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Great crested grebes defend their mating platform from a Coot, Linlithgow Loch
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West Lothian - Linlithgow Loch Great crested grebes
Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) attempting to defend their mating platform on Linlithgow Loch from a Coot (Fulica atra), which drove them off.
09 March 2020
Great crested grebes defend their mating platform from a Coot, Linlithgow Loch
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West Lothian - Linlithgow Loch Great crested grebes
Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) attempting to defend their mating platform from a Coot (Fulica atra), which drove them off on Linlithgow Loch
09 March 2020
Mute swans fighting on Hogganfield Loch
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Glasgow - Hogganfield Loch
Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) fighting on Hogganfield Loch, Glasgow, taken by Joanna Lindsay. Swans can be very aggressive and will fight to defend their territory or offspring.
18 May 2017
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
Shelduck aggression, Kinneil
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) aggression, Kinneil, Firth of Forth. As the breeding season approaches, males begin to fight for dominance and to attract a female.
15 February 2019
Canada geese aggression on the Garnock Floods
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North Ayrshire - Garnock Floods SWT Reserve
Canada geese (Branta canadensis) showing aggression on the Garnock Floods SWT (Scottish Wildlife Trust) Nature Reserve, North Ayrshire
10 February 2019
Gannets arguing on cliff, Troup Head
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Troup Head, Aberdeenshire
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) arguing over nesting territory on the cliff at Troup Head
05 July 2008
Great skua or Bonxie in flight, Fitful Head, Shetland
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CEP - Shetland
Great skua or Bonxie (Catharacta skua) in flight, attacking Pat Palmar to defend its nest, Fitful Head, Shetland. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
01 July 1977
Arctic tern attacking
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CEP - North Uist
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) attacking Colin Palmar, Hougharry, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar.
11 July 1967
Tree Sparrow, Loch of Kinnordy
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Loch of Kinnordy and Loch of Lintrathen
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) on bird feeder at Loch of Kinnordy
