Marsh Fritillary are on the wing and in really good numbers. The most beautiful of all the butterflies. I sat in a gorgeous patch of orchids for well over 3 hours surrounded by them and it was glorious 🥰🥰🥰💚💚💚 Isle of Bute #ilovebute #ilovenature

I was treated to some beautiful Osprey action on my pre work cycle up round Loch Fad this morning. It took about 20ish mins and a few aborted dives before this stunner was heading off with quite a catch 🥰💚 Isle of Bute #ilovebute #ilovenature #birds #birding

Another glorious catch up with this wee stunning otter family at the weekend on another really beautiful day on the Isle of Bute. Lots of interesting prey devoured including a young conger eel, which the cubs had a comical tug of war over before it was munched 🥰🦦💚 #ilovebute

A lovely wee burst of Aurora activity between 10 and 10.30pm last night 😍😍😍💚 Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute #ilovebute

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Thank you so much Tanya! It really was another one of those perfect mornings on the shore 🥰🫶🏻🦦💚

It had been 6 weeks since I last saw this wee bundle so it was an absolute joy to spend an amazing 5 hours with them yesterday. The cubs are now catching their own food so it was a constant flow of crabs and fish being brought to the shore. A glorious catch up on a glorious day 🥰🦦💚 #ilovebute

Thank you very much Tanya! 🥰🙏🏻🦦💚

There was no sign of my wee bundle of Otters this morning but this wee one was enjoying a feed on the same shore so I was more than happy to hunker down for the duration and watch 🥰🦦💚 Isle of Bute #ilovebute #iloveotters #ilovenature

Thank you very much Simon! 🥰🙏🏻💚

Another one of those perfect mornings on the shore Joanie 🥰💚

Thank you so much Helen! It really was incredible. I didn't know which way to look 😁 just one of those perfect mornings on the shore 🥰💚

One of those really incredible moments on Saturday morning. Two Otter cubs sitting on a rock feeding away on front of me and mum heading towards the shore with another fish,I looked up just in time to see an immature White-tailed Eagle fly past and carry on down the shore 🥰😍💚 ##ilovenature

It was such a lovely catch up with this wee bundle this morning. An amazing 4 hours spent watching them feed, groom and just have lots of Ottery fun. An absolute joy to spend time with them 🥰🦦💚 Isle of Bute #ilovebute #iloveotters #ilovenature

It really was a stunner Tanya. I don't mind heading into work when the commute is like that 😁🥰💚

Sweet Rothesay Bay this morning 😍😍😍 How gorgeous was that? Colour in all directions. A glorious start to the day 🥰💚 Isle of Bute #ilovebute #ilovenature

Thank you very much Jan 🥰🙏🏻🦦💚

They are a joy to watch 🥰👍🏻💚

Otter cub enjoying a snack on the shore while mum and sibling enjoy a quick groom while they wait 🥰😍🦦💚 Isle of Bute #ilovebute #iloveotters #ilovenature #nature

Slowly getting there now. Thank you! 🥰💚 x

It was a beautiful encounter Tanya. I was really hoping this Otter was going to have cubs this year. It's her 5th litter since I started following her 🥰🥰🥰🦦💚

Thank you so much Steve 😍🙏🏻🦦💚

Thank you very much 😍🙏🏻🦦💚

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Sounds like an absolutely glorious walk Lynn 😍👍🏻💚

An absolutely joyful first Otter encounter of the year this morning 🥹🥰😍💚 an Otter I checked up on 3 weeks ago has finally brought her cubs out. What a thrill to walk along the shore and hear those distant squeaks and get to follow along for the next 2 and a half hours 🥰🥰🥰💚💚💚 Isle of Bute #nature

Despite being full of the cold it was a glorious start to the year Tanya 😍🥰💚

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Thank you very much Vicky! 🥰🙏🏻💚

A very special start to 2025 with the first Aurora display of the year. At one point the reds were huge across the sky and so vibrant to the naked eye 😍😍😍 Happy New Year 🥰💚 Isle of Bute #ilovebute