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  1. My Garden rarity

    My Garden rarity

    A bit of excitement in the middle of August, when a Magpie came to the garden. Unfortunately, he only sat at the top of the tree, behind the leaves and spent all his time preening. However, we can see enough to identify him. I just seem to get 1 or 2 visits a year, from the locally scarce species.
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    • 2024 august blairgowrie eurasian magpie nikon coolpix p900 perthshire pica pica scotland
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  2. All getting older??

    All getting older??

    Another maturing youngster... this Blue Tit seems to be losing his distinctive yellow feathers around the face. Another species which appeared to have had a good breeding season, as there were loads of youngsters, and they are still good numbers of Blue Tits at our two edge of town feeding stations
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    • 2024 august blairgowrie blue tit cyanistes caeruleus mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. How they do it

    How they do it

    This is for those who wonder why tits don't spend long at the feeders, and seem to know the exact moment that you're about to click the shutter timing it to the last nano second to fly off!! This Great Tit had, moments before, been on the peanut feeder. Grabbed one and flew up into a tree to...
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    • 2024 august blairgowrie great tit mause nikon coolpix p900 parus major perthshire scotland
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Maturing

    Maturing

    The young Great Spotted Woodpecker was a bit more independent now and finding his own way around the feeding station. BTW yesterday I was observing after filling the feeders and a female came to the nuts, later a male came, shortly after a third arrived and caused chaos with all three flying...
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    • 2024 august blairgowrie dendrocopus major great spotted woodpecker great spotted woodpecker juvenile mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  5. Loads!

    Loads!

    The Robins appear to have had a great breeding year round there, for there were loads of youngsters of varying ages. Even just recently I saw at least 5 individual adults at the Mause feeders.
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    • 2024 august blairgowrie erithacus rubecula european robin european robin juvenile mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. A first for me

    A first for me

    I've never noticed this happening before but this would appear to be a young male Chaffinch just beginning to get his adult colouring, judging by the blue feathers on his neck.
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    • 2024 august blairgowrie common chaffinch fringilla coelebs mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  7. Oh no!

    Oh no!

    I've a load of young gulls in here and I "don't do" gulls!!! However, I think we have Herring Gulls and Lesser Blackback Gulls with a Eurasian Oystercatcher thrown in for good measure. Then there's one odd one. An adult with a fine yellow bill with no red spot and pink legs. Just can't pin that...
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    • 2024 angus arbroath august eurasian oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus herring gull larus argentatus larus fuscus lesser blackback gull nikon coolpix p900 scotland
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  8. Rising tide

    Rising tide

    We finally got to the end of the prom so looked around to see what birds were there. A large group of Eurasian Oystercatchers, bathing and dozing and just thinking about when it would be time to move I guess. A single Herring Gull with them.
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    • 2024 angus arbroath august eurasian oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus nikon coolpix p900 scotland
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. Road block

    Road block

    Then our progress was halted by a jay-walking young Herring Gull with rather ruffled feathers. No idea what had upset him!
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    • 2024 angus arbroath august herring gull herring gull immature larus argentatus nikon coolpix p900 scotland
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  10. Guess it had to happen some time!

    Guess it had to happen some time!

    Over the years I've made many, many attempts to photograph a fly-by Barn Swallow, with no success whatsoever. I didn't even see any swallows flying about that day, so they weren't on my mind. This picture was taken in an attempt to try and work out what all the distant birds were on the water...
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    • 2024 barn swallow dunkeld hirunda rustica july loch of the lowes nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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  11. A big 'un

    A big 'un

    We then moved on to the coast, visiting Arbroath. As we drove along the front, there were a number of gulls loafing, walking or posturing on the wide grassy area beside the road. This is a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Well the storm is doing its damage... we had a powercut this afternoon. Came...
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    • 2024 angus arbroath august larus fuscus lesser black-backed gull nikon coolpix p900 scotland
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    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. Back to Ospreys

    Back to Ospreys

    Above the swans on the island, the Osprey returned to that treetop with partner still below, having appeared to have finished his meal. A very heavy crop, but I'm quite pleased with the result really. This was so lovely to see after the disappointment at Loch of the Lowes, when the female lost...
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    • 2024 angus august balgavies loch forfar nikon coolpix p900 osprey osprey flight pandion haliaetus scotland
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  13. Family outing

