Archive for the tag 'landscape'

A Winter Walk on the Paps of Jura

James Deane is from the neighbouring Isle of Islay and is a very talented photographer, although he started just a few years ago. You probably won’t believe me when you see the images here and on his website but it’s true. James visited the Isle of Jura early March and walked through miles of boggy [...]

Isle of Jura Winter Scenes

The winter in this part of Scotland has been unusually cold with many days of snow and frosty nights. The gales that usually batter the island in the winter took a detour and what was left were a lot of sunny and crisp winter days. The Paps of Jura have been covered in snow for [...]

Autumn on Jura – Red Deer Rut

When the days get shorter and the temperatures sink, and when autumn paints the bracken on the hills brown, the red deer rut starts. The rut is a period when the biggest and strongest male (stag) rounds up a group of females (hinds) for mating. Of course every other male deer wants to do the [...]

Panorama Picture Jura Landscape

This is a Landscape panorama created from six images which I took in May 2007. The image is from the North of the island between Tarbert and Lussagiven. I took it from a passing place somewhere along the road. This part of the island is very remote, extremely beautiful and lonely. Every half hour or [...]



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