John Love - much loved by all lucky enough to have known him (photo: David Sexton)
A PIONEER of the reintroduction of white-tailed eagles in Scotland has died.
A popular figure in the birding world and throughout Scotland, especially in the Outer Hebrides, John A. Love died suddenly last Wednesday, October 18, at his cottage in Snishivale on the island of South Uist.
Born in Inverness and a graduate of Aberdeen University - his degree subject was Zoology - John managed the Sea Eagle Reintroduction for the Nature Conservancy Council on the Isle of Rum from 1975 to 1985.
Later, he worked as area officer (covering, Barra, the Uists and St Kilda) for Scottish Natural Heritage,
After his retirement in 2006, he stayed busy both as a writer and as a lecturer, sometimes on cruise ships, with a focus on the Hebrides nd its birds, especially maritime species and eagles.
Among his entertaining and authoritative books, both published by Whittles Publishing have been A Saga of Sea Eagles and A Natural History of Lighthouses, both reviewed in earlier editions of this blog.
John was also an accomplished violinist.
His funeral will be held on Monday, November 6, at 12.30 pm in Chisholms’ Funeral Home, Huntly Street, Inverness.
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| One of John Love's excellent books |
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