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Robert Cruickshanks’ Ootmahoosewindae 2020 calendar in aid of a mental health charity features some of his best wildlife shots.
Winterwatch returns to Argyll Eagles feasting and fighting on Mull and pine martens making regular night visits to a garden in Oban were just some of the gems featured on Winterwatch 2022. The wildlife discovery returned to BBC Two on Tuesday January 18 for two weeks. Presenter Iolo Williams was on his home from home on Mull. He first visited the island more than 30 years ago
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and is still fascinated by its wildlife. Oban photographer Robert Cruickshanks also had a slot sharing the mental health benefits of nature watching. Viewers saw Iolo take a privileged peek inside a recently abandoned White Tailed Eagle’s nest to find out how it is built and to gain an insight into their varied diet from the scraps they leave behind. He also
looked at Ptarmigan, otters, hares and short-eared owls. The live show also had cameras trained on a deer carcass to see the array of wildlife that comes to it in the winter months when food can be hard to come by. Other winter stories were presented by Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan, live for their third season from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, while zoologist and
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