Birds at the table

Tresco Abbey Gardens

The birds at Tresco Abbey Gardens in the Scilly Islands were extraordinarily tame and clearly used to helping themselves to whatever was left over on the tables in the cafe! I took a few portraits as I was having my tea. It’s not often that birds will let you get so close to them.

House sparrows (males)
House sparrows (male)
House sparrows (males)
House sparrows (male and two females)
House sparrows (Three males)
Blackbird (male)
Thrush

I will post some more pictures of flowers from the fabulous gardens on Tresco in another blog.

Soay sheep on St. Kilda

Soay lamb in May 2023. Photo by Raymond JC Cannon St Kilda is an isolated archipelago situated about 40 miles west of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. The three main islands, of which the largest is Hirta, are the remains of an ancient volcano which blew its top about 55 million years ago. The other main islands are Soay […]

Soay sheep on St. Kilda