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Greylag Geese
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
A pair of Greylag Geese (Anser anser). Greylag Geese produce a very loud honking call which helps them to communicate with each other.
25 March 2012
Blackface sheep and Greylag goose
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) and Blackface sheep grazing - geese are competition for the sheep farmer in winter, and conflicts can result, but geese also fertilise the ground.
25 March 2012
Greylag Geese
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
Greylag Geese (Anser anser), one of them stretching a wing.
25 March 2012
Greylag Geese
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
Greylag Geese (Anser anser), one displaying.
25 March 2012
North Third Reservoir and Lewis Hill
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
North Third Reservoir and Lewis Hill, Bannockburn
25 March 2012
Otters, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
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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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
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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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
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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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
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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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
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.
