Edinburgh Zoo - 17th July

Some shots from Edinburgh Zoo.

Had a great time - hot weather two kids and steep hills to climb!!

Glad I had the camera :-D

Kicking up a storm 

What are you looking at? 

I'm not an owl!! I'm a penguin 

Dancin n singin in the rain.. 

Is it a plane or a car? no it's a Jaguar! 

Linlithgow Palace jousting Event - 10th July

Held in the grounds of the palace of scottish kings
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/linlithgow/linlithgowpalace/
this was quite an event,!

AND got a shot of a Crested Glebe!

Harris Hawk in Flight 

The crowd 

Crested Grebe 

Do you come here often? 

Jousting Sir Jasper 

Mini House Martin

This really shouldn't be on the Photo Blog, but he is so cute!

Gargoyles

I seem to have developed an interest in gargoyles after I saw this one on the side of a tower in Edinburgh Castle. I went and saw Batman Begins this week and somehow the gargoyle seems more contemporary ;-)

Day trip to Ravensheugh Sands (near Dunbar) - 2nd July

I'm really lucky that I live in Scotland. If the weather is good (like today) I'm only a VERY few miles from some of the most beautiful scenery, wild flowers and birds in the world!

See below and tell me if I'm lying!

The battlements of Tantallon Castle 

It is REALLY this beautiful!!! 

Gulls in Scotland 

It's all go for a busy House Martin Mum!!

Firth of Forth from Ravensheugh Sands 

101 Ducklings ;-) 

Marsh Orchid - Dactylorhiza Incarnata (Subspecies: pulchella)