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Peacock butterfly on Devil's Bit Scabious, Ardmore Point
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Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath
Peacock butterfly (Aglais io) feeding on Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) on Ardmore Point, taken by David Palmar. These butterflies feed exclusively on nectar as adults, whereas the caterpillars feed on nettles.
06 September 2020
Queen's Dock and Clydeside Expressway, Glasgow in 1978
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Glasgow - Old Glasgow scanned from film
Queen's Dock and Clydeside Expressway, Glasgow looking west in 1978. This dock was filled in by the rubble from Glasgow's comprehensive redevelopment programme, and formed the site of the Scottish Exhibition Centre, later to become the Scottish Event Campus (SEC). Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 July 2007
The new Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, looking east
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Glasgow - Old Glasgow scanned from film
The new Scottish Exhibition Centre, looking east from a bridge on the Clydeside Expressway. This was taken just after the SEC was built in 1985, later to become the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 July 2007
10-spot ladybird larva
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Stirling
10-spot Ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) larva on leaf at Balallan House, Stirling
06 July 2016
Bark stripped by Roe deer
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Light browsing probably by Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) has stripped the bark on this twig in Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond
09 March 2017
Deer-damaged shoot, Ring Wood
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
A damaged shoot, probably nibbled by Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond
09 March 2017
Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Oaks (Quercus sp) in Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond
09 March 2017
Bittersweet
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Stirling
Bittersweet or Woody Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) at Balallan House, Stirling
06 July 2016
10-spot ladybird
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10-spot ladybird (Adalia decempunctata). The number of spots is not always clear, and is extremely variable.
06 July 2016
Ox-Eye Daisy
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Stirlingshire - Fallin and Wester Moss
The Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is similar in appearance to a daisy but much larger, with flowerheads around 6cm across. It grows in wildflower meadows between June and August and is possibly in decline in Scotland. This picture was taken at Fallin Bing, Stirlingshire.
