The Den of Alyth is a wonderful walk in steep sided gorge with Alyth Burn flowing through it, it's almost Jurassic in there under the canopy of trees with Ferns , mosses and lichen everywhere, great for fungus too at the right time. It's a walk that is usually pretty quiet and very peaceful with a good few birds flitting through.
I saw my first Spotted Flycatcher here and now go back each year to check for them again so, I thought I'd use this thread to collect up all my shots from down there and if you're ever in this area, add it to you itinerary, it isn't a long walk but just beautiful.
These shots are from April 2024, as we walked by the Burn, this Mallard was probing under the running water for tasty morsels I guess and it just caught my eye.
I know I have a tendency to ignore some birds and Mallard are often overlooked because they can be so common but also so beautiful.
Sorry! Can I help you?????
I don't go down there often enough, the light can be tricky but there can also be some great opportunities so I'll keep adding here.
Very effective with the fast shutter Scozmos.
Thanks Mac, it's almost always low light down there so LOTS of ISO too