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The forest floors are a riot of colour at the moment. I know the orange peel fungus but the others are a mystery to me, I just enjoy...

The forest floors are a riot of colour at the moment. I know the orange peel fungus but the others are a mystery to me, I just enjoy finding them. The #seek app, always a good place to start, takes me as far as the agaricomycetes for both, which is not overly useful I know but sounds better than just saying "mushroom" 🍄 🙂 Any opinions welcome 🙂

#FungiFriday #Fungus #highlands #isleofskye #autumncolours #forests #scotland #ScotlandPhotography

A stunning day to visit the #Dundreggan Rewilding Centre yesterday afternoon on the road home to #Skye. Autumn colours filling the landscape...

A stunning day to visit the #Dundreggan Rewilding Centre yesterday afternoon on the road home to #Skye. Autumn colours filling the landscape here looking south towards the River Moriston.

Also... excellent coffee and cake after the walk at the café there. What more do you need 🤷‍♂️🙂

This week, you can see more here...

https://youtube.com/@8OutOf10Bats?feature=shared

...as they host #8OutOf10Bats

#GlenMoriston #ScotlandOutdoors #Highlands #Scotland #rewilding

Perhaps first real dusting of snow for the season driving through Glen Shiel and down the A82 to Fort William. The top of Loch Linnhe...

Perhaps first real dusting of snow for the season driving through Glen Shiel and down the A82 to Fort William. The top of Loch Linnhe looking very fine in the evening light yesterday.

#scotland #snow #highlands #FortWilliam #mountains #evening

A frequent visitor to #Lerwick harbour the Statsraad Lehmkuhl obscures a much larger, and more modern, cruise ship out in Bressay sound. The...

A frequent visitor to #Lerwick harbour the Statsraad Lehmkuhl obscures a much larger, and more modern, cruise ship out in Bressay sound. The Bressay ferry can also be seen heading over on the far left near a tender heading round to the larger vessel.

#shetlandislands #Bressay #StatsraadLehmkuhl #harbour #SailTraining #scottishislands #scotland

An aerial view of #Kirkwall in #Orkney, coming in to land a couple of weeks ago. Well, the plane, not me personally...#aerialphotography...

An aerial view of #Kirkwall in #Orkney, coming in to land a couple of weeks ago. Well, the plane, not me personally...

#aerialphotography #bluesky #highlandsandislands #scotland

A deep purple-grey mushroom, found near Kyle. Possibly a violet webcap? Possibly not. I know little about fungi and this is as far as...

A deep purple-grey mushroom, found near Kyle. Possibly a violet webcap? Possibly not. I know little about fungi and this is as far as searching "purple mushroom Scotland " has got me.... 🙂 Stood about 10 to 12cm high if anyone can offer an opinion... all I can say for certain is that I've never taken a photo of one before 🤷‍♂️🙂

#fungi #fungusphotography #Forests #MushroomsOfMastodon #kyleoflochalsh #RossAndCromarty #Kyle #scotland

Looking back towards home from the Plock, the road winding towards the Skye bridge.#SkyeBridge #isleofskye #Cuillins #kyle #kyleoflochalsh...

Looking back towards home from the Plock, the road winding towards the Skye bridge.

#SkyeBridge #isleofskye #Cuillins #kyle #kyleoflochalsh #skyscape #clouds #itsnotrainingyet

Another stunning day and once again the Cuillins have a cloud duvet this evening.Contrary to popular belief this is not a swarm of midges......

Another stunning day and once again the Cuillins have a cloud duvet this evening.

Contrary to popular belief this is not a swarm of midges... although an understandable mistake given recent days 🙄 🙂

#Cuillins #CuillinHills #isleofskye #Portree
#Scotland #ViewsFromCarParks

The colours of a spring woodland walk today#wood #woodlands #gorse #bluebells #isleofskye #Portree #ScottishNature

The colours of a spring woodland walk today

#wood #woodlands #gorse #bluebells #isleofskye #Portree #ScottishNature

Hoswick on a recent evening walk. One of my favourite places 🙂#Hoswick #shetland #reflections #burns #eveninglight

Hoswick on a recent evening walk. One of my favourite places 🙂

#Hoswick #shetland #reflections #burns #eveninglight

Low cloud over much of the #NorthernIsles this week has made the flights getting in and out tricky at times. I was one of those fortunate to...

