Ecobird's photos with the keyword: Kyleakin

Kyleakin harbour, Isle of Skye, and the the air seems to crackle with the promise of a storm to come. The light on the water and the clouds combine to add an electric mood and I have added ELO and 'Shine a Little Love' as a link www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJuTIxwQw0k

A storm about to break over Kyleakin harbour and the ruins of Castle Moil (Casteal Maol) on the Isle of Skye. Fragments of a medieval tower are all that remain. Built in the 15th Century by the MacKinnan family, it is thought it may have been built on the site of an earlier structure. Following the death of James V a meeting of the chiefs was held here and it was decided that Sir Donald MacDonald was to become the new Lord of the Isles Prior to the building of the Skye Bridge the old ferry used to run from Loch Ailsh to Kyleakin Best viewed large. Please press 'z'

Four Sparrows in a Maple Tree Uploaded for CWP

The roof of this feeder is a well used perch for these collared doves and by the way it leans you can see they are really too heavy for it! I have added the link 'He's Not Heavy, He's My Brother' by the Hollies as the first link www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7bVQXG10-w The doves seem to be balancing each other's weight out by taking one end each so I have added a second link - 'Trying to get the balance right' by Mary Black www.youtube.com/watch?v=csu4L2KZBsE

Taken from outside of the Bright Water Visitor Centre at Kyleakin, The centre took its name from the title of the book 'Ring of Bright Water' by naturalist and author Gavin Maxwell. This was one of a trilogy of books about his life and adventures with otters. 'The Rocks Remain', another book in the trilogy, features Teko, one of the otters who lived with him, and is the subject of the sculpture above. It was presented to the centre by its sculptor, Laurence Broderick. Gavin Maxwell bought the disused lighthouse cottage on EILEAN BÀN (the White Island), which is a small island below the Skye Bridge, where he wrote, and also reared otters. He died in 1969 and Teko died shortly afterwards. Beyond the fence can be seen the remains of Casteal Maol, or Castle Maol, or Castle Moil as it is known. The link is Val Doonican and 'Ring of Bright Water' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu12UBsOE20&t=102s

Rainbow over Kyleakin Harbour. The link is 'Catch the Rainbow' by Rainbow www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rQxI3-xSeg

Kyleakin, Isle of Skye. The Scot Ranger passes under the Skye Bridge and in the car park the mobile cinema unit (the blue bus) has arrived. Cue for a song I think so I have added 'Saturday Night at the Movies' by the Drifters www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkjFhoW2ns

HFF! Loch Alsh from Kyleakin The Link is 'Float Your Boat' by Ryan Follese. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHmVC9Bcpw0 Maybe more in keeping with the mood is my second link :Float On' by the Floaters www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D5fGLOLSwI Sight and Sound

Kyleakin, Isle of Skye I loved the way the bends and twists of this stretch of water were accentuated by its banks and the song 'Bend It' by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich came into my head. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSlpK0U9dhE

Kyleakin, Isle of Skye.

Castle Moil and Loch Alsh, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye