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White-Tailed Eagle.⁠ ⁠ Maybe the shot most peo

White-Tailed Eagle.⁠
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Maybe the shot most people strive for, when out with Mull Charters.⁠
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I have to say, the Canon R5 does improve the chances of nailing such an image with its ability to retain a focus lock on the bird.⁠
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I'm tempted to invest in the RF 100-500mm lens, but the EF 100-400mm mk2 lens works so well with the R5, it's proving to be a tricky decision.⁠
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#mull #mullcharters #whitetailedeagle #workshop #eagle #wildlifephotography #canon #canonr5

White-Tailed Eagle.⁠ ⁠ While private charters

White-Tailed Eagle.⁠
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While private charters and photo specials can yield great images, just the normal Wildlife Trip can come up with some gems too.⁠
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This was from a trip where I was guiding two clients, and we were fortunate to have an eagle take the fish whilst flying towards the boat.⁠
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I say fortunate, but it's more to do with the experience of Martin and Alex who know how to get the best from the eagles.⁠
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#mull #wildlifephotography #mullcharters #whitetailedeagle #eagle #workshop

White-Tailed Eagle.⁠ ⁠ As well as running my w

White-Tailed Eagle.⁠
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As well as running my wildlife photography and guiding business here on Mull, I've also joined the crew team aboard the Lady Jayne for Mull Charters.⁠
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I have to say, as far as part-time jobs go, this one is pretty enjoyable!⁠
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Here's an image from a photography special that I crewed on, and grabbed a shot or two of the eagles as they came out to the boat, early evening.⁠
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#Mull #whitetailedeagle #eagle #mullcharters #wildlifephotography #scotland #canonR5 ⁠

White-Tailed Eagle.⁠ ⁠ The wonderful Mull Char

White-Tailed Eagle.⁠
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The wonderful Mull Charters boat trips are back up and running now, here on Mull. Arguably the best way of seeing these incredible birds up close, and to obtain awesome images, even on mobile phones, as was the case for a friend who visited this week.⁠
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If you'd like to join me for a trip out, please drop me an email, and I'll arrange the booking as a part of the workshop.⁠
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Prior to arriving on Mull, I'll advise on the photographic gear needed, and during the trip, the best settings to use, and other techniques.⁠
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#mull #whitetailedeagle #workshop #guidedphotography #wildlifephotography #scotland #petewalkden

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for se

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for seeing wild otters. That said, without the knowledge of how to find them, what signs to look for, when to look for them and most importantly, how to approach them, it can be a frustrating experience.⁠
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Which is where I come in. With over a decade of experience of spotting, tracking, approaching and photographing otters, I can save you all the trouble. ⁠
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You'll learn:⁠
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* How to spot otters.⁠
* What signs to look for.⁠
* When the best times are for looking.⁠
* When to approach and what the laws are around otter watching.⁠
* How to approach.⁠
* What camera settings to favour.⁠
* What gear is needed.⁠
* How to leave an otter as you found it.⁠
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*** As I LIVE ON MULL now, I can offer otter workshops all year round. ***⁠
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Because of the sensitivity of otters, I generally only offer 1-to-1 or 1-to-2 workshops, which can be anything from 1 day to as many as you would like. ⁠
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All the details can be found on my website: https://www.petewalkden.co.uk/guiding-mull-wildlife/⁠
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Please CONTACT me for an OTTER WORKSHOP or for any other type of wildlife photography experience I can offer here on Mull, and I will try to fit you in. I have some availability in June, late July, and then from August onwards. ⁠
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#otter #ottersofinstagram #otters #mull #workshop #UKworkshop #Scotlandworkshop #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlifeworkshop #guiding #wildlife #ukwildlife #scottishwildlife #wildlifeexperience

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for se

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for seeing wild otters. That said, without the knowledge of how to find them, what signs to look for, when to look for them and most importantly, how to approach them, it can be a frustrating experience.⁠
⁠
Which is where I come in. With over a decade of experience of spotting, tracking, approaching and photographing otters, I can save you all the trouble. ⁠
⁠
You'll learn:⁠
⁠
* How to spot otters.⁠
* What signs to look for.⁠
* When the best times are for looking.⁠
* When to approach and what the laws are around otter watching.⁠
* How to approach.⁠
* What camera settings to favour.⁠
* What gear is needed.⁠
* How to leave an otter as you found it.⁠
⁠
*** As I LIVE ON MULL now, I can offer otter workshops all year round. ***⁠
⁠
Because of the sensitivity of otters, I generally only offer 1-to-1 or 1-to-2 workshops, which can be anything from 1 day to as many as you would like. ⁠
⁠
All the details can be found on my website: https://www.petewalkden.co.uk/guiding-mull-wildlife/⁠
⁠
Please CONTACT me for an OTTER WORKSHOP or for any other type of wildlife photography experience I can offer here on Mull, and I will try to fit you in. I have some availability in June, late July, and then from August onwards. ⁠
⁠
#otter #ottersofinstagram #otters #mull #workshop #UKworkshop #Scotlandworkshop #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlifeworkshop #guiding #wildlife #ukwildlife #scottishwildlife #wildlifeexperience

