 27, 2011
    2011-03-27#3221
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Hare
    Mountain Hare
    Lepus timidus - this one posed for a short time.
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 27, 2011
    2011-03-27#3265
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lower Voe
    Lower Voe
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 27, 2011
    2011-03-27#0513
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ruined Church & Graveyard
    Ruined Church & Graveyard
    Voe, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 27, 2011
    2011-03-27#0515
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hooded Crow
    Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011
    2011-03-28#3284
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Otters
    Eurasian Otters
    Lutra lutra - female and her two large juveniles.
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011
    2011-03-28#3300
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Otters
    Eurasian Otters
    Lutra lutra - not a very good photo, but a tight pose.
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011
    2011-03-28#3309
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brydon Thomason
    Brydon Thomason
    Our guide/owner of Shetland Nature.
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011
    2011-03-28#3332
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Otters
    Eurasian Otters
    Lutra lutra - with a fish, freshly caught.
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011
    2011-03-28#3415
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Otters
    Eurasian Otters
    Lutra lutra
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011
    2011-03-28#3483
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Otter
    Eurasian Otter
    Lutra lutra - easily spooked, we were very still and had a very close encounter with the female and her juvenile.
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011
    2011-03-28#3498
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Otter
    Eurasian Otter
    Lutra lutra
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011
    2011-03-28#3503
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Otter
    Eurasian Otter
    Lutra lutra
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011
    2011-03-28#3513
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Otters
    Eurasian Otters
    Lutra lutra
    Gluss, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011
    2011-03-28#3524
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Pony
    Shetland Pony
    Equus caballus
    Mio Ness, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#0531
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Pony
    Shetland Pony
    Equus caballus - Long mane and winter coat.
    Mio Ness, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#0535
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Ponies
    Shetland Ponies
    Equus caballus
    Mio Ness, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#0538
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Pony
    Shetland Pony
    Equus caballus
    Mio Ness, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#0543
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Ponies
    Shetland Ponies
    Equus caballus
    Mio Ness, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#0548
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lower Voe
    Lower Voe
    Photographed from a higher vantage point this time.
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#0552
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Eiders
    Common Eiders
    Somateria mollissima
    Lerwick, Mainland, Shetland, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#3610
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Iceland Gull
    Iceland Gull
    Larus glaucoides
    Lerwick, Mainland, Shetland, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#3624
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Eiders
    Common Eiders
    Somateria mollissima - female and male.
    Lerwick, Mainland, Shetland, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#3662
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Common Eider
    Common Eider
    Somateria mollissima
    Lerwick, Mainland, Shetland, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#3666
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Pony
    Shetland Pony
    Equus caballus
    Tingwall, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#3678
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Pony
    Shetland Pony
    Equus caballus
    Tingwall, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#3682
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Pony
    Shetland Pony
    Equus caballus
    Tingwall, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#3689
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Teal
    Eurasian Teal
    Anas crecca - male.
    Tingwall, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#3720
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Suffolk Sheep
    Suffolk Sheep
    Ovis aries
    Tingwall, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#3749
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Starlings
    Starlings
    Sturnus vulgaris
    Tingwall, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 29, 2011
    2011-03-29#3756
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Red Grouse
    Red Grouse
    Lagopus lagopus female.
    Burrafirth, Mainland, Shetland, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#3763
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Curlew
    Eurasian Curlew
    Numenius arquata
    Burrafirth, Mainland, Shetland, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#3770
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ruin
    Ruin
    Burrafirth, Mainland, Shetland, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#0574
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Northern Lapwing
    Northern Lapwing
    Vanellus vanellus
    Burrafirth, Mainland, Shetland, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#3780
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Weisdale
    Weisdale
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#0580
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Weisdale
    Weisdale
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#0583
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Pony
    Shetland Pony
    Equus caballus
    Kergord, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#0590
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rook
    Rook
    Corvus frugilegus
    Burrafirth, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#3792
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shetland Ponies
    Shetland Ponies
    Equus caballus
    Kergord, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#0600
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eurasian Curlew
    Eurasian Curlew
    Numenius arquata
    Burrafirth, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#3816
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Meal Beach
    Meal Beach
    Burra, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#3834
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scalloway Castle
    Scalloway Castle
    Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#0615
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Beach
    Beach
    Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#0618
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Starling
    Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris
    Burrafirth, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#3836
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Starling
    Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris
    Burrafirth, Mainland, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, March 30, 2011
    2011-03-30#3842
    Larry L. Jackson