White tailed Eagle on the Isle of Mull

By Phil McDermott
July 29, 2011
In Nature Photography
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The White tailed Eagle is also known as the Erne or more commonly the Sea Eagle. It is the largest bird of prey in northern Europe and more of a coast hunting species than the Golden Eagle.

PLEASE NOTE: Access to the White tailed eagle viewing hide has changed – please see the latest information on the White tailed eagle viewing hide.

During 1975 a full scale re-introduction programme into Rhum in the Inner Hebrides brought the White tailed Eagle into Scotland from Norway. By 1985 Scotland had successfully hatched its first White tailed Eagle chick. Since then, numerous pairs of White-tailed Eagle have bred successfully including a healthy population on the Isle of Mull.

The White tailed Eagle has all of the characteristics of the Golden Eagle, large size, heavy build, it is particularly impressive in flight with shallow wing flaps, majestic glide and pronounced short wedge shaped white tail.

By Phil McDermott
February 7, 2011
In Nature Photography
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A selection of Isle of Mull nature photography images prepared after a very busy 2010. Our commercial, stock and wedding photography business continues to grow and we also had a record breaking year with our personalised Isle of Mull photography workshops.

We are now looking forward to 2011 with high expectation and will be striving to maintain our achievements. The start of a new year would not be complete without a quick look over our shoulder at 2010 so we have selected 10 of favourite Isle of Mull nature images taken throughout the past year. Another post in scheduled within in the next couple of days to show our “Top Ten in 2010 – Isle of Mull landscape images”.

Isle of Mull nature Top Ten in 2010
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)