点评:We had such a marvellous day with Andrew from “Wildlife on Mull Tours” yesterday 29 July 2024. We saw so many animals: two adult white-tailed eagles, one white-tailed eagle chick, four adders, red deer with velvety antlers, a male hen harrier and a chick hunting together, a mom and daughter otter hunting, playing and snoozing together, many seals, a pheasant, a peacock, oystercatchers, and many more.
Andrew explained all habits, features, individual characteristics of the animals we were privileged to observe. He knows them and talks about them as they are his next-door neighbours. He is never patronising in his descriptions, but explains wildlife time and again until you understand what he means. He was ever so patient with my endless translations to our children (aged 10 and 11), and our kids were in awe of all the astounding landscapes and animals they could see “for real.” They immediately shared pictures with their friends and family on their phones 😊
Andrew definitely has understood the art of the understatement and is funny and thoughtful at the same time.
Andrew’s van has plenty of space and a set of binoculars for every single person on the tour. He also brings 2 telescopes so that everyone can get a good close-up view of the animals spotted. Andrew was so respectful towards the animals: he gets close enough so you can observe them but remains at a respectful distance so as not to disturb their natural habitat.
Honestly, this was a day that we will always remember fondly. Andrew has been living on Mull for a long time and knows this island like the back of his hand. He is kind and thoughtful, plays into the interests and likings of the people joining him on tour, stops to briefly say hello to the locals he knows well. And he made every single one of us stand in awe of Mull’s astounding nature. Thank you so much, Andrew.
翻译:昨天,2024 年 7 月 29 日,我们与“马尔岛野生动物之旅”的 Andrew 度过了美妙的一天。我们看到了许多动物:两只成年白尾鹰、一只白尾鹰幼雏、四只蝰蛇、长着天鹅绒鹿角的马鹿、一只雄性雄鹞和一只幼雏一起狩猎、一对母水獭一起狩猎、玩耍和打盹、许多海豹、一只野鸡、一只孔雀、蛎鹬等等。
Andrew 解释了我们有幸观察到的动物的所有习性、特征和个体特征。他了解它们,并像谈论隔壁邻居一样谈论它们。他的描述从不居高临下,而是一次又一次地解释野生动物,直到你明白他的意思。他非常耐心地听我给我们的孩子(10 岁和 11 岁)无休止的翻译,我们的孩子对他们“真实”看到的所有令人惊叹的风景和动物感到敬畏。他们立即用手机与朋友和家人分享了照片😊
安德鲁绝对懂得轻描淡写的艺术,同时又风趣又体贴。
安德鲁的面包车空间很大,还为每位游客准备了一副双筒望远镜。他还带了两架望远镜,这样每个人都可以近距离观察发现的动物。安德鲁对动物非常尊重:他离动物足够近,让你可以观察它们,但又保持着适当的距离,以免打扰它们的自然栖息地。
说实话,这是我们永远都会怀念的一天。安德鲁在马尔岛生活了很长时间,对这个岛了如指掌。他善良体贴,会照顾到和他一起旅行的人的兴趣和喜好,停下来和他熟悉的当地人简短地打招呼。他让我们每个人都对马尔岛令人惊叹的自然风光感到敬畏。非常感谢你,安德鲁。