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Heron eggs on the ground, South Uist
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Western Isles - South Uist
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) egg remains on the ground underneath a heronry, Loch Aineort, South Uist
26 May 2017
Blue tit nest box with eggs, Scene, Rowardennan
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Loch Lomond - East Loch Lomond
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) nest box with eggs, Scene, Rowardennan
15 May 2011
Campsie Fells and Dumgoyne with snowy sunset
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Stirlingshire
The Campsie Fells and Dumgoyne from near Drymen, with the sunset making the snowy hills pink under a blue sky.
16 December 2017
Moss carder bumblebee on Bird's Foot Trefoil, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Balranald, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats. The abdomen is usually paler than the thorax, appearing almost blonde in some individuals, while the thorax is often a deep ginger colour, darker than the Common Carder.
29 May 2017
Ben Mor Coigach
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Ullapool, Coigach and Inverpolly
Ben Mor Coigach framed by Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) above Loch Cùl Dromannan
19 June 2012
Stac Pollaidh and midges in evening light
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Ullapool, Coigach and Inverpolly
Stac Pollaidh (Stac Polly) in evening light from Loch Cùl Dromannan. A cloud of midges (Culicoides impunctatus) is highlighted by the sunset. The females midges suck human blood, but mostly that of cattle, sheep and deer.
19 June 2012
Stac Pollaidh in evening light
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Ullapool, Coigach and Inverpolly
Stac Pollaidh (Stac Polly) in evening light from Loch Cùl Dromannan
19 June 2012
Stac Pollaidh in evening light
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Ullapool, Coigach and Inverpolly
Stac Pollaidh (Stac Polly) in evening light from Loch Cùl Dromannan
19 June 2012
yachts and fishing boats in Loch Broom
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Ullapool, Coigach and Inverpolly
yachts and fishing boats in Loch Broom, Ullapool, in evening light
19 June 2012
Two eggs in an eyrie
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Two eggs in an eyrie of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar