How do you take a photograph of 80 thousand geese?
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. Every year at Montrose Basin we are fortunate enough to have an influx of one of natures most spectacular sights and sounds. In late September, Pink-footed geese begin to …
What’s in a name? A quick look at Latin names
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It’s amazing how quickly the seasons change, especially when you’ve been immobilised for most of October. I apologise for my absence but I fell off my mountain bike on the …
Awesome Autumn Photography: Part 1
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A couple of weeks ago I had a friend come to visit and on our walks around the reserve she took some beautiful photographs that I wanted to share with you all. They …
Intern Diary: Changing seasons and new beginnings…
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The leaves have begun to change colour, the evenings are getting shorter and there is a slight chill in the air so it really does feel like autumn is now …
Of wicked trees and autumnal stuff
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Traditionally Autumn is the time of the year when Montrose Basin experiences an influx of Pink-footed Geese. It is also the moment of the year when the trees turn red, …
Autumn colours and recent arrivals
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Loch of the Lowes has taken on a very autumnal feel over the past few weeks with signs of the changing season increasingly evident. With the leaves on the trees gradually …
What a difference a month makes
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In the last month we have seen our osprey family leave their summer home, one by one. The unique cries of insistent young ospreys demanding food has been replaced by …
Misty mornings
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The mornings at Lowes are becoming more mystical and atmospheric every day, as Autumn progresses. The mist trapped by the hills, sweeping over the golf course and hovering over the …
Calling all budding photographers!
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Having been off with a virus last week it is lovely to be back at work and see all the changes in the autumn leaves. It is beginning to look …
Wildlife Diary 15th November 2013
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Autumn continues apace here at Loch of the Lowes. The brilliant reds, oranges & yellows of early autumn are gradually fading as the trees lose their leaves and those remaining …