Low cloud over much of the #NorthernIsles this week has made the flights getting in and out tricky at times. I was one of those fortunate to get above it for a little while

#Clouds #cloudscapes #BlueSky #Shetland

I know #Sumburgh Airport isn't the only place in the world where the public road crosses a runway, but there's probably not too many...

I know #Sumburgh Airport isn't the only place in the world where the public road crosses a runway, but there's probably not too many places where the bus service has to wait for a series of planes to taxi and take off 🙂

#ShetlandIslands #Scotland #Loganair

As the weather was fine I tried out "Scotland's Newest Train Station" at #Inverness Airport, and the infamous walk to the...

As the weather was fine I tried out "Scotland's Newest Train Station" at #Inverness Airport, and the infamous walk to the terminal.

The path is about a mile long and fine enough on a dry day, but completely open and very exposed so I imagine a lot less fun when it's pouring it down... sideways 🙂

We now have a bus and train service to the airport that are "okay", although neither feel that frequent or convenient from the city 🤷‍♂️

#Trains #Airports #PublicTransport #LeaveTheCarAtHome

A very fine evening in Inverness... for a spot of fishing? 🎣 The view out to sea from the Greig Street Bridge earlier.You have to zoom in...

A very fine evening in Inverness... for a spot of fishing? 🎣 The view out to sea from the Greig Street Bridge earlier.

You have to zoom in quite far to spot them wading in the water 😄

#Sunset #Rivers #clouds #Inverness #HighlandsandIslands #Scotland #fishing

Crystal clear waters in #Portree harbour this afternoon in warm spring sunshine. ...Not so clear in the sky, which hinted strongly at the...

Crystal clear waters in #Portree harbour this afternoon in warm spring sunshine.

...Not so clear in the sky, which hinted strongly at the showers to come 🙂

#IsleOfSkye #Harbours #ScottishLandscapes

Another #heron photo, a quick flyby this afternoon along the riverbank in #Portree.This one is being catalogued under "How quick can...

Another #heron photo, a quick flyby this afternoon along the riverbank in #Portree.

This one is being catalogued under "How quick can you take a picture on your phone with a dog lead in hand" 🙂

#ScottishNature #IsleOfSkye #AlmostAGreatPicture

The local heron population seems largely unperturbed by the increase in visitor numbers, tourists, traffic etc. recently and can often be...

The local heron population seems largely unperturbed by the increase in visitor numbers, tourists, traffic etc. recently and can often be spotted around, and flying over, the town.

This one, from the bridge on the accurately named "Bridge Road" was being a bit more elusive... for such a large bird

#Herons #Portree #IsleofSkye #highlandsandislands

Not the first #butterfly of the season, that was a couple of weekends ago, but the first to land in a convenient place in front of my phone...

Not the first #butterfly of the season, that was a couple of weekends ago, but the first to land in a convenient place in front of my phone which, in this day and age, is often all that matters 😉🙂

The green shoots of this year poking through the brown remnants of last year 🦋

#Spring #ScottishNature #HighlandsAndIslands

Rogie Falls on the Black Water near Contin for #WaterfallWednesdayBeing on one of the two main routes to #Inverness from home in #Skye we...

Rogie Falls on the Black Water near Contin for #WaterfallWednesday

Being on one of the two main routes to #Inverness from home in #Skye we are very lucky to be able to "pop in" now and then when passing. The suspension footbridge across the water makes for superb views, but only if you don't mind the swaying and wobbling as you cross 🙂

A series of footpaths wind through the forest, the dog approves...

#RogieFalls #RossShire #Scotland #ScottishHighlands #waterfall #Rivers #BridgesOfMastodon

All of the Kyle of Lochalsh line is pretty spectacular but I really like Strathcarron station. This was the view from the station footbridge...

All of the Kyle of Lochalsh line is pretty spectacular but I really like Strathcarron station. This was the view from the station footbridge this morning, towards #Inverness on the left/top, the view out to Loch Carron over the level crossing and eventually onto #Kyle, on the right/below.

#Strathcarron #ScottishRailways #Scotland #highlands #kyleoflochalsh #KyleLine #trainsofmastodon #bridgesofmastodon