North Uist life on the edge June 18, 2018Hebridies life on the edge, Uncategorizedmike North Uist in the outer Hebridies feels wild and remote, especially on the huge empty beaches with white sand and tropical blue sea. The land is marginal and can only take light touch farming. The machair, loch strewn bogs and endless coastline allow space for wildlife especially birds. Corn crake calling at dawn May sun N Uist. Crex crex short-eared owl about to land at dawn. Asio flammeus Snipe on a post N Uist. Gallinago gallinago red deer crossing to the next island Cervus elaphus House sparrow catching flies on cow parsely. Passer domesticus Corn bunting singing on post in north uist machair. Emberiza calandra Corn bunting side look from post in north uist machair. Emberiza calandra Corn bunting looking back from post in north uist machair. Emberiza calandra Corn bunting in north uist machair. Emberiza calandra Starling displaying a wall N Uist. Sturnus vulgaris short-eared owl turning on a rock N Uist. Asio flammeus short-eared owl eating on a rock N Uist. Asio flammeus red deer and rflected evening light. Cervus elaphus Redshank standing one leg on post, N Uist Tringa tetanus oyster catcher trying to remove wool. Haematopus ostralegus Redshank stepping up in wet grass, N Uist Tringa tetanus Young oyster catchers about to be brooded, N Uist. Haematopus ostralegus oyster catcher feeding young. Haematopus ostralegus Young oyster catchers out and about, N Uist. Haematopus ostralegus short-eared owl with half eaten prey. Asio flammeus short-eared owl fence flying N Uist. Asio flammeus oyster catcher pair display on rock, N Uist. Haematopus ostralegus Redshank calling on post, N Uist Tringa tetanus Redshank sunny morning long grass, N Uist Tringa tetanus short-eared owl in heather N Uist. Asio flammeus Snipe on old post at dawn N Uist. Gallinago gallinago short-eared owl eving hunt. N Uist. Asio flammeus Dunlin having fun on N Uist beach. Calidris alpina Corn crake walking in May sun N Uist. Crex crex Corn crake Calling in May sun N Uist. Crex crex red deer paddling on rocky beach. N Uist Cervus elaphus red deer peering over grassy ridge. N Uist Cervus elaphus