Wednesday 16 April 2014

Skomer Island

Having arrived on Skomer on the 11th I have been getting to know the island and the sites that I will be monitoring the seabirds at. The weather has been really kind so far, blue skies and sunshine most of the time, but I’m sure that won’t last!

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The night skies have been really clear, the moon has been so bright that a torch was unnecessary! That does mean that the stars aren’t as great as they could be, so I can look forward to some really dark nights with the Milky way.

20140412-DSC_7231The farmhouse where I am living for the summer

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Sunrise was a beautiful time to be out on the island with only two other researchers up and about already.

20140414-DSC_7259Sea campion is already in flower in some places around the island

20140414-DSC_7271Sunset from the trig point overlooking the farm

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20140414-StarStaX_DSC_2236-DSC_2496_lightenTaken using time-lapse from the kitchen window

1 comment:

  1. A special place to visit, so much better to stay, and certainly looking forward to seeing many more fabulous photos:-)
    Xx

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