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Cormorant conundrum
Photographed today on Forfar Loch, Scotland, the middle bird is noticeably larger?- Scozmos
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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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Do you think he'll mind....
..... if I go and get some? At our Mause feeders, this cheeky Coal Tit, looked like he was sizing up the risk of being caught by the Chaffinch LOL. Saturday fun- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie chaffinch coal tit fringilla coelebs march mause nikon coolpix p900 periparus ater perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Favourite post
We came down from off the foggy ski slopes and decided on taking the 'long road' home; turning off at Cray towards Forter. As we climbed up the hill there we found a couple of Eurasian Oystercatchers on fence posts. Another passing car pushed them into the air but they landed on the other side...- delia todd
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- 2024 cray eurasian oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus march perthshire scotland
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Better not go fishing
A couple of weekends ago we decided to go up to Glenshee to see if, for once, I could get a glimpse of Ptarmigan in their winter dress. But, as usual, as we climbed to the top the cloud was right down to the road. Cup of coffee later, we changed tack and decided to take the long road home by a...- delia todd
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- 2024 angus glen forter march motacilla alba yarrellii nikon coolpix p900 pied wagtail saturday fun scotland
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Osprey - A screenful
Heck of a few minutes at Backwater, a Buzzard, Red Kite, my first Osprey of 2024 and a low, fast grey thing shooting past at heather height!- Scozmos
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A sort of first
What excitement I had a couple of weeks ago, when I got up to have a look at what might be going on at my feeders. I saw a movement in the hedge and what should pop out but this Blackcap! The first I'd seen since a female paid a 1 day visit my first winter in this flat 30 years ago just about...- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie eurasian blackcap february nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland sylvia atricapilla tttw
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Gate Crasher
It was so pleasing to have Long-tailed Tits, visiting our new Mause feeders. However, this Blue Tit thinks "they're not going to stop me getting fed, however many of them there are!!" Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2024 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie blue tit cyanistes caeruleus january long-tailed tit mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Goldfinch gesticulating
It was them, honest!- Scozmos
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Robby
The frustrating Sunday continued, albeit with some quality bird sightings! We entered a sharp bend when we heard a Robin singing, so I pulled in to a field gateway so we could look around. Eventually I spotted it in the hedgerow (which had been well and truly mangled by the looks of it). It was...- delia todd
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- 2024 angus balintore erithacus rubecula eurasian robin march nikon coolpix p900 scotland
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Let's Twist Again
We had a bit a frustrating day the other week. Decided to go to Balgavies reserve near Forfar. When we arrived it was to find the car park closed, with no other information. We went to the viewpoint car park just along the road and sat there with a cup of coffee. Then moved on driving round a...- delia todd
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- 2024 angus anser brachyrhynchus march near forfar nikon coolpix pink-footed goose saturday fun scotland
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Going up
One of the species that really gives me a thrill to see at our feeding station. The Eurasian Treecreeper is my favourite woodland bird. Here he is, having feasted on some peanut butter and is now making his way up to a fat log, which he also enjoys.- delia todd
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- 2019 blairgowrie certhia familiaris eurasian treecreeper february mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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Some birds....
..... can be tricky to identify from the back, unless you get a handy head turn. Not so with Long-tailed Tits LOL, they can't be mistaken for anything else in our trees. In addition they usually arrive mob-handed. Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2024 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie february long-tailed tit mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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January Sunset .jpg
I was just thinking it was possibly time to draw the curtains, when I looked up and saw this magnificent sunset through the window. Jumped up, quick change of camera settings and.... beautiful rich colours! Don't often see one quite so good as this.- delia todd
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Peanut lover
A handsome Great Tit filling his tummy on the peanuts at our Mause feeders. I think the tree in the background makes a rather nice colourful backdrop, Not sure which type of pine it is.- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie great tit january mause nikon coolpix p900 parus major perthshire scotland
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Going Boss-eyed
A Great Spotted Woodpecker wondering what on earth is stuck on the end of her bill and how the heck to get rid of it! Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie dendrocopos major february great spotted woodpecker mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire saturday fun scotland
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Diver peeping
Taken off Great Bernera in the Atlantic, I watched / photographed a few Divers over the week, is this GND?- Scozmos
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Athletic
Well what other title could I use with the World Athletics Championships coming from Glasgow LOL!!? We arrived at the feeders to find this Common Pheasant sitting on top of a gate post, perhaps it was warmer on his feet up there as the ground was rather frozen with snow on the ground.- delia todd
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- 2024 blairgowrie common pheasant january mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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An "Ouch" Shot
My friend had phoned me and said he was watching a load of finches, including Brambling, along near the town's water treatment plant. So off I went to meet up with him. Of course, by the time I'd got there they'd all gone, just left with a few Rooks! After a while I decided to move down the...- delia todd
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- 2014 blairgowrie january nikon coolpix p900 perthshire river ericht saturday fun scotland sore knee
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Pensive
Rather dull light on the afternoon of the last day of 2023. So this picture of our Robin was rather tricky.- delia todd
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- 2023 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie december eurasian robin european robin mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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Yellowhammers in evening light
The back and side gardens overlook fields so there's different selection of birds in these areas. This shot almost SooC, resized only.- Scozmos
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All the sixes!
I've shown you a good dose of Long-tailed Tits at the Craighall Feeders, but the only visit we'd had at Mause was back in the spring last year. It was therefore a wonderful surprise to see six of them call in at the end of January (and still visiting today as it happens). Gorgeous wee...- delia todd
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- 2024 aegithalos caudatus blairgowrie january long-tailed tit mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
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The Beauty of East Scotland
Early January was just after two named storms had been through leaving wide-spread flooding all over the UK, and we suffered as well. Our town was virtually cut off, certainly from the south! This is one of the flooded areas just outside Meigle. This area is one of the first to flood...- delia todd
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- 2024 hallyards january meigle nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland vale of strathmore
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Posing
We don't seem to travel too far at this time of year, so this is a Eurasian Blackbird spotted in a tree before coming down to feed. Checking out the opposition perhaps LOL- delia todd
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Chaos in the garden on snowy day
February 9th saw a day of sleet and snow with cold wind blowing all day. The birds flocked to the feeders, mainly Chaffinch but a good showing of five or more Brambling made it a good day for me and the camera. February 9th in the snow