Thursday, November 27, 2014
I went out earlyish to get the newspaper before starting work. A walk on the spit brought at least 25 wigeon and a dozen oystercatchers. I would later see more oystercatchers foraging on the empty camp-site.
A glaucous gull was in the harbour, showing interest in one particular fishing boat along with other gulls, eider duck, and a hooded crow (not in the pic).
The gull flew to the new walkway for the ferry and I snapped it as the ferry went out behind it. This is the old ferry which will be replaced with a posh new boat once the docking area is finished; the vehicle ramp is to be made double-laned.
You're not allowed on the harbour with all the work going on, so I walked beyond the ferry terminal and looked back at the gull, into the sun. It gave me an old-fashioned look. If it's the same one, I wonder if it recognises me from Achnahaird. Anyway, it stayed where it was.
I hope this is going to be a regular thing, the glaucous hanging around the harbour. I might eventually get a decent shot.
// posted by Christine @ 10:01 AM 