    Family outing

    There's an island not far from the hide which this Mute Swan family seemed to be heading for. Quite well grown cygnets too.
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    • 2024 angus august balgavies loch cygnus olor forfar mute swan mute swan cygnets nikon coolpix p900 scotland
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  14. Checking

    Checking

    Near the hide at Balgavies is a feeding station. A Coal Tit was checking out that it was safe to go in for a feed.
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    • 2024 angus august balgavies loch coal tit forfar nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater scotland
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  15. Two in Silhouette

    Two in Silhouette

    A few days later we paid a long overdue visit to Balgavies nature reserve. Osprey breed there but, in August, this was at the very end of the breeding season. I was just taking a picture of one perched on the very top of that tree when it suddenly took flight. It wasn't until later I realised...
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    • 2024 angus august balgavies loch forfar nikon coolpix p900 osprey pandion haliaetus pandion haliaetus haliaetus scotland
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  16. Under escort

    Under escort

    It seemed that the Mallards had surrounded the Mute Swan to escort him away (or keep him safe from marauders), though what they thought they could do is another matter!! A scene from the hide at Loch of the Lowes.
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    • 2024 anas platyrhynchos cygnus olor dunkeld july loch of the lowes mallard mute swan nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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  17. Gymnastic Ferdy

    Gymnastic Ferdy

    Ferdy, my friendly Pheasant at the Mause feeders is here showing his gymnastic abilities on the Balance Beam! I am rather attached to this guy. Saturday Fun
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    • 2024 blairgowrie common pheasant july mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire phasianus colchicus saturday fun scotland
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  18. Developing

    Developing

    A young Great Tit had graduated to peanuts. Doesn't take them long, does it!!
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    • 2024 blairgowrie great tit great tit juvenile july mause nikon coolpix p900 parus major perthshire scotland
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  19. Growing up

    Growing up

    I think this young Robin now qualifies as a juvenile, rather than fledgling, as he's started to get some red feathering on his breast. He seems to have been attracted to the coconut just like the Blue Tit had been LOL
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    • 2024 blairgowrie erithacus rubecula european robin european robin juvenile july mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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  20. How do I get out of here

    How do I get out of here

    Back at home, and first visit to the feeding station at Mause. A Blue Tit came to inspect the coconut feeder and then didn't seem to be too sure how to get away LOL. Sorry about my in and out attendance... got sciatica again, and the pills are the type that make you sleepy. So I keep dozing...
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    • 2024 blairgowrie blue tit common blue tit cyanistes caeruleus july mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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  21. Thirsty

    Thirsty

    Another visitor to the river, was a Carrion Crow who only came down to cool his feet and have a drink.
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    • 2024 carrion crow corvus corone forest of dean gloucestershire july lower lydbrook nikon coolpix p900
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  22. Chocolate head

    Chocolate head

    Still at the same spot beside the river, a Black-headed Gull came down for a wash and brush-up and a drink. It's the first time I've seen that shade of brown on the crown!
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    • 2024 black-headed gull chroicocephalus ridibundus forest of dean gloucestershire july lower lydbrook nikon coolpix p900
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  23. Birds do like to play

    Birds do like to play

    During our weekend, my nephew, his wife and one of my nieces, booked a kayak trip on the river, we all went down to the river bank to watch as they came past. While waiting I amused myself trying to find some birds. There were quite a lot of Canada Geese around, and there seemed to be an...
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    • 2024 branta canadensis canada goose forest of dean gloucestershire july lower lydbrook nikon coolpix p900
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  24. Take Off

    Take Off

    Back a few days for this one. Shortly after taking the picture of the Kite, I found a Blackbird sitting on a garden hedge. This was the only picture and he took off just as I clicked! It's just not fair LOL Saturday fun
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    • 2024 abergavenny eurasian blackbird govilon july monmouthshire nikon coolpix p900 saturday fun turdus merula
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  25. Not very mute!

    Not very mute!

    I took my brother and sister-in-law off to the Forest of Dean on the Friday, for a weekend house party, consisting of some relatives and friends to celebrate a big birthday. En route we stopped at Monmouth and sat down by the river Wye for a while. A Mute Swan pair were swimming around and it...
    • delia todd
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    • 2024 cygnus olor july monmouth mute swan nikon coolpix p900
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