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Dipper, Lochwinnoch
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Renfrewshire - Lochwinnoch
A dipper (Cinclus cinclus) standing on ice on a half-frozen stream. Being a small bird, it would find it difficult to get enough food to survive the harsh winter such as was experienced in 2009-2010.
10 January 2010
Red kite flying between electric power lines
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Perthshire- Crieff and Muthill
Red kite (milvus milvus) flying between electric power lines near Amulree, Perthshire. Red kites have been reintroduced into three areas in Scotland and are spreading slowly across the country.
The need to transmit electricity from highland wind farms has necessitated the building of a huge new power line 220km from Beauly to Denny, replacing 109km of older lines, including this one.
There is some evidence of bird mortality due to collisions with power lines, which may be reduced by the increased diameter of the new lines, making them more visible.
26 January 2013
Female Common Crossbill (deceased)
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Argyllshire - Appin
Female Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) showing the crossed bill which enables them to open cones and extract the seeds. This poor bird did not survive the winter, was found in a garden, had been put in a freezer and is now on its way to a museum.
15 January 2012
Cairngorm Mountain skiing area from Loch Morlich
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Cairngorm Mountain skiing area from Loch Morlich
12 January 2008
Snow making on Cairngorm Mountain in January 2020
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Snow making on Cairngorm Mountain in January 2020, to compensate for lack of snow, an increasing threat to ski resorts in the face of climate change. In the foreground is a ski tow. In the background is the funicular railway, closed until repairs to the track take place. Photo taken by David Palmar
28 January 2020
Snow making on Cairngorm Mountain in January 2020
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Snow making on Cairngorm Mountain in January 2020, to compensate for lack of snow, an increasing threat to ski resorts in the face of climate change. In the foreground is a snow fence, designed to retain snow on the ski slopes. In the background is Cairngorm Mountain. Photo taken by David Palmar
28 January 2020
Snow making on Cairngorm Mountain in January 2020
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Snow making on Cairngorm Mountain in January 2020, to compensate for lack of snow, an increasing threat to ski resorts in the face of climate change. Photo taken by David Palmar
28 January 2020
Mountain Hares and snow fence, Glenshee
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Glenshee - Scenery and Mountain hares in winter
Mountain hares (Lepus timidus), their coats changing from white in winter to buff in summer, sitting beside a snow fence in the Glenshee skiing area.
03 February 2007
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
