"Alan White" wrote in message
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Those of you reading my [WR]s will have seen me refer to 'water devils'.
These are the liquid form of 'dust 'devils' where a small column of
rotating dust or water is lifted up and skitters across the landscape or
surface of the water.

At the moment, a large number of 'water devils' are forming on Loch
Long, more frequently than I've noticed before, and I've managed to
photograph them.

My apologies for the quality. They were taken through a window using a
lens equivalent to a 600mm 35mm camera lens so camera shake hasn't
helped either.

http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/Pc120764.jpg
http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/Pc120766.jpg
http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/Pc120768.jpg
http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/Pc120769.jpg

I saw something very similar last week while driving along the side of
Bassenthwaite Lake on the way to Keswick. Hadn't heard the term, "water
devils" before, but I'll know what to call them next time I see them. If I
have a camera with me next time I'll try and stop and take a few photos.

ally