Camera Equipment – Karen Miller's Wildlife photography blog

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field craft, fieldcraft, guiding, highlands, Mountain Hares, Nikon 500mm f/5.6E Pf Ed Vr AF-S, Nikon D850, Photography, scotland, Wildlife, Workshop 1 Comment

November 4, 2020

A Summer with the Leverets

I’ve had a wonderful summer following four amazing mountain hare leverets as they mature into stunning adults.

Autumnal Red Squirrels

Now autumn has arrived in the Scottish Highlands I’m enjoying watching my red squirrel family amongst the golds and oranges of the season.

New Life Under Lockdown

Being under lockdown during spring has given me the opportunity to observe, enjoy and photograph all the new life emerging – fledglings, badger cubs, red squirrel kittens and pine marten kits.

My Red Squirrel Family

Finding a community of red squirrels in woods five minutes from my house has been a dream come true. It’s been wonderful and educational to watch and photograph them every day.

March in the Scottish Highlands – the month the world changed

Before the world shut down March began as a fabulous month in the Scottish Highlands – amazing mountain hare experiences & happy clients, red squirrels and red deer.

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Crested Tit, garden birds, Mountain Hares, Nikon 500mm f/5.6E Pf Ed Vr AF-S, Nikon D850, Photo Editing, Photography, Pine Marten, Red Squirrels, scotland, snow, Wildlife 5 Comments

March 1, 2020October 12, 2020

February in the Scottish Highlands – Winds Please Go Away!!

Another stormy month in the Scottish Highlands, but I made the most of it with trips to the mountain hares and some lovely red squirrels in the snow.

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Crested Tit, garden birds, long-tailed tit, Mountain Hares, nikkor 300mm f4, nikon d500, otters, Photography, Pine Marten, RSPB Loch Garten, scotland, snow, snow buntung, Wildlife 2 Comments

December 21, 2019October 12, 2020

I’ve Moved to the Scottish Highlands!!

I’ve finally moved to the Scottish Highlands, and am loving it!

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Black Isle, Mountain Hares, nikon d500, Photography, Red Squirrels, scotland, Tamron 150-600mm, Wildlife 3 Comments

September 16, 2019October 12, 2020

August in the Scottish Highlands

The gorgeous flowering heather, makes August a beautiful time to visit the Scottish Highlands and it’s a great season to photograph the wonderful little red squirrels.

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Beaver, Black Isle, Brown (Eurasian) Hare, Mountain Hares, nikkor 300mm f4, nikon d500, Ospreys, Perthshire, Pine Marten, Red Squirrels, scotland, Tamron 150-600mm, Wildlife 4 Comments

August 4, 2019

Pine Martens, Red Squirrels and a Wonderful Mountain Hare

Another fantastic week in the Scottish Highlands including magical encounters with elusive pine martens and a wonderful mountain hare.

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Lunga, Mull, nikon d610, otters, Photography, Puffins, scotland, Seabird, white-tailed sea eagle, Wildlife 4 Comments

May 14, 2019

Mull 2019 – Otters, Sea Eagles and Puffins!

Great to be back on Mull in late April 2019 for a week of wonderful wildlife encounters including otters, sea eagles and puffins.