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Petty Whin, Aviemore
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Petty Whin (Genista anglica) or Needle Furze, Aviemore Centre car park. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in June 1977. Found growing in eastern Scotland, this plant is distinguished by its long lower petals.
20 June 1977
Lady's Bedstraw, Newtonmore
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum), Newtonmore, Speyside. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
18 July 1977
Cowberry or Lingonberry, Aviemore
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Cowberry or Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) in flower in the Aviemore Centre car park. Flowering in May and June, the flowers of this plant droop towards the ground. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1977.
20 June 1977
Reindeer bull, Cairngorms
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), Cairngorms. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
26 September 1976
Osprey camp group, Loch Garten
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Osprey Camp, Loch Garten, 1965. (left to right) George Waterston (Director of RSPB Scotland), unknown volunteer, John Murray (Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Taxidermist), Tony. A dedicated group of volunteers watching the Osprey nest 24 hours a day to ensure its safety. RSPB Scotland has been protecting Ospreys at Loch Garten since 1958 and celebrated its 60th season of 'Operation Osprey' in 2018. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
10 March 1965
Osprey camp group Loch Garten
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Osprey Camp, Loch Garten, 1965. (left to right) Tony, John Murray (Taxidermist at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum), Mike Everett (Assistant to George Waterston), Ian Lyster (curator of birds in the Royal Scottish Museum), Charles Cowper (Electronic engineer). A dedicated group of volunteers watching the Osprey nest 24 hours a day to ensure its safety.
RSPB Scotland has been protecting Ospreys at Loch Garten since 1958 and celebrated its 60th season of 'Operation Osprey' in 2018. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
10 March 1965
Rogue Male Capercaillie displaying
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Rogue Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) displaying, taken by Charles Eric Palmar in the 1950s.
30 April 2015
Juvenile Hedgehog, Nethybridge
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Juvenile Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) at Nethybridge, Speyside. Hedgehogs are typically nocturnal however this juvenile had stumbled out into daylight.
22 July 2024
Juvenile Hedgehog, Nethybridge
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Juvenile Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) at Nethybridge, Speyside. Hedgehogs are typically nocturnal however this juvenile had stumbled out into daylight.
22 July 2024
Meadow Brown on Black Knapweed, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Speyside, taken by David Palmar
