Cornish Highlanders

I was so surprised to see them there Michael, many thanks my friend,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Mukesh,
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Just trying to make you look forward to your holiday in Cornwall Lyn, my main purpose was to get some photos of Cape Cornwall but the monument on top had scaffolding all round it but this surprise more than made up for it, many thanks,
Regards, Rod.

Hi Wendy, thank-you very much indeed,
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Thanks so much Tom, they were a long way from Scotland but looked perfect in that coastal setting,
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Hi Linda, thank-you very much, they are beautiful cattle and it was quite a surprise to see them here,
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Thank-you very much Ann, Cornwall was wonderful this year, the weather couldn’t have been better for our holiday,
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Thank-you very much Wanda, what a nice comment to receive,
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No I haven’t seen the camels Richard, we were going to go to Coverack this year but spent a bit longer than planned at Mullion Cove, many thanks my friend,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Kim, I do love Cornwall, must be time you visited it again,
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I thought that too Denise but none the less was most surprised to see them so far from the Scottish highlands, many thanks,
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Thank-you very much Estes,
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These were only young ones Renee, the hair gets even longer as they get older but they look so cute, many thanks my friend,
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Thank-you very much John, the grass was perfect for grazing so they didn’t even notice me,
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Thank-you so much Evita, appreciated my friend,
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Thank-you very much Chris, the polarizer is worth it’s weight in gold on a sunny day,
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I never take an outdoor photograph without one when it’s sunny Chris, so much better to get the colour depth on camera rather than trying to add it in post editing.

Hi Rosie, they are a Scottish breed, Highland Cattle and are normally found in the part of Scotland I grew up in, I didn’t expect to see them down in Cornwall, as far away from Scotland as you can go in the UK., many thanks my friend,
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Thank-you very much,
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Thank-you so much Bela, very kind of you my friiend,
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Thank-you very much indeed Kent,
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Hi Colin, thanks so much my friend,
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Thank-you very much Cheryl,
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You must get a bigger suitcase Robyn, they are adorable creatures and certainly the last thing I was expecting to see on a headland on the Cornish coast.
If you go up to Tom Gomez comment above, he has a link to a beautiful image of them that he took, many thanks again my friend,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Trudi, I hope you have some good ones of the cattle to post.
I have never been up to the top of the headland where the castle is but have Googled the castle and there are a few photos of the ruins and the view from the top, perhaps next time I’m down there,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you so much Luda, appreciated as always my friend,
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Thank-you very much Lori,
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Thank-you very much Keith, appreciated my friend,
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They are a very docile breed Sandra otherwise I wouldn’t have been so near to them, they were more interested in the lush grass than the photographer anyway, thanks so much,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Carol, yes highland cattle are a very hairy and hardy breed, also reputed to be the best beef cattle in the UK when they graze on the heather clad mountains of Scotland, personally, I just think they look lovely,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Catherine, yes I was born in Moffat in the Lowlands then moved up to Inverness-shire as a toddler and lived there till I left school.
Next time I’m on the Lizard I’ll have to seek out those camels, hopefully Richard and yourself will be photographing them very soon,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you so much Daffo, I do enjoy sharing the beauty of Cornwall with photographers from many different countries, I was fortunate to get ideal weather during my holiday,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Brandie, much appreciated,
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Hi Dave, thank-you very much my friend, the Highland Cattle were such a surprise for me and I couldn’t resist a few shots with them grazing against the rugged coast, tell Sylvia, I know exactly what she means, my wife often struggles to understand certain Scottish accents,
Regards, Rod.

