TheBadPlace1d ago

Channel 4 News | Scotland’s rare capercaillie shows recovery after years of decline by Alex Thomson

They are the nearest thing the UK has to a wild turkey. Spectacular, large – sometimes aggressive to humans during the breeding season – the capercaillie appeared to be heading for extinction.

Confined to the pine forests of the Scottish Highlands, the birds have been struggling to survive a series of threats from predators to climate change. But it seems there are signs of hope.

Read more: https://www.channel4.com/news/scotlands-rare-capercaillie-shows-recovery-after-years-of-decline

#scotland #capercaillie #UK #scottishhighlands #climatechange

Scotland’s rare capercaillie shows recovery after years of decline

They are the nearest thing the UK has to a wild turkey. Spectacular, large - sometimes aggressive to humans during the breeding season - the capercaillie appeared to be heading for extinction.

Channel 4 News
Chris Townsend1d ago
Changeable weather on my early April overnight trip, Sunshine & snow showers. #weather #scottishhighlands
Daron Brewood 🇬🇧Mar 30

Perched on the banks of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, Urquhart Castle offers sweeping lake views framed by rugged hills and dense forests. The historic ruins, rich in tales of clans and battles, evoke the region’s turbulent medieval past. A Scottish flag flutters proudly above the stone walls, enhancing the charm for those drawn to #UrquhartCastle and #HistoricRuins. Surrounded by serene waters and vast green landscapes, the spot is a favourite for #NaturePhotography and a must-see highlight of #ScottishHighlands exploration.

Taken Sep 2009

#UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #UrquhartCastle #ScottishHighlands #NaturePhotography #HistoricRuins #LakeView #LochNess #Inverness #Scotland #UnitedKingdom

Scottish Lost PlacesMar 28

Market Cross, High Street, Inverness: market cross in Highland.

http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17830738

#ScottishHistory #ScottishHighlands

Market Cross, High Street, Inverness

market cross in Inverness, Highland, Scotland, UK

StockbridgeArchMar 23
Last night, the sky, still bright despite the sun having set 40 minutes earlier, illuminated the west facing elevations of the village houses with soft dusk light that’s beginning to warm as we move into spring. #streetphotography #easterross #scottishhighlands
StockbridgeArchMar 23
Last night, the sky, still bright despite the sun having set 40 minutes earlier, illuminated the west facing elevations of the village houses with soft dusk light that’s beginning to warm as we move into spring. #streetphotography #easterross #scottishhighlands
BethMar 22
#SilentSunday #BorderCollie #ScottishHighlands
Follow GOLFMar 20
https://www.fogolf.com/1197463/golf-tourism-now-contributes-over-fifty-million-pound-to-scottish-highlands-economy-boosts-green-fee-income-and-supports-local-clubs/ Golf Tourism Now Contributes Over Fifty Million Pound to Scottish Highlands Economy, Boosts Green Fee Income and Supports Local Clubs #EuropeanTravelNews #GolfCourses #GolfTourism #GreenFeeIncome #ScotlandTravelNews #ScottishHighlands #SportsTourism
BethMar 18

This was not the sunny day we were looking for...

Windy and mizzling, with a side order of squally showers this morning on the track from the Red Hut (now green).

After an hour or so I asked if she wanted to go back, yup she shot off back along the track. Mud was washed off with a wee swim in Loch Maree.

East of Achnasheen it was sunny. D'oh.

#BorderCollie #DogsOfMastodon #ScottishHighlands

Scottish Lost PlacesMar 18

Millcraig, chambered cairn: chambered cairn in the Highlands.
Historic Environment Scotland scheduled monument SM2406
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q56668372

#ScottishHistory #ScottishHighlands

Millcraig,chambered cairn

architectural structure in Highland, Scotland, UK