Some local wildlife from the Shetland Islands

A few of the local critters that live near me (apart from the Bearded Seal, who was a rare visitor)

Otter and cub, Shetland, Octber 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Puffins, Sumburgh Head, Shetland July 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Orcas, Shetland, September 2019 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Gannets, Shetland, July 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Gannets, Shetland, July 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Bearded Seal, Shetland, Nov 2019 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

 

I'm enjoying these photos so much. This is like my third time back here.

 

Many thanks

 

Great photos....

 

Thank you

These are from Sunday afternoon - they were close in and going very fast..
Orcas, Shetland, November 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Orcas, Shetland, November 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

Orcas, Shetland, November 2020 by John Moncrieff, on Flickr

 

Wow bet they were great to see...

 

They've been around every day for 2 weeks now, but been at work, or it's been too dark - days pretty short up here