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Observing a cliff eyrie
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Observing a cliff eyrie of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Many hours of patient observation are needed to study Golden Eagles. Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar.
16 August 2024
Site of cliff eyrie with two chicks in Highland glen
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Site of cliff eyrie of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) with two chicks in a highland glen. Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar in the 1950s.
16 August 2024
Golden Eagle nesting habitat in the Scottish Highlands
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nesting habitat in the Scottish Highlands, including an eyrie site at 1600 feet above sea level. Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar in the 1950s.
16 August 2024
Water Vole in riverbank habitat, Witney, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris) in its riverbank habitat along the River Windrush in Witney Lake and Country Park, Oxfordshire, showing nesting burrows - many entrances to one burrow, so that they can escape if necessary, especially from predatory Mink which are small enough to fit into a Water Vole burrow, and which have decimated their population.
29 July 2010
Wasp's nest
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Nest of Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), found under the sarking in the eaves of a house loft in Glasgow.
07 January 2014
Naturalisation of loch shore works at Hogganfield loch, Hogganfield Park Local Nature Reserve
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Work in progress on the naturalisation of the shore at Hogganfield Loch. Amongst the aims of this work are moving cars back from the loch edge to make it easier to see the wildlife, and making it easier for birds to haul out on the shore, into a more natural and suitable environment for them. The works are being carried out by Glasgow City Council.
16 January 2011
Young Peregrine Falcons, Falls of Clyde
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South Lanarkshire - Falls of Clyde birds and animals
Young Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) sitting in the nest at the Falls of Clyde
14 June 2003
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
One of the rarest habitats in Europe, machair is formed only on exposed, west facing shores in Scotland and Ireland. It is low lying, fertile sandy ground which hosts a rich variety of plants and birds. Here you can see the purple flowers of Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the yellow ones of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), along the coast of Hougharry Bay, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist.
05 August 2017
Great Crested Grebe weed dance
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West Lothian - Linlithgow Loch Great crested grebes
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair doing the head shaking display before the weed dance, which is the climax of their courting behaviour prior to mating.
05 March 2013
Great Crested Grebe weed dance
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West Lothian - Linlithgow Loch Great crested grebes
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair dive to collect weed, then approach each other to do the weed dance, the climax of their courting behaviour prior to mating.
