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Great Spotted Woodpecker, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) eating from a bird feeder in a Milngavie garden. The positioning of the woodpecker's tail demonstrates its ability to use it for balancing, showing the intelligence of the species.This highlights the importance of bird feeders in gardens as they support a wide array of garden birds and more. Taken by Jasmine Dickson
22 May 2024
Roe deer, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe, taken by Rebecca Dickson in Milngavie, Glasgow. These medium-sized deer are native to mainland Britain. The oldest records of them date to before the Mesolithic period (6000 to 10000 years BC).
31 January 2021
Roe deer, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe basking in the afternoon sun. Taken by Rebecca Dickson, in Milngavie, Glasgow.
31 January 2021
Mistle Thrush, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) taken in a Milngavie garden by Rebecca Dickson. Its upright stance, generally grey appearance and whitish edges to the wing feathers distinguish it from a Song thrush, which is a browner bird. The spotty back makes it likely that this is a first year bird, just growing out of its juvenile plumage into adult plumage.
21 November 2020
Blue tit, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) in a garden in Milngavie, taken by Rebecca Dickson. Originally a bird of woodlands, it easily adapts to urban gardens, as can be seen in this photo.
11 October 2020
Grey squirrel, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in Milngavie, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The Grey squirrel is an invasive non-native species (INNS) introduced in Victorian times, and as well as competing for food, it carries squirrel pox, which is a threat to the native Red Squirrel.
11 October 2020
Male Bullfinch eating Honeysuckle berry, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
A Male Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), taken by Rebecca Dickson in Milngavie. Males have a striking red-pink breast which distinguishes them from the paler females. According to the latest RSPB figures, the breeding population in the UK is around 190,000. Bullfinches have a massive beak which helps them to crack seeds open, but they also eat insects, buds and berries, in this case Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp). This bird was once considered a 'pest' of fruit crops.
11 October 2020
Male Bullfinch eating Honeysuckle berry, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Male Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), taken by Rebecca Dickson in Milngavie. Males have a striking red-pink breast which distinguishes them from the paler females. According to the latest RSPB figures, the breeding population in the UK is around 190,000. Bullfinches have a massive beak, which helps them to crack seeds open, but they also eat insects, seeds, buds and berries, in this case Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp).
11 October 2020
Juvenile Robin, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Juvenile Robin (Erithacus rubecula), Milngavie, taken by Rebecca Dickson. Note the speckled plumage and absence of a red breast.
18 June 2020
Bank vole, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus), a cute visitor to a garden in Milngavie, taken by Rebecca Dickson.
