Tag: scotland

May 23, 2014 at 3:31 pm

Picture of the Day: Air Meal

Picture of the Day: Air Meal

AIR MEAL © Danny Green/National Geographic Swooping in for a landing, an Atlantic puffin brings a meal for its chick on Scotland’s Treshnish Isles. Puffin parents make up to eight food runs a day; each bird can grip 20 or more fish in its beak. The photo is part of the feature…

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April 14, 2014 at 1:00 pm

The Kelpies: Scotland’s 100 ft Horse-Head Sculptures

The Kelpies: Scotland's 100 ft Horse-Head Sculptures

THE KELPIES AT THE HELIX Website | Facebook | Twitter The Kelpies are two 30 metre (100 ft) high horse-head sculptures located at the Forth and Clyde Canal in The Helix, a 350 hectare parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area of Scotland. They are the largest public artworks…

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February 22, 2014 at 4:29 pm

Picture of the Day: The Buachaille

Picture of the Day: The Buachaille

THE BUACHAILLE Photograph by JAMES ROSS Website | Blog | 500px | Prints available In this beautiful capture by James Ross, we see the famous Buachaille Etive Mòr (also known as The Buachaille or The Beuckle). The mountain is located at the head of Glen Etive in the Highlands of Scotland. Its…

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October 29, 2012 at 4:49 pm

Picture of the Day: Purple Haze over Edinburgh Castle

Picture of the Day: Purple Haze over Edinburgh Castle

PURPLE HAZE OVER EDINBURGH CASTLE Photograph by Scott Hutcheson (SMHutch Photography on Flickr) In this amazing shot by Scott Hutcheson, we see a hazy purple twilight over Edinburgh Castle. In the picture comments on Flickr Scott says the purple colour was completely natural. Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the…

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