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  1. Is that edible?

    Is that edible?

    I'm not too sure was the yellow boys were fore, maybe to tie a boat to if you were fishing at that point. Anyway this Mute Swan seemed to be a bit interested in it. Saturday fun
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  2. Screen view

    Screen view

    A couple of Moorhens were swimming around too, but not quite close enough to get both in the frame. This one wasn't too far away from the car but it meant, unfortunately, that I couldn't get out so had to take this through the windscreen.
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  3. Collision course

    Collision course

    Then from the opposite direction I spotted a pair of Mute Swans. I wondered if they were on a collision course, but the family changed direction and went into the lilies and reeds on the other side of the loch.
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  4. Evening exercise

    Evening exercise

    On our way home we called in for a final cuppa at Rescobie Loch, on the outskirts of Forfar. The only thing of interest during that short visit was a Mute Swan family.
    • delia todd
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  5. Saturday fun....

    Saturday fun....

    .... or try, try and try again I have never managed to get a good picture of a Long-tailed Tit! A little flock of them landed in the tree right in front of the car, so this is through the windscreen, facing sort of southish, into the low sun. At least it's obvious what it is!;)
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  6. Pied Wagtail

    Pied Wagtail

    I don't often get a chance to get a picture of these, but this one landed on the railing right beside the car at Rescobie and allowed just a couple of shots. With the yellowish face, I'm wondering if it's a juvenile?
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  7. All Black and White

    All Black and White

    Right next door to Balgavies, is another loch called Rescobie, but it's a couple of miles drive to get there. It a loch used for fishing, but always worth a stop to see what's around. The light was not the best by now, as we were beginning to look into the sun. I do like the setting though.
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