Handa Island Travel Guide

  Where you wait for the boat
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      Where you wait for the boat
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  • Billy 'no mates' on the boat to Handa
      Billy 'no mates' on the boat to Handa
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Puffins!

Puffins!, Handa Island

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in a carpet of flowers...

in a carpet of flowers..., Handa Island

 globetrott Says:   There are always these wonderful small flowers around puffin's nests.I am not sure, wether these lovely flowers will bloom the whole year, or just in june/july, when I had been there.For a picture like this you need a special lens or you have to work on it by Adobe... 

Puffin's family life

Puffin's family life, Handa Island

 globetrott Says:   Puffins have their characteristic colors only during summer and will loose their colors in august, when their young ones are big enough to care for themseves.They might even totally leave the island, according to some infos I heard on TV once.So when you get there in... 

Birds, Birds, Birds...

Birds, Birds, Birds..., Handa Island

 globetrott Says:  Handa island is a remote island in the north of Scotland, close to Scurrie on the west-coast.Small boats take you there on fullday-tours - the island is inhabitated ONLY by birds,birds,birds... There will be only a few people on the island and so there are plenty of places,... 

Take a walk on the wild side !

Take a walk on the wild side !, Handa Island

 globetrott Says:  For pictures like this you will need a special lens like my 5,6 / 400mm APO lens, that is mostly twice as expensive than a good camera. The smallest distance to take pics is 4 meters and only the object will be sharp when you use the opening of 5,6. It was great fun to see... 

A small lake

A small lake, Handa Island

 globetrott Says:  On your way from Scourri to the place, where the boats for for Handa Island are leaving, you will pass a really remote scottish landscape.Small mountains and lakes, almost no houses, but a lot of sheep This was a small lake I saw on my way back into civilisation, on my way... 

WHAT is HE doing ??? :-))

WHAT is HE doing ???  :-)), Handa Island

 globetrott Says:  Hmmm...strange behaviourI am sure, it must be a HE...Girls never do this :-))or is it simply a clever way to dry one's feathers... ....of course this is the traditional way to dry it's feathers in the open sun, it simply looks strange to us, as other birds will never do it... 

Cormorans sunbathing

Cormorans sunbathing, Handa Island

 globetrott Says:  You will see all kinds of different birds, when you walk over the island.Normally birds of the same kind live togeather, and different bays are for different kinds of birds.So have a look around each corner, and go every small path you may find. Don't forget a tele-lens...I... 

The mainland seen from Handa

The mainland seen from Handa, Handa Island

 globetrott Says:  These cliffs are really very steep, and there is absolutely no fence - so YOU have to decide yourself, how close you get to the edge of the cliffs, when taking pics ! I was really lucky with the weather......in the background you see the Scottish mainland 

Powder your nose,like the birds do...

Powder your nose,like the birds do..., Handa Island

 globetrott Says:   The boat to Handa will start at about 08.00 a.m. and will be return in the afternoon at about 04.00 p.m.There are NO facilities on the island:No restaurant,No Kiosk, not even a place to powder your nose......you would actually have to do it the way, the birds do it... 

Happy Landing ??

Happy Landing ??, Handa Island

 globetrott Says:   Watch Puffins while they fly and land...flying looks great, but whenever they are landing it looks so strange, like they still have to practize... 

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  Watch Puffins while they fly and land...flying looks great, but whenever they are landing it looks so strange, like they still have to practize... 

 

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Home for millions of birds

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  HANDA - Island - is a bird-sanctuary on a small island west of Scurrie 

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Handa Island - Birds & Beautiful Beaches

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 Look hard! Must See ... Puffins 

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A bird watchers paradise!

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 Handa Island is a bird sanctuary. It is a very peaceful place (when the birds are being quiet!). Handa also has lovely scenery and a white sand beach, not a bad place to sit and wait for the boat... 

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