04/10/2026
🦅🏴⚓️📸🌊❤️ Wow indeed! 2 days at Oban & the Isle of Mull 😍. White-Tailed Eagles boat photography trip! Well what an exciting and dramatic couple of days I’ve just had! 🥰. On Thursday I travelled up to Oban stopping off at the stunningly beautiful St Conan’s Kirk & the Falls of Lora. The weather was lovely ☀️ & I took some nice pics (though one of them is brutal, so scroll through and look away if you’re squeamish). I stayed at a gorgeous air b&b overlooking Oban Harbour, which was a real treat for me 🥰. Friday morning was an early start to meet up at the Mull ferry terminal with my photography tutor Paul McDougall of Touch the Wild and the other 2 in our group. The weather was perfect for the hour crossing over to Mull and it was beautiful scenery all the way 😍. On Mull we drove round the island looking for wildlife photo opportunities. It was quite quiet but we saw a heard of deer, eagles and lots of atmospheric landscapes ☺️. Then the rain started! Our 3 hour photography boat trip began at 1pm on the Lady Jayne. I must admit I got scared 🥹and nearly backed out as the weather was getting worse and the boat looked tiny! 🫣Paul & everyone was really encouraging and supportive, and by some miracle they coaxed me on the boat! 🤩🙏. I was SO glad they did as it was very exciting with 360 degree dramatic scenery 🦅🌳🌊. I had waves of panic but was quickly reassured by everyone 🙏🥰. I actually really enjoyed the experience once I got a grip!
So, the skipper would throw out the fish bait and the White-tailed Eagles would fly over, swoop down and grab their little treat. It was amazing to see and very difficult to photograph, focus and stay still on a moving boat. 😍😃I managed to get a couple images which I’m really happy with tho (considering I’ve only been learning this hobby for just over a couple of months.)
We all got drenched ☔️ by the onset of torrential rain on the way back but in a way it was nice and it felt like a real personal achievement to get through this first photography boat trip. 🙏☺️Thank you SO much to Paul & everyone on the Lady Jayne 🙌 it was absolutely epic! It was fantastic to experience this and later relax at my air b&b apartment and warm up! 😍 I spent Saturday morning exploring the beautiful town of Oban, and found a fabulous new stockist for my glass. A great excuse to return! Thanks also to Elizabeth, my air b&b host, who was brilliant! My stay at this lovely apartment was absolutely fantastic & I can’t wait to go back next time🙏😍.
Thank you for reading this ladies and gents 🙏🥰, enjoy the photos - I’ve put the info in the comments under each pic. Have a great week! ☺️💖
