Skywatch Friday - burning heather
Seen here from halfway up Ben Rinnes, pink plumes of smoke from burning heather add to the frosty haze over the hills. Heather is set on fire in the winter to encourage fresh green growth in the spring for grouse to feed on. Later in the year, starting on the inappropriately named 'Glorious Twelfth' of August, the grouse will be shot in large numbers for sport.Still on the bird theme, I have to confess that the apparently beautifully placed eagle to the left of this shot is in fact a fibre on the lens. It will pop up again on these Ben Rinnes photos, so I thought I'd better own up...
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Does someone set the heather on fire or is it somehow a natural fire. Interesting post for Skywatch Friday.
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Very cool photo! I love how you can see the smoke, the haze and the mountains.
ReplyDeletewaouh, Very impresive!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting shot. Just out of curiousity - what does the burning heather smell like?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fairytale!
ReplyDeleteAmazing shot!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot. :)
ReplyDeleteThe people here on the West coast of Norway used to burn heather earlier also.
Not anymore....
Maybe because there are no farmers left....?
A fantastic vision ..... for a very bad reason, in fact.
ReplyDeleteAll these mountains in the distance ......just wonderful.
You've added your little trademark as an eagle. That's funny, and well made, non intentionally.
Thanks for the laugh, Linda! I didn't notice the "eagle" until you pointed it out. I'll be watching for it later. ;o)
ReplyDeleteHappy SWF! (I do have an eagle, but not a live one, on my post.)
Wow - I've never heard of this . . . does the heather have a particular or singular odor to it as it burns? Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteGreat capture of the burning fires, thanks for sharing.
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Ok I admit I thoguth a bird. I agree with you Glorious it most definitely isn't. This looks like a mini tornado rather than a fire doesn't it.
ReplyDeleteI count at least 11 layers of hills & mountains. Just beautifully done on the shading. The fire looks interesting nd with the whitish smoke, non-threatening.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky watch post,
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Not so nice to hear about the grouse being shot, but I like the eagle :-)
ReplyDeleteWithout the smoke, it is like a Japanese painting.
ReplyDeleteNice Heather is my wifes name hmmmmmmm . PERHAPS YOU CCAN oops sorry .........find an eagle for us all we get down south are kestrals
ReplyDeleteGreat photo! It looks like some one painted it.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting photo. The cloud looks like a hand trying to stretch to the ground. Wow! amazing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, mysterious landscape. Sunset below very showy! Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments. In answer to questions, the heather is set on fire - it very rarely gets dry enough that we have natural fires such as in North America. I don't think it smells particularly lovely, but then again I don't like the smell of peat smoke, which is meant to be fantastically romantic and Celtic twilight-ish. It just makes my eyes water and gives me a headache...
ReplyDeleteGreat capture and so interesting, who knew that there was deliberate burning of the heather. That aside, I just love the mountains rolling off into the distance.
ReplyDeleteWow - the smoke from the burning heather makes it look like it is causing the whole sky to be hazy, even eerie, like something (a dragon perhaps) is about to emerge from the haze, just how we see in most movies. But I do love it, great capture :)
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this is a mistical shot. I love the depth. Thank you for sharing.
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What a mystic shot. But for the clouds of smoke it's nightmarish.
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ReplyDeleteI add some explanations about the "White stone" on my blog ;)
Oh, that is such a beautiful scene! Could easily pass as a painting. An absolutely excellent shot!
ReplyDeleteNice shot , i was pleased to learn that they burnt heather to give more food to the grouse but very sad when i learnt that killing grouse is a sport :(
ReplyDeleteThe distant mountain sare supercool here. Strange and fascinating colours.
ReplyDeleteReally cool shot! Poetic! Funny about the fake eagle :))))
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit on my blog. That little brown dog is my doggy D'Ora. Her head pops up every now and then on the pictures I took from our stroll through Naschmarkt in Vienna. She loves to eat all day...
ReplyDeleteThat's the hand of god, isn't it?
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