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Sullom Voe oil terminal
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Shetland - Northmavine
Sullom Voe and the oil terminal looking across the Bay of Ollaberry, East Ness, Gluss Voe and Gluss Isle from above Ollaberry, Northmavine, Shetland.
19 July 2013
Ringed Plover adult and chick
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Shetland - Northmavine
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult and chick. The chick finds its way under the adult and snuggles in for warmth.
18 July 2013
Ringed Plover adult and chick
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Shetland - Northmavine
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult and chick. The chick finds its way under the adult and snuggles in for warmth.
18 July 2013
Ringed Plover adult and chick
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Shetland - Northmavine
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult and chick. The chick finds its way under the adult and snuggles in for warmth.
18 July 2013
Ringed Plover chick
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Shetland - Northmavine
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) chick on the beach, Northmavine, Shetland. Note how well camouflaged the chick is. It just needs to sit or stand still and it is almost impossible to see.
18 July 2013
Ringed Plover distraction display
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Shetland - Northmavine
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) doing its distraction display, on the beach, Northmavine, Shetland. It pretends to have a broken wing, to distract the observer away from its chick.
18 July 2013
Ringed Plover distraction display
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Shetland - Northmavine
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) doing its distraction display, on the beach, Northmavine, Shetland. It pretends to have a broken wing, to distract the observer away from its chick.
18 July 2013
Ringed Plover on the beach
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Shetland - Northmavine
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on the beach, Northmavine, Shetland. Despite its bold orange beak, its outline is broken up by its plumage pattern, and it can be quite difficult to see.