Edinburgh Life

Front Cover of Edinburgh Life magazine featuring Yang Guang, the male panda settling into his new life at Edinburgh Zoo

Giant Pandas Arrive at Edinburgh Zoo

Chinese Pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang, the eight-year-old pair of giant pandas, arrived at Edinburgh Zoo yesterday afternoon and will be the first to live in the UK for 17 years. Edinburgh Zoo are hopeful that the pandas will give birth to cubs during their 10 year stay in Scotland.

Hundreds of people lined the streets around the zoo to welcome the pandas to Scotland.

I was commissioned by Weber Shandwick in behalf of Edinburgh Zoo to cover the arrival and was the only photographer to capture the first photograph of the pandas inside their new enclosure.

A selection of UK press coverage can be found here.

Lovebirds

Lovebirds Colin and Erika Oulton who met at Edinburgh Zoo when Colin was looking after the Rainbow Lorikeets. Photographed for Scotsman Magazine. Visit RobMcDougall.com

Rainbow Lorikeet

I photographed this Rainbow Lorikeet while I was at Edinburgh Zoo doing a job for The Scotsman Magazine. Visitors are able to feed nectar to the birds by hand and if you are very lucky one may land on your head. Visit RobMcDougall.com