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C E Palmar - Golden Eagle returning to eyrie, wings outstretched
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Photos of Golden eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Taken by Charles Eric Palmar in the 1950s in Scotland, probably in Argyllshire, an adult Golden Eagle returns to the eyrie, wings outstretched, tail fanned for landing and with a twig in her beak. This photo was published in the National Geographic magazine.
Young Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) wing flapping on the nest at the Loch of the Lowes SWT Reserve
06 July 2003
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly, Glasdrum
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Glasdrum
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) butterfly, Glasdrum, Appin taken by David Palmar
26 May 2023
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly taking off, Glasdrum
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Glasdrum
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) butterfly taking off, Glasdrum, Appin taken by David Palmar
26 May 2023
Hogganfield Loch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Hogganfield Loch
Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) chasing each other on Hogganfield Loch in Glasgow, surrounded by Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus)
18 May 2017
Cormorants on a floating island, RSPB Lochwinnoch
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Lochwinnoch
Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) on an artificial raft or floating island at RSPB Lochwinnoch, created for conservation purposes, taken by David Palmar. Mostly these are immature Cormorants with a white breast and a generally greyer appearance, but with one darker adult.
12 December 2021
Puffin wing flapping, Isle of May
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Isle of May
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) wing flapping, Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson
01 August 2021
Kittiwake, Isle of May
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Isle of May
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The black legs and feet, and black wingtips ("dipped in ink" and without "mirrors") distinguish the Kittiwake from other common gull species. Kittiwakes are surface feeders, and are declining around Britain due to lack of food availability caused by climate change.
01 August 2021
Juvenile Kittiwake, Isle of May
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Isle of May
Juvenile Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The black legs distinguish it from other common gull species, and the black beak marks it out as a juvenile.