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Highland cattle
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Coll Northwest
Highland beef cow, Arnabost, Coll. The Victorians preferred ginger and started breeding selectively to maximise reddish stock, resulting in the prevalence of that colour today. This one is the captain of the Coll football team, and is strutting about on the pitch!
27 April 2014
Otter eating a crab
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South Knapdale
Otter (Lutra lutra) eating a crab, Argyllshire
02 June 2011
Grass snake, Warburg nature reserve, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Grass snake (Natrix natrix) hunting in a pond at Warburg, a Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) nature reserve
20 April 2019
Common Lizard, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara) at Grantown East, taken by David Palmar
21 July 2023
Common Toads, Eskrigg
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Dumfriesshire - Lockerbie
A pair of Common Toads (Bufo bufo), Eskrigg nature reserve, taken by David Palmar. This pair had successfully made it to their breeding pond. Females can produce up to 5000 eggs; however the average female only lays between 1-2000 eggs.
24 March 2023
Common Toads, Eskrigg
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Dumfriesshire - Lockerbie
Common Toads (Bufo bufo), taken by David Palmar. Common toads typically breed from March onwards. This pair had finally approached their breeding pond; the end of their journey was in sight.
24 March 2023
Clouded-bordered Brindle, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata) seen in Kelvindale, Glasgow
22 May 2017
Clouded-bordered Brindle, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata) seen in Kelvindale, Glasgow
22 May 2017
Common Carder Bumblebee, Broomhill
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum), Broomhill allotments, Glasgow
21 May 2017
Bank vole, RSPB Lochwinnoch
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Renfrewshire - Lochwinnoch
Bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus), RSPB Lochwinnoch , taken by David Palmar