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Filming killer whales – behind the scenes

After almost one year of filming, we had one week left and still no sign of orcas. Doubts were starting to creep in would we get chance to film one of the pods that visit Shetland in the summer?
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January 22, 2019
by Richard Shucksmith
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Humpback whale, Shetland, Shetland Isles, marine mammal

Humpback Whales Shetland

We have all been aware of the humpback whales last November/December that were getting seen almost daily round Shetland.
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April 10, 2017
by Richard Shucksmith
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cetaceans, ecology, Humpback Whales, Images, Images of Shetland, Landscape Shetland Isles, marine mammals, Nature in Shetland, Photo Shetland, photo tour, photography, Shetland holidays, Shetland Photo Tour, Underwater, whales, Wildlife in Shetland
Underwater gannets, Shetland gannets, Gannet photography, BWPA, Shetland Isles, wildlife photography, nature photography, Shetland Wildlife photography, awards, Highly Commended, Photography Awards

British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) 2015

September is an exciting time for UK wildlife photography, it's the month when the winners are announced for the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA).
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October 02, 2015
by Richard Shucksmith
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Images of Shetland, Landscape Shetland Islands, Landscape Shetland Isles, Nature in Shetland, Otter in Shetland, Otter photography, Otters in Shetland, Photo Shetland, Photographing Shetland otters, Photography Shetland, Shetland holidays, Shetland landscape photography, Shetland nature, Shetland nature photography, Shetland otter, Shetland otters, Shetland Photography, shetland wildlife, Shetland wildlife photography, Wild coast of Shetland, Wildlife in Shetland
Puffin, Shetland photography, puffin photography, Shetland Isles, Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica, Noss, National Nature Reserve , Underwater, puffin swimming underwater

Puffin Tastic

It's that time of year again when the seabirds come back to our shores. Puffins are one of the most adorable, and much loved of our seabirds, but we only see the puffins each year for a short period of their lives.
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October 02, 2015
by Richard Shucksmith
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Atlantic Puffin, Nature in Shetland, Otter photography, Otters in Shetland, Photograph puffins, puffin, Puffins in Shetland, Shetland, Shetland holiday, Shetland holidays, Shetland Photography, Shetland Puffin, Shetland puffin tour, Shetland seabirds, Wild Seabirds Shetland

Red throated divers: an amazing encounter

Sometimes you're just in the right place at the right time and the unexpected happens. Over the next four to five hours we photographed and watched some of the most incredible red throated diver behaviour I have ever witnessed.
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June 05, 2015
by Richard Shucksmith
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Images of Shetland, Nature in Shetland, Red throated diver, Shetland holidays, Shetland Islands, Shetland Isles, Shetland Photo, Shetland Photo Tour, Shetland Photography, shetland wildlife, Shetland wildlife photography, Wild Seabirds Shetland, Wildlife in Shetland
Shetland seabirds, Shetland nature, nature in Shetland, gannets, puffin, kittewake, Shetland images, Shetland photography, seabirds, seabird ecology, Shetland wildlife

Fair Isle the Island of Seabirds

Fair Isle is only 5 km long by 3 km wide and is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. In the height of the seabird-breeding season it provides home to over 250,000 seabirds, made up of 18 different nesting species, making Fair Isle internationally important for breeding seabirds.
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January 25, 2015
by Richard Shucksmith
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Atlantic Puffin, ecologist, ecology, gannets, marine, marine biology, Nature in Shetland, photo tour, Photography Shetland, puffin, Puffins, Puffins in Shetland, Shetland, Shetland images, Shetland Isles, Shetland seabirds, Skua, Wild Seabirds Shetland
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Blog

Filming killer whales - behind the scenes
Jan 22, 2019
Humpback whale, Shetland, Shetland Isles, marine mammal
Humpback Whales Shetland
Apr 10, 2017
Underwater gannets, Shetland gannets, Gannet photography, BWPA, Shetland Isles, wildlife photography, nature photography, Shetland Wildlife photography, awards, Highly Commended, Photography Awards
British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) 2015
Oct 02, 2015
Puffin, Shetland photography, puffin photography, Shetland Isles, Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica, Noss, National Nature Reserve , Underwater, puffin swimming underwater
Puffin Tastic
Oct 02, 2015
Red throated divers: an amazing encounter
Jun 05, 2015
Shetland seabirds, Shetland nature, nature in Shetland, gannets, puffin, kittewake, Shetland images, Shetland photography, seabirds, seabird ecology, Shetland wildlife
Fair Isle the Island of Seabirds
Jan 25, 2015
Shetland landscape, Shetland photo, Shetland photographic, Shetland images, seascapes, Shetland seascapes Photo Shetland
What a magical day, shortest but sunny day of the year
Jan 25, 2015
Shetland Islands, Muckle Roe, Shetland from the air, Photographing Shetland Islands
Shetland from the air
Jan 25, 2015

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