When we plan a trip, as most people might, we consider the things we enjoy seeing. For any particular destination, the objectives might be different. One of the things I might always research in advance to any locale would be what type of wildlife I might find there, being sure to include any worthy experiences.

For our trip to Scotland, I was lucky enough to find ‘Focus On Wildlife’, with Victor Soares. Over the course of 5 days, we were able to photograph puffins, sea eagles, and otters from the Isle of Mull. Victor not only brought us to the animals, but was generous with his time and knowledge to assure we came about with great photos.

I was delighted to find a wide variety of animals I could encounter on our Scotland trip, so made an effort to line up some individual excursions.

On the Isle of Mull, we saw puffins, puffins, puffins. (See more puffin pix here … https://kritterspaw.com/2025/06/21/puffins-puffins-puffins/ ).

We saw Eurasian Sea Otters…

and Sea Eagles…

We saw hairy coo cows, and red deer…

We even ran across a pheasant, moreover, it ran across us..

In the Cairngorms National Park we saw lots of caribou..

and even badgers..

I can’t think of another vacation quite so ‘lucrative’ in wildlife. I felt extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to see, and photograph, nature’s creatures in the wild. It was a thrilling treat.