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Male Hen harrier sky dancing
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Dumfriesshire - Langholm Moor
Male Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) sky dancing display flight, Langholm Moor. He flips over to be upside down at the top of the display, showing his white underside instead of the usual grey back.
The display takes place mainly as the pair form or renew their pair bond in March to May. Later on in the season, most of the male's energy is taken up not in display but with hunting to provide for the female (or more than one!) and the rapidly growing youngsters.
This image was created by combining many shots taken in rapid succession to form a composite image, which gives an impression of the sky dancing display.
19 April 2014
Male Hen harrier sky dancing
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Dumfriesshire - Langholm Moor
Male Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) sky dancing display flight, Langholm Moor. He flips over to be upside down at the top of the display, showing his white underside instead of the usual grey back.
The display takes place mainly as the pair form or renew their pair bond in March to May. Later on in the season, most of the male's energy is taken up not in display but with hunting to provide for the female (or more than one!) and the rapidly growing youngsters.
This image was created by combining many shots taken in rapid succession to form a composite image, which gives an impression of the sky dancing display. It is cropped from the full display shot to show where the male flips over at the top of the display.
19 April 2014
Female Hen harrier sky dancing
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Dumfriesshire - Langholm Moor
Female Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) sky dancing, Langholm Moor. This picture was created by combining several shots taken in rapid succession to give an impression of the sky dancing display carried out by both male and female hen harriers, mostly before they settle as a pair, mate and lay eggs.
30 March 2014
Kyle of Lochalsh and the Black Cullins, isle of Skye
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CEP - Skye
Kyle of Lochalsh looking over towards the Black Cullins on the isle of Skye. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1973. Notice that the Skye Bridge, opened in 1995, is missing!
14 July 1973
Glen Brittle, Skye
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CEP - Skye
Glen Brittle, Skye overlooking the Black Cuillins. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
20 June 1981
Loch Caol and Marsco, Skye
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CEP - Skye
View of Marsco on the Red Cuillin range, looking south east from Loch Caol, Skye. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1981.
20 June 1981
Mossy cyphel, Prabost
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CEP - Skye
Mossy cyphel (Minuartia sedoides) is a member of the Sandwort genus, in the Carnation family. It favours rocky habitats in the Highlands of Scotland, but is also found in lower, damper areas further south. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1981.
19 June 1981
Creag Sneosdal, Skye
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CEP - Skye
View of the craggy face of Creag Sneosdal between Uig and Staffin, looking east. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1981.
17 June 1981
Thatching at Skye Cottage Museum
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CEP - Skye
Some traditional thatching skills being put into practice at Skye Museum of Island Life. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1981.
17 June 1981
Skye Cottage Museum
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CEP - Skye
The Skye Museum of Island Life is situated on the Northern tip of Skye, near Kilmuir. It was opened in 1965 to the public to showcase the traditions that are intrinsic to the history and culture of Scotland's Western Isles. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1981.