Whatever is Cornwall coming to Wayne, just had a look at the link on the wallaby on BBC newspage.
The Highland Cattle seemed to be happy in their coastal enclosure with a view but the grass seemed to be their main interest, many thanks my friend,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Denis, appreciated my friend,
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Thank-you very much Dawn, I’m missing Cornwall already, can’t wait till the next time I’m down there,
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They just didn’t build Hadrian’s Wall high enough Don, yes it was wonderful in Cornwall but over far too quickly, many thanks my friend,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you so much Kathy, much appreciated,
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Thank-you very much Svetlana,
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Thank-you so much Jen, I do so enjoy my visits to Cornwall, it’s so beautiful there,
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Many thanks Shaun, much appreciated my friend,
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I’m sure you will love Cornwall if you get the opportunity to make a trip John, it has so much charm and natural beauty to offer the visitor and photographer, many thanks my friend,
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Thank-you very much indeed,
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Our Scottish friends were indeed quite a surprise to find there and as you rightly say, they do seem quite at home, thank-you very much Nan,
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Thank-you so much Ginny, I was so surprised to find Highland cattle on the Cornish coast but a most welcome bonus,
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Thank-you very much James,
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Thank-you very much Peter, I had gone down there to take some shots of Cape Cornwall but there was scaffolding all over the pinnacle so that ruled it out.
The highland cattle were more than compensation even if quite a surprise ro find them grazing there though, I have since been told that they graze and leave the kind of grass height that the Cornish Chough seems to like, there are a few nesting along this part of the coast and they are actively trying to encourage them back to Cornwall,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much indeed Carol,
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Thank-you so much Sandy, what a lovely comment to receive, I’m blushing now,
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Thank-you very much Maggie, they seemed to be enjoying the coast of Cornwall as much as I do,
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Many thanks again Jens, much appreciated,
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Thank-you very much Ron, it was a pleasant surprise to see the Highland Cattle there so I had to include them in the composition,
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Thank-you very much Hans, the Highland Cattle were so much at home on the Cornish coast,
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Thank-you very much Henri, Highland Cattle seem to be making a presence in so many parts of the world in recent years, I was delighted to find these ones on the Cornish coast and just had to include them in the composition,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Vadim, they are Scottish Highland cattle and as a Scot I was delighted to see them grazing on the Cornish coast so far from their native Scotland,
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Thank-you very much,
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Hi Tina, thanks so much my friend, it was a surprise to see the Highland cattle there in Cornwall so I just had to get them in a couple of the coastal shots,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you so much Lois, it was a surprise to see them there on the Cornish coast, I have since heard that they are there because they graze at a height that encourages the Cornish Chough to nest and settle in the area, they are an ancient species of black bird similar to a crow and have been missing from Cornwall for years, thankfully they are slowly coming back to their native county and a team of volunteers are guarding their nests 24/7,
Regards, Rod.

Many thanks again Kathy, many people think they only come in the one golden brown colour but it was good to see the full range of colours together like this and in such a beautiful location,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much again Sharon, I’d have been more than happy with the coastal shot, the bonus of the Highland cattle grazing in the foreground made my day,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Hillie, I took this on a recent holiday in Cornwall, I was so surprised to see Highland cattle there and what a view they were enjoying,
Regards, Rod.

They look so much at home yet so far from their native Scotland, a bit like the photographer perhaps, many thanks again Sonia,
Regards, Rod.

I think it must be the Scottish blood, they seem to pop up in every corner of the world these days, there is a herd of them high on Dartmoor not so far from where I live now in Devon, thank-you very much Kate,
Regards, Rod.

No they don’t clip any cattle that I’ve heard of Lynda, these are only young and will have much longer coats as they mature, Jerseys and the other Channel Island breed Guernseys are cute but quite different from the Scottish Highland cattle, many thanks my friend,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Brendan, there was a dry stone wall around the little field the cattle were in, I was surprised to see them there on the Cornish coast,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Malcolm, directly opposite the entrance to the car park there is a gate to the field the cattle were in, I just hopped over the gate and tried to frame them all and include as much of the headland as I could.
I went a little further down to the old ruined St. Helens Oratory and tried a similar kind of composition with the headland as a backdrop but haven’t got round to editing any of them yet,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Jaffrae, I was more than pleased with getting the coastal composition in such good weather conditions but the Highland Cattle were a bonus I wasn’t expecting,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Julie, we certainly get a lot more rain than you do, hence the greenery, sometimes a lot more rain than we need,
Regards, Rod.

Thank-you very much Mike, it was quite a pleasant surprise for me as a Scot to see them there, they do seem well suited to the rugged terrain,
Regards, Rod.