nikon d500 – Karen Miller's Wildlife photography blog

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Badgers, Equipment, garden birds, highlands, Lockdown, Nikon 500mm f/5.6E Pf Ed Vr AF-S, nikon d500, Nikon D850, Photography, Red Squirrels, scotland, snow, Tawny Owl, Wildlife 0 Comments

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

February Under Lockdown in the Scottish Highlands

As lockdown continues in the Scottish Highlands I’ve been sticking to my local patch photographing and filming the amazing wildlife on my doorstep.

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Camera Equipment, Equipment, fieldcraft, garden birds, highlands, Lockdown, Nikon 500mm f/5.6E Pf Ed Vr AF-S, nikon d500, Nikon D850, Photography, Red Squirrels, scotland, snow, Wildlife 1 Comment

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

Lockdown: The Sequel. Thank Goodness for Red Squirrels and Snow!

Another year, another lockdown and I count myself extremely lucky to have such wonderful wildlife including red squirrels both in my gardens and my local wood.

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Mountain Hares, nikon d500, Photography, red kite, Red Squirrels, scotland, snow, snow buntung, Wildlife 5 Comments

March 26, 2020September 9, 2020

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, 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 5 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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Gannets, nikon d500, Photography, scotland, Tamron 150-600mm, Wildlife 2 Comments

April 13, 2019May 14, 2019

Troup Head

A wonderful first visit to RSPB Troup Head to see the gannets and fulmars.

Snow!

After a few weeks of spring-like weather in the Scottish Highlands, winter made a brief, but dramatic return, and of course, I took advantage of it!

Hanging Out with the Mountain Hares, Winter 2019

Spending time with the mountain hares in the crazy 2019 windy, mild winter weather.

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nikon d500, nikon d610, Nikon D850, Photography, Red Squirrels, scotland, Tamron 150-600mm, Wildlife 13 Comments

January 3, 2019July 29, 2021

Where to Find and Photograph Red Squirrels in Scotland

I’ve had the pleasure of photographing red squirrels at a number of locations through out Scotland, so here’s a list of my recommendations and tips for photographing these wonderful little animals.