In the Shadow of the Lighthouse

The Sun's brightness is blocked by the South Lighthouse 
thus allowing the colours of the Sunset to be seen and photographed.

Standing in the shadow at Sunset is a cool place to be, you should try it sometime.

Sunset at the South Lighthoue, Fair Isle

Light covering the Island

Waves & Wavelenths 
 

Chiffchaff in Jimmy's Garden

Purple Sandpipers

Sunset at the Skaddan 

  

Reflecting on the Day

A glorious Sunset ending in an ever-elusive Green Flash

 

Fair Isle Autumn Birdwatching Autumn 2024

Blue Throat - such a lovely bird.
About the size of a European Robin.
Bluer than most during Autumn migration.
very confiding and didn't mind having his photos taken,
while foraging in the Sheep pen at Barkland.

Blue Throat - male with the Autumn Blues.

Yellow-browed Warbler on my driftwood tree.

Black Redstart

It was beautiful, clear & bright because of cold breezes from the north. 

Tennessee Warbler - a lost American.
A Lifer and Island tick!

Lanceolated Warbler
A rare Fair Isle speciality bird from Siberia.
I had it relocate in my Garden for a week.

Hoopoe 
Everyone's favorite when it stays around and lets people see it's wow factor.

Hoopoe

Hoopoe

Daurian Shrike - Isabelline Shrike
A Lifer & Fair Isle Tick!

Black Guillemot already in Winter plumage.

Red-necked Grebe

Autumn seems in a hurry to be Winter.
but we have a few more weeks of Migration and more birds to come!

 

Sheep Hill Gathering & Sunset Puffins

Fair Isle Free-range Shetland Breed Hill Sheep & Lambs
Gathered in the Cru for Summer Clipping 

Hill Sheep Gathering 

Shetland Black Lamb

Hill Rams

Gathering the Hill Sheep.

Sheep Cru

Black Sheep - Fair Isle Free-range Shetland Ewe

Puffin

Bonxie

Shetland Black Wool - Ram

Why is there a Puffin in my Rabbit hole?

Puffins act like overthinkers

 

Puffin Lovers

Puffin Quite Time

I swear one of the reasons Puffins come ashore at dusk is to enjoy the Sunset.

Fair Isle, Puffins & Sunset

Nothing better!

A Circus of Puffins

Fair Isle Puffins

Puffin Rock

   

Sweet Cheeks

Guillemot Rock

 

Soggy Sandeel Dinner

A Circus of Puffins

Puffins & Sheep Rock

 

Whales & Little Birds

Minke Whales

There were as many as 40 Minke Whale, 60 Dolphin & one Humpback Whale seen from Fair Isle for about a week in a feeding frenzy. Sometimes I could see them from my house or garden. Sometimes they were very close to shore. Sometimes the Whales were quite distant and binoculars really helped get a better view. Still, it is always an amazing sight to see a Whale. I found Minke Whales much harder to photograph than Killer or Humpback Whales, Minke Whales are much faster with smaller fins and a less obvious spout or spray to alert you to their presence. These are a few photos I got while the Whales were close to shore.

Minke Whale

Minke Whale Fin

Minke Wha

& Little Birds

Goldcrest

Goldcrest

Willow Warbler

 

Yellow Browed Warbler