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2024
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Young about
Of course Kinnordy (and the birds) didn't let us down by providing some youngsters. A Mute Swan swam past the hide leading her group of little cygnets - they look very young, so I don't think they're long hatched.- delia todd
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- 2024 angus cygnus olor june kinnordy rspb reserve kirriemuir mute swan mute swan cygnets scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Practising
I still practise flight shots when I get a chance. Some of them work and, although this Grey Heron was a little distant (way over the other side of the loch), it didn't work out too badly I think.- delia todd
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- 2024 angus ardea cinerea grey heron june kinnordy rspb reserve kirriemuir nikon coolpix p900 scotland
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Good balance needed
When going to our different feeding stations I like to spread the food around quite a bit, so as well as the actual feeders, we put some on fence post, and connecting rails, on any flat bits on the gates and also scattered on the ground around and the road (no traffic). The male Blackbird this...- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie eurasian blackbird june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland turdus merula
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Excited?
I see this Blue Tit has erected his crest, as if he's got excited over fat balls LOL. Strangely, back in June when this was taken, we could hardly keep up with filling the fat ball feeder. Now, they're not interested in these plain ones and will only eat the ones with the black seeds in. My...- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie cyanistes caeruleus eurasian blue tit june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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If I time it right....
.... she may not notice!!? A cheeky Blue Tit, photo-bombed my attempts to get a picture of a Chaffinch, on a feeder at Kinnordy reserve! Saturday Fun,- delia todd
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- 2024 angus blue tit common chaffinch cyanistes caeruleus fringilla coelebs june kinnordy rspb reserve kirriemuir nikon coolpix p900 saturday fun
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Escort
I suddenly became aware that, unusally, there were two Great Spotted Woodpeckers around. Eventually I discovered that an adult male had brought a juvenile with him to show him where he could get some food. Excitement of the week that!!- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie dendrocopus major great spotted woodpecker great spotted woodpecker adult and juvenile great spotted woodpecker juvenile great spotted woodpecker male june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Feeding
It's not often I manage to get pictures of insects, but did manage this Bumblebee, busy around the pollen on the wild flowers. Wondering if this is a buff-tailed?- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie bombus bumblebee june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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- Category: Invertebrates
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Foot inspection
I can't see a see in the Coal Tit's toes, so if that's not it, I don't know what was so interesting about his feet!!- delia todd
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- 2024 birdwatching mode blairgowrie coal tit june mause nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
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Peanut Butter
My female Great Spotted Woodpecker just loves the peanut butter that I smear on the tree. Actually she's not alone, the Red Squirrel and all the tits do to. Sometimes I think that they wouldn't mind if we didn't put seed, nuts and fatballs out for them, as long as there was peanut butter LOL- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie dendrocopus major great spotted woodpecker june mause nikon coolpix p900. perthshire scotland
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Oooh
This Great Tit appears to be delighted with his selected item, anyway the next second he was off with it and all I got then was a blur of wings!- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie great tit june mause nikon coolpix p900 birdwatching mode parus major perthshire scotland
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Up above...
...a Blue Tit sits, contemplating life, in a tree. Or is he just waiting his chance at the feeders below do you think?- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie blue tit cyanistes caeruleus june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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Oh do go away
The woodie didn't seem to be too pleased to have a camera pointing at him. Rather funnily, I'd no idea the Coal Tit was there until I downloaded it!! Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 18 june 2024 blairgowrie coal tit dendrocopos major great spotted woodpecker mause nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Oddity
It was pretty quiet on patch that day, the only other picture I have for you is a Mallard which appears to have some domestic parentage, as he looks rather odd, don't you think. I can't remember seeing another like it up there either before or since (so far)! I did see a Little Grebe in the...- delia todd
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- 2024 anas platyrhynchos blairgowrie drimmie june mallard mallard oddity nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland the patch up the hill
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Mum and bairn
On the way up to my Up the Hill Patch, I usually pull in off the road and have a scan around, as it's really close to the patch, with this field actually joining onto it. Ken suddenly spotted a Roe Deer half way to the forest, so I had a look through my bins and could see not only two females...- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie capreolus capreolus drimmie june nikon coolpix p900 perthshire roe deer scotland
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- Category: Wild Mammals
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Broken mirror
This Blue Tit sure isn't looking his best, is he! Hope it means he's moulting or something.- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie blue tit cyanistes caeruleus june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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Exploring
Now for my first juvenile tit of the summer and this proved to be a Coal Tit. He seemed to be examining a broken branch, a vertical feature of this tree. It so reminds me of the vines growing up the eucalypts in the Australian rain forests. Strangely, although I know this was taken at the Mause...- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie coal tit coal tit juvenile june mause nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire scotland
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Carrot for lunch
We started off back down the glen and soon found a Eurasian Oystercatcher in a field beside the road. Had to shoot between the fence wires, as I was unable to climb up the bank to be above the fence.- delia todd
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- 2024 angus eurasian oystercatcher glen moy haematopus ostralegus june nikon coolpix p900 scotland
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Photo Bomber
Our Sunday trip that week was into Glen Moy, one of the Angus glens, One of our favourites, as it attracts less visitors than some of the more well known ones. Right at the top, as far as you can go by road, we park up near a river. An old fence on the other side of the road attracted a Mistle...- delia todd
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- 2024 angus glen moy june mistle thrush nikon coolpix p900 saturday fun scotland turdus viscivorus
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Babies were out
I think this fledgling Robin was the first youngster I saw at the Mause feeders this year. Unfortunately he was a bit distant, and I didn't get the focus quite right. But I do try to record everything I can at this site.- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie erithacus rubecula european robin european robin fledgling june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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Big boy
A Great Tit emerged from behind a branch; there's a bit of a hole in the middle of that post, and I put a little seed in there for them to find. Would you believe that that branch is now about 2 feet above the post! I can't believe the tree has grown that much in a few months??- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie great tit june mause nikon coolpix p900 parus major perthshire scotland
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The chase
I'd been chasing this Blackbird all over the feeding area without any luck. Then he flew down onto the road behind the gate. This is taken through the windscreen, and between the bars of the gate. So sorry about the poor focusing job. TTTW- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie eurasian blackbird june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland tttw turdus merula
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Clinging on
For some reason the Great Spotted Woodpeckers seem to prefer the nuts at the bottom of the feeder. This is the male, we hadn't seen the female for a while, so presumably she was still on nest duty.- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie dendrocopos major great spotted woodpecker june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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Inspection
The Jay came back again, and sat on a funny branch thing at the back of the feeding area. Obviously checking that it was safe to come right in.- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie eurasian jay garrulus glandarius june mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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What's that?
Rather intrigued by this Blue Tit's gaze. No idea what he was seeing, or planning!- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie common blue tit cyanistes caeruleus june mause perthshire scotland
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You missed a bit!
A pair of Eurasian Oystercatchers on the Patch causeway. I'm sure the one on the right is telling him to wash behind his ears!! Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2024 drimmie eurasian oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus june nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland the patch up the hill
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