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Brough of Deerness, Orkney mainland
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Deerness and Tankerness, Orkney
Brough of Deerness, Orkney mainland panorama created from 3 original photos. The top of the Brough is an easily defended site with the remains of an ancient settlement, including a chapel and a Norse or Viking settlement dating from between the 10th and the 12th centuries.
07 July 2019
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais)
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland.
10 July 2010
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais)
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland
10 July 2010
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis
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Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais)
Dun Carloway broch, Lewis. Brochs were built as hollow-walled defensive stone round houses, residences for powerful families, between 1900 and 2300 years ago, mainly in northern and western Scotland
10 July 2010
Bumble bee on Bugle
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Ayrshire
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Bugle (Ajuga reptans), Ayr Gorge, an SWT (Scottish Wildlife Trust) Reserve and SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). The pollen basket is shown in the enlarged portion of the photo.
09 May 2012
Shag nest in wartime building, Inchmickery
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Inchmickery
Nest of Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the gun ports of a wartime building on Inchmickery, Firth of Forth, taken by David Palmar. There is plastic netting incorporated into the nests, in which birds may become tangled or eat and perish.
07 November 2022
Shag nests in wartime building, Inchmickery
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Inchmickery
Nests of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the gun ports of a wartime building on Inchmickery, Firth of Forth, taken by David Palmar
07 November 2022
Osprey nest site and Conic Hill
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nest site from RSPB Loch Lomond, with Conic Hill, taken by David Palmar
15 February 2022
Cormorant drying its wings, Linlithgow Loch
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Linlithgow and Beecraigs
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) drying its wings on its island roost site, Linlithgow Loch. Their plumage is not waterproof, so bubbles of air don't get trapped beneath their feathers. This allows them to dive deeper to catch their fishy prey, but means that when they come up, they need to dry out their feathers to keep themselves warm.
08 March 2020
Common seals, Loch Fleet
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Dornoch and Loch Fleet
Common seals (Phoca vitulina), Loch Fleet. Loch Fleet is a National Nature Reserve, an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve. In the background is a line of yellow Gorse bushes (Ulex europaeus).