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For Scottish Highlands (4 º parte)

summer continued our journey through the lands of Scotland. The plan for today was to surround from Inverness Loch Ness Fort arriving in August and continue westward reaching the area of \u200b\u200bLochalsh and the Isle of Skye. We decided to surround the Loch Ness for its eastern edge as it is a road much less traveled and has a special charm. Was obligatory stop to photograph this freshwater lake which interior could they claim the entire human population. The signs of the mystery of "Nessie" (the monster) were continuous and made it one of the most famous and visited Scotland.



Loch Ness on the eastern edge of the lake is a town called Foyers, famous for its waterfalls. In this place we saw several squirrels and in the lower area near the town raged several pheasants on land so abundant in Britain. As you may know this species was brought from Asia about 500 AD. Subsequent introductions of a species from China have led to the appearance of different subspecies.

pheasant vulgar ( Phaisanus colchicus)



pheasant vulgar ( Phaisanus colchicus)

Here is a photo of the Falls of Foyers, for whose visit has enabled walkways running down a steep pine forest to reach the area in question.

Foyers Falls

continue around the Loch and at one point the road splits a little edge to lead us through the wilderness where we always had the hope of running into the red grouse but no luck. However, the vision of the landscape in the Scottish Highland always spectacular.

Moorlands

After reaching Fort August and take a look at the Caledonian Canal locks continue with the route heading north on the opposite shore of the lake until we found the turning leading to Kyle of Lochalsh. The scenery throughout the journey are still impressive and everything looks great. The broad glacial valleys, high mountains, wide rivers, etc ... It is difficult to share models reflect the same in a picture but I assure you that make your hair stand on end.

House in Highland, maybe a bit to appreciate the magnitude of the slopes

Fjord in

Lochalsh Waterfall Lochalsh

Northwest Scottish Landscape

We finally Kyle of Lochalsh, an area where sits the famous Elian Donan Castle, which appears in the movie "Highlander" whose original title is " Highlander therefore inhabitant of the Highlands. It is one of the most visited Scotland for the photogenic and magical place.



Elian Donan Castle

Around the castle several groups of shorebirds feed the algae looked like a pair of herons that feed on small fish in ponds flats. It's a kind which clearly shows the difference in confidence, for several animals to humans based on the country where we are. The photographs were taken of this heron sitting 15 meters from the animal, without any camouflage and while she was hunting without worrying about our presence, something almost impossible in Spain and I suppose it is no coincidence since on this species continues to haunt the ghost they are one of the culprits as to diminish the pieces of fish in the rivers, when what are the licenses have increased, but that is another matter. For this reason keep coming herons shotgun in our country.

Heron ( Ardea cinerea )

Noting a very abundant deer in the distance with binoculars, we crossed the bridge which Lochalsh to the Isle of Skye. The Isle of Skye is a place whose landscapes are reminiscent of Iceland or remote areas of the tundra. But this island will discuss in detail in the next inning. For now the day of arrival we got to settle in Broadford and eat something. In Scotland as elsewhere in northern Europe abounds a subspecies of the carrion crow is Cinderella. It is characterized by gray tones in their plumage in the chest and back. Crows can be crossed with the subspecies nominated as there are different patterns of black and gray as the cross.



Cinderella Crow (Corvus corone Cornix )

The day was closing and it rained a lot, still decided to approach an area where we could see otters and make a short wait. No luck with the mustelid, yet several groups of harbor seals resting on rocks. We get so see the 2 most abundant pinniped species in the British Isles. We can see how some birds are moulting. One is tired of seeing these animals in documentaries but until you have them near you do not get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe tenderness that release, despite being carnivores, expert hunters at sea.



common seals (Phoca vitulina )

As you can see Scotland is a region that surprised every day with new species, new scenery, new people and stories to remember. I have an entry about the trip will be about the magic of the island of Skye. Hope you are enjoying the chronicles of the trip. A greeting and thanks for visiting the blog.