by Keith Broomfield | Sep 7, 2021 | Wildlife
By Keith Broomfield I adore travelling on ferries between the Scottish mainland and the Hebrides, and on embarking upon a CalMac ferry for a recent voyage from Uig in Skye to Tarbert in Harris, I immediately hurried to an outside viewing deck – for I knew I was in...
by Keith Broomfield | Jul 30, 2021 | Wildlife
There is something strangely hypnotic about gliding over a kelp forest, the large brown-green fronds swaying in gentle unison with the tidal current in such a beguiling manner that one is drawn deep within its alluring embrace. I had only been snorkelling for a short...
by Keith Broomfield | Mar 24, 2021 | Wildlife
A queen buff-tailed bumblebee hovering low over the ground in search of a nesting hole, while on a nearby ash, a treecreeper spirals its way up the trunk, before flying over in a short undulation to an adjacent tree. Wonderful and so relaxing to watch; nature going...
by Keith Broomfield | Oct 26, 2020 | Wildlife
By Keith Broomfield Swirling rain swept across the flanks of this remote Deeside glen, and along the banks of a nearby gushing burn, newly arrived fieldfares cackled and bickered as they gorged upon the ripened scarlet clusters of rowan berries. Then, the air was...
by Keith Broomfield | Sep 2, 2020 | Wildlife
I trod carefully across the boulder field on this high plateau in the southern Cairngorms, scanning the ground for life. To the north, the high Cairngorm massif was etched against the horizon and I reeled off the names of their summits in my head; such familiar tops...
