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Coot eating an ice cream cone, Linlithgow Loch
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West Lothian - Linlithgow and Beecraigs
Coot (Fulica atra) eating an ice cream cone, Linlithgow Loch. People leaving rubbish around increases the likelihood of birds eating unsuitable food.
08 March 2020
Herring Gull, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Millport
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) eating an ice cream cone, Millport, Great Cumbrae
31 March 2019
Hair ice, Lochwinnoch
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Renfrewshire - Lochwinnoch
Hair ice is caused by crystallisation of freezing water on damp cold winter nights, and is promoted by a fungus (Exidiopsis effusa) growing on decaying branches on the damp forest floor, here at Lochwinnoch RSPB Nature Reserve
14 February 2016
Dipper, Lochwinnoch
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Renfrewshire - Lochwinnoch
A dipper (Cinclus cinclus) standing on ice on a half-frozen stream. Being a small bird, it would find it difficult to get enough food to survive the harsh winter such as was experienced in 2009-2010.
10 January 2010
Photographer and swans on iced over Castle Semple Loch, Lochwinnoch
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Renfrewshire - Lochwinnoch
Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) and Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) on Castle Semple Loch, Lochwinnoch, enjoying a small break in the otherwise ice-covered surface. This picture also shows the risks some people are prepared to take to get close to wildlife!
10 January 2010
People on iced over Castle Semple Loch, Lochwinnoch
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Renfrewshire - Lochwinnoch
People curling and playing ice hockey on the frozen Castle Semple Loch at Lochwinnoch.
10 January 2010
Hair ice on wood rotted by a fungus
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Pitlochry, Loch Faskally and Ben Vrackie
Hair ice on wood rotted by a fungus, taken by David Palmar near Pitlochry
25 November 2023
Cream-spot Ladybird, Castlemilk Park
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Glasgow - Castlemilk Park
Cream-spot Ladybird (Calvia quatuordecimguttata) which has 14 spots, in Castlemilk Park, taken by David Palmar
14 May 2022
Slices of white bread on the ice, Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Half a white loaf thrown out on to the icy Forth and Clyde Canal in Maryhill, taken by David Palmar. Such supplementary feeding may save some birds from starvation in winter, but it is much better to feed them with grain, or wholemeal bread, as white bread is not good for them and can clog up their insides.
03 January 2021
Moorhen on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) walking across the ice on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Maryhill, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. Unfortunately some people throw rubbish into the canal and this can affect the wildlife.
