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Common Fox Spider, Wester Moss, Fallin
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Stirlingshire - Fallin and Wester Moss
Common Fox Spider (Alopecosa pulverulenta) at Wester Moss, Fallin. It is incredibly well camouflaged against the background of dead vegetation. The spider is found in many open habitats, including heathland, grasslands, moorland, dunes and old quarries and pits. This species is of the family Lycosidae, the Wolf spiders.
13 September 2016
Mountain Hares on rocks, Glenshee
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Glenshee - Scenery and Mountain hares in winter
Mountain Hares (Lepus timidus), their coats changing from winter white to summer buff, picking their way across a rocky patch, Glenshee. They are quite well camouflaged against their rocky habitat.
03 February 2007
Mountain Hares running across snow patch, Glenshee
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Glenshee - Scenery and Mountain hares in winter
Mountain Hares (Lepus timidus), their coats changing from winter white to summer buff, running across a shady snow patch, Glenshee
03 February 2007
Mountain Hare changing coat, Glenshee
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Glenshee - Scenery and Mountain hares in winter
Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in the process of changing from its white winter coat into its buff summer coat, Glenshee. In this condition it is well camouflaged against the rocks which form part of its mountain habitat.
03 February 2007
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
07 July 2019
Turnstone, Vaul,Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Vaul,Tiree, camouflaged in the seaweed.
28 April 2014
Turnstone, Vaul,Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Vaul,Tiree, camouflaged in the seaweed.
28 April 2014
Golden plover flock on boulder beach, Firth of Clyde
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South Ayrshire - Girvan
Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) flock roosting on boulder beach in South Ayrshire in February. The flock are resting, camouflaged on the beach amongst the boulders, on their migration back to their breeding grounds in the north.
04 February 2018
Buff Tip moth, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Buff Tip moth (Phalera bucephala), RSPB Loch Lomond. The front end of the moth is camouflaged to look like a broken twig. Moths stand out against a white background.
03 June 2017
Buff Tip moth, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Buff Tip moth (Phalera bucephala), RSPB Loch Lomond. The front end of the moth is camouflaged to look like a broken twig. Moths stand out against a white background.