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for se

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for seeing wild otters. That said, without the knowledge of how to find them, what signs to look for, when to look for them and most importantly, how to approach them, it can be a frustrating experience.⁠
⁠
Which is where I come in. With over a decade of experience of spotting, tracking, approaching and photographing otters, I can save you all the trouble. ⁠
⁠
You'll learn:⁠
⁠
* How to spot otters.⁠
* What signs to look for.⁠
* When the best times are for looking.⁠
* When to approach and what the laws are around otter watching.⁠
* How to approach.⁠
* What camera settings to favour.⁠
* What gear is needed.⁠
* How to leave an otter as you found it.⁠
⁠
*** As I LIVE ON MULL now, I can offer otter workshops all year round. ***⁠
⁠
Because of the sensitivity of otters, I generally only offer 1-to-1 or 1-to-2 workshops, which can be anything from 1 day to as many as you would like. ⁠
⁠
All the details can be found on my website: https://www.petewalkden.co.uk/guiding-mull-wildlife/⁠
⁠
Please CONTACT me for an OTTER WORKSHOP or for any other type of wildlife photography experience I can offer here on Mull, and I will try to fit you in. I have some availability in June, late July, and then from August onwards. ⁠
⁠
#otter #ottersofinstagram #otters #mull #workshop #UKworkshop #Scotlandworkshop #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlifeworkshop #guiding #wildlife #ukwildlife #scottishwildlife #wildlifeexperience

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for se

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for seeing wild otters. That said, without the knowledge of how to find them, what signs to look for, when to look for them and most importantly, how to approach them, it can be a frustrating experience.⁠
⁠
Which is where I come in. With over a decade of experience of spotting, tracking, approaching and photographing otters, I can save you all the trouble. ⁠
⁠
You'll learn:⁠
⁠
* How to spot otters.⁠
* What signs to look for.⁠
* When the best times are for looking.⁠
* When to approach and what the laws are around otter watching.⁠
* How to approach.⁠
* What camera settings to favour.⁠
* What gear is needed.⁠
* How to leave an otter as you found it.⁠
⁠
*** As I LIVE ON MULL now, I can offer otter workshops all year round. ***⁠
⁠
Because of the sensitivity of otters, I generally only offer 1-to-1 or 1-to-2 workshops, which can be anything from 1 day to as many as you would like. ⁠
⁠
All the details can be found on my website: https://www.petewalkden.co.uk/guiding-mull-wildlife/⁠
⁠
Please CONTACT me for an OTTER WORKSHOP or for any other type of wildlife photography experience I can offer here on Mull, and I will try to fit you in. I have some availability in June, late July, and then from August onwards. ⁠
⁠
#otter #ottersofinstagram #otters #mull #workshop #UKworkshop #Scotlandworkshop #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlifeworkshop #guiding #wildlife #ukwildlife #scottishwildlife #wildlifeexperience

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for se

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for seeing wild otters. That said, without the knowledge of how to find them, what signs to look for, when to look for them and most importantly, how to approach them, it can be a frustrating experience.⁠
⁠
Which is where I come in. With over a decade of experience of spotting, tracking, approaching and photographing otters, I can save you all the trouble. ⁠
⁠
You'll learn:⁠
⁠
* How to spot otters.⁠
* What signs to look for.⁠
* When the best times are for looking.⁠
* When to approach and what the laws are around otter watching.⁠
* How to approach.⁠
* What camera settings to favour.⁠
* What gear is needed.⁠
* How to leave an otter as you found it.⁠
⁠
*** As I LIVE ON MULL now, I can offer otter workshops all year round. ***⁠
⁠
Because of the sensitivity of otters, I generally only offer 1-to-1 or 1-to-2 workshops, which can be anything from 1 day to as many as you would like. ⁠
⁠
All the details can be found on my website: https://www.petewalkden.co.uk/guiding-mull-wildlife/⁠
⁠
Please CONTACT me for an OTTER WORKSHOP or for any other type of wildlife photography experience I can offer here on Mull, and I will try to fit you in. I have some availability in June, late July, and then from August onwards. ⁠
⁠
#otter #ottersofinstagram #otters #mull #workshop #UKworkshop #Scotlandworkshop #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlifeworkshop #guiding #wildlife #ukwildlife #scottishwildlife #wildlifeexperience

