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Mink trap at Water Vole release site, Loch Ard Forest
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Aberfoyle
Mink trap at Boninty Burn, Aberfoyle, a Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris or Arvicola amphibius) release site in the Loch Ard Forest. Between 1989 and 1998, the population of water voles fell by almost 90%. Hopefully with continued conservation efforts they will escape extinction.
29 April 2012
Water Vole habitat, Loch Ard Forest
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Aberfoyle
Boninty Burn, Aberfoyle, a Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius or Arvicola terrestris) release site in the Loch Ard Forest, showing a water vole escape hole above the bank of the stream. Between 1989 and 1998, the population fell by almost 90%. Hopefully with continued conservation efforts they will escape extinction.
29 April 2012
Water Vole release site, Loch Ard Forest
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Aberfoyle
Boninty Burn, Aberfoyle, a Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius or Arvicola terrestris) release site in the Loch Ard Forest. Between 1989 and 1998, the population fell by almost 90%. Hopefully with continued conservation efforts they will escape extinction.
29 April 2012
Clashmore Loch, Loch Ard Forest
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Aberfoyle
Clashmore Loch, Loch Ard Forest, a Water Vole release site
29 April 2012
Clashmore Loch, Loch Ard Forest
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Aberfoyle
Clashmore Loch, Loch Ard Forest, a Water Vole release site
29 April 2012
Bumble bee on Bugle
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Ayrshire
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Bugle (Ajuga reptans), Ayr Gorge, an SWT (Scottish Wildlife Trust) Reserve and SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). The pollen basket is shown in the enlarged portion of the photo.
09 May 2012
Shag nest in wartime building, Inchmickery
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Inchmickery
Nest of Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the gun ports of a wartime building on Inchmickery, Firth of Forth, taken by David Palmar. There is plastic netting incorporated into the nests, in which birds may become tangled or eat and perish.
07 November 2022
Shag nests in wartime building, Inchmickery
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Inchmickery
Nests of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in the gun ports of a wartime building on Inchmickery, Firth of Forth, taken by David Palmar
07 November 2022
Osprey nest site and Conic Hill
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nest site from RSPB Loch Lomond, with Conic Hill, taken by David Palmar
15 February 2022
Cormorant drying its wings, Linlithgow Loch
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Linlithgow and Beecraigs
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) drying its wings on its island roost site, Linlithgow Loch. Their plumage is not waterproof, so bubbles of air don't get trapped beneath their feathers. This allows them to dive deeper to catch their fishy prey, but means that when they come up, they need to dry out their feathers to keep themselves warm.