THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The High Island is spell-binding. Atmospheric, compulsive and utterly gripping, Anderson is on fire' — Helen Fields, international bestselling author of the DCI Callanach series
https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney #CrimeFiction

THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The sense of place is strong and the plot is as intriguing as ever – in The High Island Lin Anderson has worked her particular magic once more' — Alexander McCall Smith
https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney

The pier at Stromness in Orkney, on the shore of Hamnavoe, an inlet of Scapa Flow. The background view is of the islands of Graemsay (at low level) and Hoy (at higher level). More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #Stromness #Orkney #Harbour #Hamnavoe

"Cam-owl-flage"

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) peering out from a fir tree at Grimbister, #Orkney.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsInAbstract; from motion blur, obscure angles, or contrasting textures, anything goes!

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Owl 🪶🦉

At the @nessofbrodgar.bsky.social open day for the @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social #Archaeology festival. If you are in Kirkwall pop along to the King Street Halls 11am-3pm, talk to the experts, take part in the activities and find out more about the post ex work #Orkney #Neolithic

THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The sense of place is strong and the plot is as intriguing as ever – in The High Island Lin Anderson has worked her particular magic once more' — Alexander McCall Smith
https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney

THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The High Island is spell-binding. Atmospheric, compulsive and utterly gripping, Anderson is on fire' — Helen Fields, international bestselling author of the DCI Callanach series
https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney #CrimeFiction

Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of islanders by a fishing boat at #Rackwick #Bay, #Island of #Hoy, #Orkney #Islands. Name Rackwick is from Old #Norse and means " wreckage bay " tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2015/11/old-...

Hen harrier.
Hovering.

Links of Moclett today.

#Papay
#Orkney
#henharrier

"Brood Food"

a busy new dad Eurasian Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) at Grimbister, #Orkney, in July.

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Mouthful; any bird with anything in its beak.

#OrkneyBirding #BirdingScotland #BirdsOfBluesky #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsoftheworld #ornithology #Chaffinch 🪶

In a remarkable milestone for HMS Tern, a photograph has been successfully developed in the new darkroom at the #Orkney airfield for the first time in 80 years. #navalhistory tinyurl.com/bdcn67pv

THE HIGH ISLAND - 'The High Island is spell-binding. Atmospheric, compulsive and utterly gripping, Anderson is on fire' — Helen Fields, international bestselling author of the DCI Callanach series
https://bit.ly/4pzBB4H #TheHighIsland #LinAnderson #Orkney #CrimeFiction

Could be a bit of both of today's themes..

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is:

#Mouthful; a bird with anything in its beak

Alt is #Black plumage.

#Papay
#aakward
#Orkney