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  1. Female Yellowhammer

    Female Yellowhammer

    Even though they're not so colourful as the more showy males they're still very pretty, aren't they. I was pleased to spot her in the trees at Loch of the Lowes. TTTW
  2. Saturday Fun .....

    Saturday Fun .....

    .... or Headless ... and guess the species. I did promise you this picture some time ago and rather forgot it. Taken in May last year on that wonderful trip to the Lunga, an island off the West Coast of Scotland.
  3. Long-tailed Tit

    Long-tailed Tit

    I was lucky to get this one I think, just a few pictures from the only visit. Don't you just love them!!!
  4. Saturday Fun.....

    Saturday Fun.....

    .... or Photo Bombers get everywhere! Perfectly lined up on this lovely Yellowhammer of course. Who wants to guess the culprit? I don't know what happened with the colour for the text... it worked fine, as usual for the border, but took virtually all the yellow out for the text. Nothing I...
  5. Pretty lady Yellowhammer

    Pretty lady Yellowhammer

    Another Yellowhammer picture.... sorry, can't get enough of them! Even the ladies are pretty, aren't they. TTTW Great news, the Ospreys are returning. There was one at Loch of the Lowes yesterday afternoon (a stranger), which seemed to disappear apparently. This morning there's another and...
  6. Another yellow splash

    Another yellow splash

    Hope I'm not showing you too many Yellowhammers, but..... Well this was the one that was near the female, so don't know if it's the same male I showed you before. I do love the setting I got him in... on that mossy rock. BTW the webcam for Loch of the Lowes is now running, waiting for the...
  7. Not quite so yellow....

    Not quite so yellow....

    .... is the female! Spotted her in a different place to where I saw the male, so don't know if they were a pair. However, there was another male (or the same one?) by her. It's so lovely to see them there, as finding them in the wider countryside is not always so easy. Always a thrill to hear...
  8. All in yellow

    All in yellow

    How beautiful this Yellowhammer looked under the trees - such a lovely splash of colour in the shade. TTTW
  9. Third time lucky

    Third time lucky

    They sat on the shed roof for so long I sort of stopped pressing the shutter, apart from odd clicks here and there. When suddenly one of them flew the short gap to the house... missed it. Got ready for the next one.... didn't go, didn't go, stopped clicking..... went!!! Got ready for number...
  10. The bruisers return

    The bruisers return

    These guys obvious escape from a local 'big house' in the area and go wandering round the town. They landed on the shed in my neighbour's garden and even at that distance they look huge. I first saw them in the area about 2009.... then nothing until the summer of last year, then another visit...
  11. Saturday Fun......

    Saturday Fun......

    ...... or Three Lollipops ... or I couldn't think of a better title - I'm sure you lot can though. Couldn't resist this picture for SF, with the three delightful Long-tailed Tits stuffing themselves.
  12. Saturday fun.......

    Saturday fun.......

    .... or... This was going to be There's Always One ... but by the time I'd clicked, the middle one decided to have a snooze, so rather spoilt that little joke. Over to you for a suitable title now LOL This group suddenly appeared in the neighbour's garden yesterday afternoon and had a wander...
  13. Saturday fun.....

    Saturday fun.....

    ....... or Photo Bomber ....... or Exocet Missile I've no idea how I did this.... but boy he must have been moving fast. There was another Long-tailed tit behind him, that I was actually photographing LOL
  14. Spotted Flycatcher juvenile

    Spotted Flycatcher juvenile

    On the way back down from the hill, I detoured to explore some of the back lanes "trunking" as my sister-in-law calls it (looking in people's back gardens LOL). There's some lovely big gardens up there!! I saw some movment on a branch but couldn't make out what it was (small and...
  15. Anyone for Tennis?

    Anyone for Tennis?

    Goodness... I was watching the tennis from Wimbledon at the end of June, when this colourful Peacock, first landed on the shed roof, then flew across to the roof of the Adult Resource Centre beside me. He wandered about up there, then flew down to the ground and back up again! A local hotel...
  16. Male Yellowhammer

    Male Yellowhammer

    Aren't his colours stunning! It was a shame that I couldn't get a picture of the male away from the feeders... but you take what you're given!! Well at least I do! TTTW
  17. Yellowhammer

    Yellowhammer

    I think this may be a female, as there was another bird, obviously male. Thoughts? Anyway.... after our rather grousy lunch stop, we headed down to Aberfeldy, then up over the hills again to Loch Tummel (anyone know the Road to the Isles song? http://ingeb.org/songs/throadto.html We took the...
  18. All of a flutter

    All of a flutter

    A bit short of bird pictures for that afternoon, so thought I'd show you another of the Long-tailed Tit pictures from the morning.
  19. Long-tailed Tit

    Long-tailed Tit

    I took Gillian and Ian along to the feeder area to see what was around. They're doing a big year and I wanted to make sure their Scottish list was up to par. I got some lovely pictures of this charmer, so may show you another later on.
  20. One of his 5 a day?

    One of his 5 a day?

    We found another Hoodie in a picnic area. He was about to pick up an apple core. This was a better picture though, than one of him actualy with the apple. This is about my last picture from our wonderful May holiday, just one view left, and a SF image or two maybe. I do hope you enjoyed my...
  21. Hooded Crow

    Hooded Crow

    In the background you can see the reflection of the pillars of the Craignure ferry pier. The birds must get so used to the hustle and bustle every hour or so.
  22. Sedge Warbler

    Sedge Warbler

    After Shell Bay, we moved on to explore the Crinan Canal area, another part that Clive and Glen hadn't visited before. We stopped at Cairnbaan, near the start of the east end of the canal, so they could have a look at the locks and the boats there. I heard a Sedge Warbler.... I'd been chasing...
  23. Great Black-backed Gull

    Great Black-backed Gull

    At the far end of the island where the Shags from yesterday were, was a lone Great Black-backed Gull. I don't know if he was just having a rest, or if they nest there, but think that may be unlikely. This was taken from quite a distance, and I took the picture more in the hope of being able to...
  24. Razorbill

    Razorbill

    I couldn't decide if they were a pair or just a couple of guys hanging out. The sharp eyed amongst you just might be able to spot the water droplet at the end of the bill on the one on the right. Sadly nearly at the end of the island pictures now.. but a long way from finishing the day...
  25. Rock Pipit

    Rock Pipit

    I was really pleased with this one, as I hardly ever see these guys and have never got a picture of one. Isn't it great when all the right things come together, setting, light... and pose for a few shots too. LOL I got a flight shot as well, but that's more suited to a SF ID one!!! So we...
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