Mingulay

All photos - Gavin Johnson


Fishing boat at sea. Crossing to Scotland, we saw one other vessel, a huge cruise ship headed in the direction of Iceland




 


  Sunrise at sea  








Barra Head, southernmost point of the Outer Hebrides. Mingulay is behind to left





Barra Head







Passing beneath Barra Head lighthouse




Anchored off Mingulay





                                             Village overlooks the beach 1 km wide. A stream passes through the village & down the middle of the beach. I am speechless











                                             Skuas. The Scots call them bonxies






     Purple  ground beetle & wild thyme. Paul is great at finding such detail






Cleft. The sea is 600 feet below










                                                 Juvenile puffins









                                       Grey seal poop. Gavin said like a dog




               Grey seals following us down the beach




                                                   Eider, Paul thought





   Grey seal sunning on the beach. In the evening there were 600 to 800 ashore for the night. One wonders how they find enough food.








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