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Mute swan, Gartmorn Dam
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Clackmannanshire - Alloa, Clackmannan and Black Devon
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in aggressive mood with wings raised, Gartmorn Dam, Clackmannanshire. This behaviour is known as busking.
23 March 2019
Female Bullfinch, Gartmorn Dam
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Clackmannanshire - Alloa, Clackmannan and Black Devon
A female Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), Gartmorn Dam, Clackmannanshire. Females display a similar colour pattern to males, but are pinkish, rather than bright red.
23 March 2019
Male Bullfinch, Gartmorn Dam
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Clackmannanshire - Alloa, Clackmannan and Black Devon
Male Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), Gartmorn Dam, Clackmannanshire. The melancholy call of a Bullfinch is sometimes the only indication of the bird's presence in a thicket.
23 March 2019
Female Bullfinch, Gartmorn Dam
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Clackmannanshire - Alloa, Clackmannan and Black Devon
Female Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), Gartmorn Dam, Clackmannanshire. Females display a similar colour pattern to males, but are greyish-pink, rather than bright red.
23 March 2019
Male Bullfinch, Gartmorn Dam
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Clackmannanshire - Alloa, Clackmannan and Black Devon
Male Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), Gartmorn Dam, Clackmannanshire. In late winter/early spring, when the supply of seeds runs low, bullfinches turn to the buds of fruiting trees.
23 March 2019
female Palmate newt, Dams to Darnley Country Park, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Dams to Darnley
Female Palmate newt, (Lissotriton helveticus), Dams to Darnley Country Park. Taken on a Froglife pond construction work party. The Palmate newt does not have spots on its throat, as can be seen here, whereas the Smooth newt, with which it could be confused, does have spots on its throat.
27 April 2011
Cowslip, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Dams to Darnley
Cowslip (Primula veris), Dams to Darnley Country Park, Glasgow
13 May 2015
Horse chestnut leaf bud in Dams to Darnley Country Park, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Dams to Darnley
Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) leaves developing from bud in Dams to Darnley Country Park, East Renfrewshire
26 March 2017
Pussy willow, Dams to Darnley Country Park
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Glasgow - Dams to Darnley
Pussy Willow (Salix sp) catkins in Dams to Darnley Country Park, Glasgow.
26 March 2017
Coltsfoot, Dams to Darnley Country Park
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Glasgow - Dams to Darnley
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) in Dams to Darnley Country Park, Glasgow. Coltsfoot can be distinguished from Dandelions by the darker centres of the flower heads (the Dandelion flower is uniform yellow), and by the scaly stem (the Dandelion stem is smooth). The flowers appear in March before the leaves, which are heart-shaped and quite large in relation to the size of the flower.
