Season 01
Although Scotland's iconic Highlands are harsh to live in due to seasons and more, they teem with prospering wildlife. Seas, 'lochs' (lakes, Ness containing more water the all lakes in England in Wales) and rivers, rich in fish, form the basis of an affluent food pyramid on top of which is the fish eagle, breeding in between migration from and back to West Africa, in time to feast on the salmon returning to its native breeding grounds. Fish-eaters also include otters and dippers which nest in cavities by the bustling rivers, but when melting snow makes them rise wildly, young must be hastily leave, ready to fly or not. On land, owls rather feeds on the abundant rodents, as do weasel family-members like the stoat, whose stamina suffices to outrun a rabbit. Squirrels acrobatically feed and nest in high trees, while deer fawns must hide until strong enough to run with mother. Written by KGF Vissers
All Episodes - S01
EPS01
Although Scotland's iconic Highlands are harsh to live in due to seasons and more, they teem with prospering wildlife. Seas, 'lochs' (lakes, Ness containing more water th ...
EPS02
Summer is the richest and most intense season in the Highlands, when abundant food enables raising young. For prey species, that's always a balancing act between safety a ...
EPS03
After the warm abundance of summer, many migratory species leave Scotland, with few newcomers, like some geese, and a star re-migrant: Atlantic salmons, Scotland's riches ...
EPS04
The Highlands may seem timeless, since the Roman reached what they called the Caledonian forest, nearly all has been transformed by humans. Vast woodlands were felled, mo ...