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drimmie
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Resting place
Leaving my Patch, we found some Swallows hanging about on the overhead wires. Usually they'd be recent fledglings, but these two both look like adults.- delia todd
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- 2024 drimmie hirundo rustica nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland september
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In the grass
There was lots going on up on the patch that September day for a few Linnet flew in and started seed hunting in the grass. I think this one is an immature, rather than female, as he had quite a few more streaks down his front that I think the girls do. Not having a good time just now... hardly...- delia todd
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- 2024 common linnet common linnet immature drimmie eurasian linnet linaria cannabina nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland september
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Rusty wire
Sorry about the wire, but I did like this pose the Meadow Pipit gave me.- delia todd
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- 2024 anthus pratensis blairgowrie drimmie meadow pipit nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland september the patch up the hill
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Tree tops
On my patch one day I saw a blob on top of a tree (must be the best part of a quarter of a mile away). Zooming in it proved to be a Buzzard. There seems to be a fine crop of pine cones there too!- delia todd
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- 2024 august buteo buteo common buzzard drimmie nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland the patch up the hill
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Two little ones
Arriving at my Patch, we sat by the lochan to eat our lunch and to see what might be about this mid-August day. An adult Little Grebe appeared and from the distance we were away we could see another. It wasn't until I studied the pictures, that I realised the closer one had to be a youngster...- delia todd
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- 2024 august blairgowrie drimmie little grebe nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland tachybaptus ruficollis
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Up in the air
We were heading for my Patch and on approaching the neighbouring farm saw a load of House Martins flying around the farmhouse and landing in the large tree in their garden. One of my few pictures of a House Martin and my best to date!- delia todd
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- 2024 august blairgowrie delichon urbicum drimmie nikon coolpix p900 northern house martin perthshire scotland
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Singer
Arriving on Patch, the first bird encountered was a Linnet, sitting on a roadside fence. I used to see loads of these until they grubbed out all the gorse lining the road. There's still a few around, but nothing like the numbers since before. Not sure if this is a scruffy adult male, or a young...- delia todd
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- 2024 common linnet drimmie eurasian linnet june linaria cannabina nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland the patch up the hill
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Two young ones
On the way up to my patch we pass through a farm (house on one side of the road, barns on the other). So of course there's overhead telephone wires which the Swallows just love to sit on, especially the fledglings waiting to be fed. Though I was actually disappointed, at the end of June, to...- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie drimmie hirunda rustica june nikon coolpix p900 perthshire 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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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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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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In the Lilies
An adult Common Moorhen with her youngster were foraging in the emerging water lilies. Very strange I thought I'd posted this hours ago!! Ooops! LOL- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie common moorhen drimmie gallinula chloropus june nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland the patch up the hill
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Another struggler
Unfortunately, Common Gulls also seemed to be struggling, as their numbers are well down on earlier years on my Patch. One or two used to nest on the little island, the rest in the surrounding grassland. Sadly no more. I've never seen any sign, but do wonder if there's an otter or mink around.- delia todd
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- 2024 common gull drimmie june larus canus nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland the patch up the hill
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Disappearing
I used to see around 20-30 Eurasian Oystercatchers lining the causeway beside the lochan on my patch. This was the best it got this year, and I don't recall seeing any youngsters. But there could have been in areas no longer accesable for me.- delia todd
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- 2024 drimmie eurasian oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus june nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland the patch up the hill
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Two new friends
Last Saturday dawned bright and clear and very warm. A great relief as I was to meet Vincent and Agnes (username alphan) and take them around my area of Scotland and try to find some birds in this rather tricky season. This was taken early on our trip, on my patch "Up the Hill". They'd got out...- delia todd
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- 2024 drimmie homo sapiens nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland september vincent and agnes
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Missed
While we were watching the pretty Wheatears on the dry stone dyke behind the car, suddenly a Eurasian Sparrowhawk swooped over the bonnet and headed for the dyke. Remember I mentioned a big black hole a couple of weeks ago, well he landed right there, and spread his wings for a moment cowling...- delia todd
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- 2024 accipiter nisus april drimmie eurasian sparrowhawk nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Just landed
We had a couple of Yellowhammers around that afternoon, this one landed just as I was looking for something else, right in line with my camera LOL- delia todd
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- 2024 april drimmie emberiza citrinella nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland yellowhammer
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Turbine and Kestrel
This Kestrel seems to be either getting cooled off or is trying to create a breeze to make the turbine blades move LOL Sorry it's a bit oof, but that turbine is about a mile away, don't really know how far the Kes is. One thing I'd been looking forward to with this camera was trying to take...- delia todd
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- 2024 april drimmie eurasian kestrel falco tinnunculus nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Spectator
In the grass beside the track where the Skylark was enjoying his bath, was a Yellowhammer, I'm sure he was wondering what was going on. It had been a while since I'd seen them on the patch, so that day was sure turning into a red letter day LOL I've a feeling they may be recovering from the...- delia todd
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- 2024 april drimmie emberiza citrinella nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland yellowhammer
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Dust bathing Round 4
No, you didn't miss rounds 2 and 3, I've omitted them!! The Skylark kept up his dust bathing for ages, gradually getting closer to us. It really was so entertaining to watch. This picture is towards the end of his last go at it. Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2024 alauda arvensis april drimmie eurasian skylark grazing land beside upland hill lochan nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Invasion
I could have given you a picture of a single Northern Wheatear, but this was the first time I'd managed to find 4 together on my patch; think they'd just arrived. We were certainly being treated that day, what with yesterday's Skylark too. Remember that big black hole in the dyke (wall)... it...- delia todd
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- 2024 april drimmie nikon coolpix p900 northern wheatear oenanthe oenanthe perthshire scotland up the hill
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Bliss
We had a wonderful session on my Up the Hill patch a couple of weeks ago. Not just one but two pairs of Wheatears were just arrived and this Eurasian Skylark spent ages enjoying a dust bath! I really liked this pose I captured. Saturday Fun Sorry to be so late with this, as I was half way...- delia todd
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- 2024 alauda arvensis april drimmie eurasian skylark nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland up the hill
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View point
Ken has an eye condition which makes it difficult to see some things. Anyway we were having our lunch up at my patch whe he said - "What's that... is it something?". I asked where he was looking. Don't know he said!! Very helpful. Anyway I gave him the camera to see if he could get a picture...- delia todd
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- 2024 carrion crow corvus corone drimmie march nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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My tree
I spotted this picture on a scroll through some images last night and it so reminded me of the Sycamore Gap Tree beside Hadrian's Wall, which was vandalised by being completely chopped down one night in September. Such a shame for this iconic place. The National Trust are trying to decide what...- delia todd
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- 2023 august blairgowrie drimmie perthshire saturday fun scotland the lochan tree up the hill
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A nice reminder..
On the fence behind the car, so rather difficult to get at, was a sweet wee juvenile Northern Wheatear, still with a bit of a fluffy look. I thought I'd post this as a rather nice reminder of warmer summer days, which seem to be so far behind us and such a long way off into the future! It's 10...- delia todd
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- 2023 august blairgowrie drimmie nikon coolpix p900 northern wheatear oenanthe oenanthe perthshire saturday fun scotland
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