Ian McKay
@ayemckay.bsky.social
A siege of heron on the Ouze at Finstown, Orkney this morning. Over thirty birds in all.
September 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
A siege of heron on the Ouze at Finstown, Orkney this morning. Over thirty birds in all.
Aptly from Burns’ ‘To A Louse’ -
“O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!”
“O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!”
April 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Aptly from Burns’ ‘To A Louse’ -
“O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!”
“O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!”
A har tsunami in Orkney…
April 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A har tsunami in Orkney…
Leaving Orkney for a visit south…
February 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Leaving Orkney for a visit south…
A nice birthday and a great cake!
February 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A nice birthday and a great cake!
And if we all need a bit of calm in this world, here are the waves off Birsay in Orkney yesterday following the storms
January 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
And if we all need a bit of calm in this world, here are the waves off Birsay in Orkney yesterday following the storms
Apricot Orkney Morning…
January 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Apricot Orkney Morning…
Orkney dazzling tonight
January 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Orkney dazzling tonight
Raise a glass this evening to our neighbour, Erlend.
This is Damsay in the Bay of Firth, Orkney.
870 years ago tonight, back for Christmas and way too pissed in the drinking hall here, Earl Erlend Haraldsson was murdered by Earls Rögnvald Kali Kolsson and Harald Maddadsson.
Office parties…🤷🏻♂️ 🍺 ⚔️
This is Damsay in the Bay of Firth, Orkney.
870 years ago tonight, back for Christmas and way too pissed in the drinking hall here, Earl Erlend Haraldsson was murdered by Earls Rögnvald Kali Kolsson and Harald Maddadsson.
Office parties…🤷🏻♂️ 🍺 ⚔️
December 21, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Raise a glass this evening to our neighbour, Erlend.
This is Damsay in the Bay of Firth, Orkney.
870 years ago tonight, back for Christmas and way too pissed in the drinking hall here, Earl Erlend Haraldsson was murdered by Earls Rögnvald Kali Kolsson and Harald Maddadsson.
Office parties…🤷🏻♂️ 🍺 ⚔️
This is Damsay in the Bay of Firth, Orkney.
870 years ago tonight, back for Christmas and way too pissed in the drinking hall here, Earl Erlend Haraldsson was murdered by Earls Rögnvald Kali Kolsson and Harald Maddadsson.
Office parties…🤷🏻♂️ 🍺 ⚔️
Sometimes even the moon just wants to hide away a while…#beautifulOrkney
November 26, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Sometimes even the moon just wants to hide away a while…#beautifulOrkney
Finstown trying out for the nativity pics this morning #beautifulOrkney
November 25, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Finstown trying out for the nativity pics this morning #beautifulOrkney
Hard to beat Yesnaby, even without the crashing waves and cliffs
November 25, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Hard to beat Yesnaby, even without the crashing waves and cliffs
First post should be beautiful Orkney I suppose. And I get to look at it every day.
November 20, 2024 at 9:18 AM
First post should be beautiful Orkney I suppose. And I get to look at it every day.