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Sucked eggs, Lake of Menteith
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CEP - Stirlingshire and East Dunbartonshire
Sucked eggs of Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) and Blackbird (Turdus merula) indicating the presence of a predator, scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar at the Lake of Menteith, Stirlingshire
30 May 1985
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
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
16 August 2024
Cliff eyrie of the Golden Eagle with two eggs
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Cliff eyrie of the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) with two eggs, situated at 1500 feet above sea level. This one measured over five feet in diameter and was built chiefly of stout heather stems and dead sticks, and lined with fine heather tops and woodrush. It contained a spray of freshly gathered ivy leaves - an unusual material. Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar in 1951.
16 August 2024
Golden Eagle eyrie on the side of a gorge with a waterfall
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) eyrie with one egg, showing a site on the side of a gorge, with an 80 ft. waterfall, at 800 ft. above sea level (an unusally low altitude). Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar in the 1950s.
16 July 2024
Two eggs of Golden Eagle in nest with prey
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Two eggs of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in nest with prey - the hind quarters of a Mountain Hare. The cock brings food to feed the brooding hen. Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar in the early 1950s.
16 August 2024
Golden Eagle eyrie with two eggs
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) eyrie with two eggs. This one measured over 5 feet in diameter and was built chiefly of stout heather stems and dead sticks, and lined with fine heather tops and woodruish. It contained a spray of freshly gathered ivy leaves - an unusual material. Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar
16 August 2024
Cliff eyrie with three eggs
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Cliff eyrie of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) with three eggs. Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar. 3 eggs is an unusually large number for a Golden Eagle. Normally two eggs are laid.
16 July 2024
Closeup of clutch of two Golden Eagle eggs
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Two eggs of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) resting on a pad of Greater Woodrush, with which most eyries are lined. The eggs are about the same size as a Turkey's, and are legally protected by extra heavy penalites under the Protection of Birds Act 1954, as they are coveted by unscrupulous egg thieves. Two forms the usual clutch, and they are laid in the second half of March as a rule. Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar in the early 1950s, probably 1953.
16 July 2024
Mirid Bug on Bird's Foot Trefoil, Fernbrae Meadows
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Glasgow - South
Mirid Bug pollinating a Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) at Fernbrae Meadows, South Lanarkshire
