Red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) half asleep on Hogganfield Loch, taken by Rebecca Dickson
12 September 2020
Curlew, Mull Head Local Nature Reserve, Deerness, Orkney mainland
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Orkney - Deerness and Tankerness
Curlew (Numenius arquata), half asleep and camouflaged by its cryptic plumage, Mull Head Local Nature Reserve (LNR), Deerness, Orkney mainland
07 July 2019
Common seal, Portnahaven, Islay
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Islay
Common seal (Phoca vitulina) dozing, Portnahaven, Islay
04 May 2008
Tawny owl roosting
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Tawny owl (Strix aluco) roosting in a yew tree, Baron's Haugh
22 March 2015
Flock of Rock doves
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Coll Northwest
A flock of Rock doves (Columba livia) roosting at Windy Gap in north-west Coll.
23 August 2014
Sand dunes, Ythan mouth
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Aberdeenshire - Ythan estuary
The sand dunes at the mouth of the Ythan, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, with Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the distance.
23 March 2014
Eider Ducks, the Ythan and Sands of Forvie
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Aberdeenshire - Ythan estuary
Group of Eider Ducks (Somateria mollissima) swimming and mostly aspleep in the Ythan estuary, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, with the Sands of Forvie behind.
23 March 2014
Eider Duck mother and young sleeping
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima) mother and young resting on Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde.They may appear to be asleep, but open their eyes frequently and are more alert than you might think and always on the lookout for predators.
01 June 2012
Eider Duck mother and young sleeping
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima) mother and young resting on Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde. They may appear to be asleep, but open their eyes frequently and are more alert than you might think and always on the lookout for predators.
01 June 2012
Female Goosander asleep on Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Female Goosander (Mergus merganser) asleep on Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow
