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Collecting seaweed, Eilean-a'-Ghiorr
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CEP - North Uist
Collecting seaweed from the beaches of Eilean a' Ghiorr, just off the North Ford causeway between North Uist and Benbecula. Seeweed is an important resource for the crofters and farmers of the islands for fertilising their land, and has been a tradition for hundreds of years. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
10 July 1965
Thatched cottage, North Ford causeway
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CEP - North Uist
Traditional black house (crofters cottage) on the North Ford causeway between North Uist and Benbecula. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
08 July 1964
Meadow Pipit, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) calling, Lewis
27 June 2011
Red-throated diver, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) in summer plumage, Lewis
27 June 2011
Loch nam Faoileag, Lochs, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Loch nam Faoileag, Lochs, Lewis, with a rainbow.
23 June 2011
Black-throated diver, Lochs, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica) in summer plumage in the parish of Lochs, Lewis
23 June 2011
Golden Eagles flying against Lewis mountains
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Western Isles - Lewis
Golden Eagles flying against the mountains of Lewis. The left hand one is a juvenile, as can be seen from the white base to the tail.
