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Five Sisters mountain range, Kintail
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CEP - Kintail
Five Sisters from the village of Ratagan, Kintail. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
05 July 1964
Five Sisters from Ratagan
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CEP - Kintail
Five Sisters mountain range from Ratagan, Kintail. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
05 July 1964
Five Sisters Bing, West Lothian
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West Lothian
The FIve Sisters Bing, also known as the Westwood Bing is located near West Calder in West Lothian. Bings were used between 1851 and 1963 to discard remnants of shale. Unlike other bings, the FIve Sisters Bing was built by machines, reducing manual labour greatly. Shale was brought to the centre of the bings by a conveyor belt, where it was transferred into large trucks on rails. The rails would lead up to the top of the bing where the shale would be disposed of over the other side. The outer two bings were formed at the beginning of WWII, and then in the early 50s the rails were removed and tipping occurred between the two bings, forming the inner three. The Five Sisters Bing supports more vegetation than most other bings (thought to be due to the shale being more finely graded). Taken by David Palmar.
15 July 2023
Tawny owl at Polkemmet Country Park
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West Lothian
Tawny owl (Strix aluco) perching at the Scottish Owl Centre, Polkemmet Country Park, West Lothian
20 August 2016
Tawny owl at Polkemmet Country Park
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West Lothian
Tawny owl (Strix aluco) perching at the Scottish Owl Centre, Polkemmet Country Park, West Lothian
20 August 2016
Male Crossbill, Polkemmet Country Park
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West Lothian
Male Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) at the Scottish Owl Centre, Polkemmet Country Park, West Lothian. The bills of Common or Red Crossbills can cross either way, dictating the direction the bird will spiral up the cone.
20 August 2016
Eagle owl, Polkemmet Country Park
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West Lothian
Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) at the Scottish Owl Centre, Polkemmet Country Park, West Lothian
20 August 2016
Eagle owl, Polkemmet Country Park
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West Lothian
Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) at the Scottish Owl Centre, Polkemmet Country Park, West Lothian
20 August 2016
Barn Owl, Polkemmet Country Park
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West Lothian
Barn owl (Tyto alba) perching on log at the Scottish Owl Centre, Polkemmet Country Park, West Lothian
20 August 2016
Barn Owl, Polkemmet Country Park
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West Lothian
Barn owl (Tyto alba) perching on log at the Scottish Owl Centre, Polkemmet Country Park, West Lothian
