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Dunmore Park House
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Stirlingshire
Dunmore Park House, a ruined mansion near the Pineapple NTS property, built in 1820 and abandoned in 1964.
25 March 2012
Froglife Living Waters Project pond creation at Cumbernauld
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Cumbernauld
Pond creation by Froglife's Living Waters Project resulted in this biodiverse habitat which encourages the development of amphibian populations at Eastfield, NW of the Arria sculpture and the M80, in Cumbernauld Community Park. The ponds are in a site next to trees, where amphibians can find shelter when not in the water, especially during the winter when hibernating or resting.
01 November 2013
Cairngorm Mountain skiing area from Loch Morlich
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Cairngorm Mountain skiing area from Loch Morlich
12 January 2008
Common gull (Larus canus), Drumpellier Country Park
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Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Common gull (Larus canus) at Drumpellier Loch, taken by Rebecca Dickson. Second-cycle birds are hard to differentiate from adults however, adult birds have larger white spots on the outermost primaries (see zoomed-in section above).
19 February 2022
Tufted Duck, Drumpellier Country Park
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Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Drake tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) in Drumpellier Country Park, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The scientific name of the tufted duck fuligula means "sooty throat"!
19 February 2022
Mute Swan Cygnet with neck deformity, Drumpellier Country Park
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Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) with a neck deformity at Drumpellier Country Park, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The cygnet was able to feed and behave normally and did not seem affected by its ailment.
19 February 2022
Preening Black-headed Gull, Drumpellier Country Park
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Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Preening Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), taken by Rebecca Dickson. In all plumages the white leading edge on the outer wing is characteristic of Black-headed Gulls. Each wing tip is visible in this image, the black contrasts with the white edge.
19 February 2022
Second cycle Black-headed gull, Drumpellier Country Park
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Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), taken by Rebecca Dickson. During the second molting cycle it is extremely hard to tell adults apart from second year birds. Typically the white mottling around the bill base is a good indicator of a second year bird, however, as this bird was observed in mid-February it could still be molting to full brown adult plumage.
19 February 2022
First Cycle Black-headed Gull, Drumpellier Country Park
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Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
First cycle Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), taken by Rebecca Dickson. The mixture of brown and grey feathers on the outermost part wing are a clear indication of the approximate age of the individual (non-adult).
19 February 2022
Adult Black-headed Gull, Drumpellier Country Park
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Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Adult Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), taken by Rebecca Dickson. This individual is in it's non-breeding plumage.