DURING the past few weeks on the Isle of Mull, I’ve spent quite a bit of time at higher altitudes monitoring the upland ecology at this hostile time of the year, writes Ewan Miles of Nature Scotland.
Only the hardiest of species survive in these conditions and you can go for an hour without seeing any sign of bird life.
Winter mode is starting to set in, with increased snow cover in the mountainous setting and a chilly Atlantic air-stream powering in off the sea.