John Moncrieff

Shetland based (mostly) wildlife photographer and wildlife guide, particularly for Otters!

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Some #worldotterday pics from Shetland

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@luaimear Cheers, not been great the last few months but future looking brighter now..

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Some Shetland Otters...

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@JackPerksPhoto They're a 'Bentie' in Shetland. Rescued half a dozen from a dried stream a few years ago and they are now breeding well in the garden ponds.

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Otter and Octopus, Shetland

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Even Otters stand on lego pieces from time to time...

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@80s_Kidz Had that same one! Open the door and find poorly painted Airfix kits hanging from the ceiling

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Noctilucent clouds tonight #shetland

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Mating Leopard Slugs last night, suspended from the wall of our house.

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A couple of Killer Whales hunting and quickly eating a Common Seal in Shetland today

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@Josh_Jaggard A Skate of some kind👍

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Red Necked Phalaropes, Great Skuas (Bonxie), and a Puffin - Shetland

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Eider Ducks at Fetlar, Shetland

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Gannets at Hermaness, Shetland

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@MoMackenzie1 The Otters dined well that night 😎 No, we think it got away - more of a curious look than any attempt at eating it 👍

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A few Otters for #WorldOtterDay

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Had to give this one a helping hand before the helicopter ran out of fuel while trying to park...

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@highland_andy Same in Shetland - can't stray far from the house without a bottle of water in this weather

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@jet2tweets I didn't think it had been so long - I guess I should book soon..

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Interesting view of the Octopus's colour change - apparently white is stress or a warning. I picked one up once that an Otter had left behind (minus a few tentacles) and put it back in the sea, and it changed colour within a second. Amazing animals