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for se

Mull is one of the best locations in the UK for seeing wild otters. That said, without the knowledge of how to find them, what signs to look for, when to look for them and most importantly, how to approach them, it can be a frustrating experience.⁠
⁠
Which is where I come in. With over a decade of experience of spotting, tracking, approaching and photographing otters, I can save you all the trouble. ⁠
⁠
You'll learn:⁠
⁠
* How to spot otters.⁠
* What signs to look for.⁠
* When the best times are for looking.⁠
* When to approach and what the laws are around otter watching.⁠
* How to approach.⁠
* What camera settings to favour.⁠
* What gear is needed.⁠
* How to leave an otter as you found it.⁠
⁠
*** As I LIVE ON MULL now, I can offer otter workshops all year round. ***⁠
⁠
Because of the sensitivity of otters, I generally only offer 1-to-1 or 1-to-2 workshops, which can be anything from 1 day to as many as you would like. ⁠
⁠
All the details can be found on my website: https://www.petewalkden.co.uk/guiding-mull-wildlife/⁠
⁠
Please CONTACT me for an OTTER WORKSHOP or for any other type of wildlife photography experience I can offer here on Mull, and I will try to fit you in. I have some availability in June, late July, and then from August onwards. ⁠
⁠
#otter #ottersofinstagram #otters #mull #workshop #UKworkshop #Scotlandworkshop #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlifeworkshop #guiding #wildlife #ukwildlife #scottishwildlife #wildlifeexperience

View over Lochan Airde Beinn listening to ravens c

View over Lochan Airde Beinn listening to ravens cronking and peregrines wailing. #mull

Male Hen Harrier.⁠ ⁠ Just a grey bird on a gre

Male Hen Harrier.⁠
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Just a grey bird on a grey day... 😉⁠
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#henharrier #mull #scotland #skydancer #springwatch

While Mull offers the chance of seeing some of the

While Mull offers the chance of seeing some of the best birds of prey in the UK, and of course otters, moments like this are what adds that magic to it.⁠
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A very calm day, the normal choppy waters of a tidal loch fall flat, and reflect the hills beyond.⁠
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I had hoped a diver in summer plumage might have strayed close, but the call from an oystercatcher alerted me to its approach, and I was ready to grab a few shots as it skimmed by.⁠
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#Mull #oystercatcher #scotland #canonR5 #birdsinflight

Today would have been Dad's 82nd Birthday, and if

Today would have been Dad's 82nd Birthday, and if he'd been alive and well, he and I might have been over in Norfolk, enjoying the wildlife, scenery and the occasional lunchtime beer outside one of the wonderful country pubs over there, weather permitting, of course.⁠
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Those trips out east, were such wonderful times. Norfolk has its own feeling. Yes it lacks the hills and drama of the landscape here out in Mull, but it has its own charm, and offers magic from the wildlife there, such as heart-stopping moments when a barn owl floats into view, or brown hares burst from a hedgerow, chasing, boxing and bounding away.⁠
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But it was another species that Dad really loved watching, the marsh harrier. On one of the first trips we made out there, we stumbled upon a small reed bed area, where two or three pairs were nesting, and watched them sky-dancing, hunting and bringing back food. Sometimes from afar, but also right overhead. ⁠
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I would go out dawn and dusk for my targeted wildlife photography sessions, but during the more social times of day, as Dad would put it, if I suggested we head out to watch the harriers, he'd never refuse.⁠
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Happy Birthday Dad. You might not be here physically any longer, but you're always with me, and I know you'd appreciate what Rob and I are up to now here on Mull.

Male Hen Harrier.⁠ ⁠ One of the most stunning

Male Hen Harrier.⁠
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One of the most stunning raptors we have in the UK, and on Mull, we have good numbers both roosting over the winter months, and breeding.⁠
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This male had been sky dancing with a female earlier, and was out patrolling his territory, and hunting at the same time.⁠
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#henharrier #springwatch #bbcwildlifepotd #mull #scotland #nature_brilliance @bbcspringwatch

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