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Bicycle and Bedford, North Ford causeway
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CEP - North Uist
The Bedford Dormobile and bicycle parked on the North Ford causeway, between North Uist and Benbecula. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The Moulton Stowaway folding bicycle was used for carrying water from the nearest tap. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
07 July 1964
Thatched cottage, North Ford causeway
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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
Otters, North Uist
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Otters (Lutra lutra) running along the beach on the coast of North Uist.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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One of the rarest habitats in Europe, machair is formed only on exposed, west facing shores in Scotland and Ireland. It is low lying, fertile sandy ground which hosts a rich variety of plants and birds. Here you can see the purple flowers of Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the yellow ones of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), along the coast of Hougharry Bay, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Moss carder bumblebee on Bird's Foot Trefoil, North Uist
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Moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Balranald, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats. The abdomen is usually paler than the thorax, appearing almost blonde in some individuals, while the thorax is often a deep ginger colour, darker than the Common Carder.
29 May 2017
juvenile Arctic Tern, Hougharry, North Uist
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A juvenile Arctic Tern sitting on a rock, with spray from a summer gale behind, Hougharry, North Uist
08 July 2010
Red deer stag, North Uist
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Western Isles - North Uist
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag with at leat 10 points on his antlers, Loch Eport, North Uist. Red deer are Britain's largest land mammal. When fully grown males (stags) weigh between 90 to 190kg and stand at around 1.07 to 1.37m tall at the shoulder.
07 July 2010
Barpa Langais, a neolithic chambered cairn, North Uist
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Barpa Langais, a neolithic chambered cairn, North Uist. Built about 5000 years ago, it was a burial place and a focus for community ritual. It is the best preserved example of a chambered cairn in the Outer Hebrides, and is about 25 metres in diameter.
