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Group of Eider drakes swimming
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Sea Life Adventures boat trip from Seil
Eider Drakes (Somateria mollissima). four of them in eclipse plumage, swimming in Seil Sound, Argyllshire
03 June 2011
Red-throated diver, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) in summer plumage, Lewis
27 June 2011
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) on a west Highland sea loch
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South Knapdale
A winter plumage Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) on a west Highland sea loch. Note the backward-pointing triangle of white on the neck, a diagnostic feature of this species.
30 January 2011
Lapwing, Fidden, Mull
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Mull
Lapwing or Green plover, Fidden, Mull, resplendent in full breeding plumage.
13 May 2007
Ptarmigan feather and droppings, Ben Vrackie
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Pitlochry, Loch Faskally and Ben Vrackie
Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) feather and droppings, Ben Vrackie. The feathers form a soft downy layer near the skin, which keeps the bird warm, and a more waterproof and stronger part to the feathers on the outside. This feather is largely white, so part of the winter plumage which had been moulted when this picture was taken at the end of April.
30 April 2006
Lunar eclipse of 28 September 2015 from Millport
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Firth of Clyde - Millport
Lunar eclipse of 28 September 2015 from Millport harbour, Great Cumbrae
28 September 2015
Partial eclipse of the sun composite
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Partial Solar Eclipse over Glasgow. The picture was constructed by taking a photo of the Sun through a solar filter every few minutes as the cloud cleared, then superimposing them on a background in Photoshop.
08 November 2022
Red-throated diver, Ardmore Point
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Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) in winter plumage, Ardmore Point, Firth of Clyde, taken by David Palmar
16 October 2021
Juvenile Robin, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Juvenile Robin (Erithacus rubecula), Milngavie, taken by Rebecca Dickson. Note the speckled plumage and absence of a red breast.
18 June 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