We spotted a wide range of wildlife during the hot weather in Scotland last month with multiple spotting of deer in the fields and on the beach, a pair of pheasants calling to each other regularly, an adder crossing a hot footpath, many different birds (even more than usual), and a couple of field mice under the hedge came out each evening to share the food put out for the birds.
As well as the images I have selected below, we also witnessed dramatic but unsuccessful chases by weasels of small rabbits – one of them ended right at my feet! On hearing a squeal I looked to my left to see a rabbit being chased by a weasel half its size straight towards me. It was only when they were no more than a metre away that they spotted a dog and ran off in opposite directions – I had been expecting the kill to take place at my feet.
