Four humans and one dog, the first of that species to turn up to a Skye U3A nature event, set off in the Braes region in search of shags which, they had been informed, were there in the cliff-full.
Camas a Mhor-bheoil with dark clouds floating in from the west
The grey sand beach of Camas a Mhor-bheoil
Sea lettuce - nice in a butterbean salad
A pod of dolphins head north through the Narrows of Raasay at a cracking pace
The Sconser to Raasay ferry
Heading for a rain-spattered lunch with Ben Tianavaig in the background
Looking south across Balmeanach Bay to Glamaig with its twin peaks of An Coileach (the Cockerel) and Sgurr Mhairi (Mary's peak), and Bla Bheinn in the distance
Not a cliff full but enough to spot the difference. Left to right: cormorant, shag, shag. The cormorant is bigger and has a yellow spot on the cheek whereas the shag has a yellow area stretching down the underpart of the bill
Ringed plover
Willow trees drawn in grey sand by the sea
