Buchanty Spout, 28 September 2019

A visit following heavy rain and the river dropping to below 0.5 m on the Newtonbridge gauge, though that turned out to be still a tad high at Buchanty.  Very little until mid-day, after which there was a reasonable amount of activity.  A lot of the fish were small.  The river was an ideal height…

Loch Brora, August 2019

Three days with Jimmy, trying for salmon and sea trout.  One salmon hooked and lost.  Another salmon raised and not hooked, a few half chances of sea trout… and nothing landed bigger than a 10 oz brownie.  Water at 19 C, may have been a factor.  Thundery weather may have been a factor.  Being bad…

Painted Ladies, 28 July 2019

An influx of painted lady butterflies appeared in north Edinburgh, today.  Never seen them in numbers here before.  They were drawn to lavender plants at the edge of Victoria Park, giving me a chance to get some shots.  Quite skittish.  Doubt they would have let me get close enough with the macro lens, but I…