From January to May, our whole herd are out roaming free on the mountains, enjoying the wintry weather that they’re so well-equipped for. Whilst it can be ridiculously wild at times, on other days it is completely still, with glorious sunshine. I thought it would be nice to put up a selection of photos from the last month or two to give you a taste of our winter days…
Oslo leading the herd over for breakfast.Glorious views out over Aviemore on a beautiful day.Camus, Sika, Brie and Bordeaux. Sika’s not sure about what she just ate!Origami and the herd on an icy morning.Ochil wondering if the food is ready yetOkapi has cast the main uprights of her antlers, leaving her looking a bit like a unicorn!Spider has found a nice pool for an after dinner drink.Santana sporting one of her antlers.Handsome Rubiks posing!Pavlova is easily recognised with her white tuft of hair on her forehead.Parmesan with her white face marking, and old lass Fonn in the background.Olympic is always one of the first to see us.LX on a grey day…… and again on a blue sky day!Fonn is the oldest reindeer in the herd, at nearly 17 years old.Ryvita and her calf Berlin.Beautiful Dixie.Dixie, Fly and Lulu, stalwarts of the herd.Young Dante.Camembert, what a star!Brie, Inca and Meadow.We always give the calves some preferential feeding out of the bags – it keeps their condition up and keeps them tame – here’s Bordeaux, Florence, Athens and Texel enjoying a snack.Blyton and Camembert.Baffin.Angua and mum Tap. Both are quite shy reindeer but we’ve put lots of effort into feeding them extra feed each day and their confidence has come on in leaps and bounds.Hen, Lotti and Dave – feeding mission completed!Happy reindeer eating their feed.Celt on a windy day.Little Kiruna.
