This Christmas we have produced two calendars: the usual one for close friends and family; and a site-specific one for the lady who allows us to survey her pond for dragonflies and damselflies (and anything else we might find). There was a little crossover between the two, but not much.
For the standard 2026 one, neither Megan nor I had taken as many photographs as usual during the year, but we were still able to come up with something, in a roughly 50-50 split of our images.
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| Cover photo 2026: South Bay, North Ronaldsay |
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| From top left: Jackdaws, West coast of Orkney, Redshank, Orange Tip butterfly, Leaves, Green Tiger Beetle, Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue butterflies, Black Darters mating, Grey Seal pup, Stromness sunset, Orphir coastal path. |
And then, for YH at Brinkies Guest House, we had to combine several years worth of photos to create her 2026 calendar.
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| Cover photo 2026: View across the pond to the hills of Hoy |
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| From top left: Green-veined White butterfly, Immature Black Darter, Emperor Moth caterpillar, Mature Black Darter, Yellow-barred Peat Hoverfly, Pond in early Summer, Black Darter close-up, Broom Moth caterpillar, Emerald Damselfly, Sexton Beetle, Mating Black Darters, Bog Reed Beetles. |
As time waits for no wildlife, the 2027 calendar is already hungry for photographs.
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