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Juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull , Isle of May
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Juvenile Lesser Black backed gull (Larus fuscus) with its beak open, Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The bristly appendages inside its mouth seen on its upper jaw are not teeth in the proper sense, but are spines raked backwards to help the gull keep control of slippery fish it is eating or (when it grows up to be a parent), for retaining fish to feed its young. The tongue has a backward-facing barb useful for moving food into its gullet.
01 August 2021
Juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull , Isle of May
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Juvenile Lesser Black backed gull (Larus fuscus) with open beak, Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The bristly appendages inside its mouth seen on its upper jaw are not teeth in the proper sense, but are spines raked backwards to help the gull keep control of slippery fish it is eating or (when it grows up to be a parent), for retaining fish to feed its young. The tongue has a backward-facing barb useful for moving food into its gullet.
01 August 2021
Red-necked Grebe with beak open, Hogganfield Loch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Hogganfield Loch
Red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) on Hogganfield Loch with its beak open, taken by Rebecca Dickson.
12 September 2020
85-0659 Hen Harrier chick, Kilpatrick hills
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CEP - Glasgow
Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) chick in the Kilpatrick Hills. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1985.
29 June 1985
Wood Warbler in Ross Wood, Sallochy
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Loch Lomond - East Loch Lomond
Wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) perching on a branch in Ross Wood, Sallochy.
17 May 2017
Dunnock calling at Broomhill Allotments, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Dunnock (Prunella modularis) calling from a wooden post at Broomhill Allotments, Glasgow
04 May 2017
Water rail
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus) skulking about under the trees to feed, Baron's Haugh. Its beak is open as it was screeching or squealing like a pig.
22 March 2015
Male Bullfinch
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Mugdock and Loch Ardinning
Male Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) eating tree buds, Mugdock Country Park
19 April 2013
Great Crested Grebe pair head shaking
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West Lothian - Linlithgow Loch Great crested grebes
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair rising partially out of the water and head shaking as part of their courtship display.
04 March 2013
C E Palmar - Golden Eaglet 5 to 5½ weeks old with beak open
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
C E Palmar - Golden Eaglet 5 to 5½ weeks old with beak open in threat display.