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Yellowhammer, Udale Bay, Black Isle
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Black Isle, Dingwall, Cromarty Firth and Strathconon
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella), Udale Bay, Black Isle
09 May 2013
Greylag Geese flying over the Black Isle
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Black Isle, Dingwall, Cromarty Firth and Strathconon
Flock of Greylag Geese (Anser anser) flying over the Black Isle near the Cromarty Firth.
26 October 2012
Greylag Geese landing on barley stubble
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Black Isle, Dingwall, Cromarty Firth and Strathconon
Flock of Greylag Geese (Anser anser) landing in a barley stubble field on the Black Isle near the Cromarty Firth.
26 October 2012
Greylag Geese landing on barley stubble
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Black Isle, Dingwall, Cromarty Firth and Strathconon
Flock of Greylag Geese (Anser anser) landing in a barley stubble field on the Black Isle near the Cromarty Firth.
26 October 2012
Fabrication yard, crane ship and oil field support base at Invergordon
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Black Isle, Dingwall, Cromarty Firth and Strathconon
iFAB fabrication yard which makes structures for the oil industry, crane ship Normand Clipper and oil field support base at the port of Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth, seen across a barley stubble field on the Black Isle
26 October 2012
Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Isle of May
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Two adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus). The gull on the right may have experienced an injury, explaining the odd juvinile-like feathers on its wings. Taken on the Isle of May by Rebecca Dickson
10 June 2023
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Isle of May
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), on the Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson
10 June 2023
Juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull , Isle of May
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Juvenile Lesser Black backed gull (Larus fuscus) with its beak open, Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The bristly appendages inside its mouth seen on its upper jaw are not teeth in the proper sense, but are spines raked backwards to help the gull keep control of slippery fish it is eating or (when it grows up to be a parent), for retaining fish to feed its young. The tongue has a backward-facing barb useful for moving food into its gullet.
01 August 2021
Juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull , Isle of May
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Juvenile Lesser Black backed gull (Larus fuscus) with open beak, Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The bristly appendages inside its mouth seen on its upper jaw are not teeth in the proper sense, but are spines raked backwards to help the gull keep control of slippery fish it is eating or (when it grows up to be a parent), for retaining fish to feed its young. The tongue has a backward-facing barb useful for moving food into its gullet.
01 August 2021
Kittiwake, Isle of May
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The black legs and feet, and black wingtips ("dipped in ink" and without "mirrors") distinguish the Kittiwake from other common gull species. Kittiwakes are surface feeders, and are declining around Britain due to lack of food availability caused by climate change.
