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ciel

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  1. I noticed this bright and beautiful wee bird during a very grey/cold/snowy day at the weekend . Thought, initially, he was a scrap of waste paper caught up in the twigs. Forgot to extend my camera lens in the rush to take a pic.
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    Fieldfare

    This beautiful bird came to call today. He was eyeing up last year's rose hips from the Rosa Rogusa.
  3. A selection of self portraitures and art from his school. I think I'll convert the humble tea-towel to a wall-hanging.
  4. Seals basking in bright late November sunshine under an interesting sky. The wailing was quite eerie along the empty shoreline.
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    A Sunny Interval

    A pic from a couple of weeks ago, after having had a close look at the transparent Scottish guidelines on travel and other issues etc (gov.scot ) Although I am an east-coaster, I love the west.
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    A wavey cloud over Mull

    I think I had just finished eating a pack of crisps before grabbing the camera, hence the blobby image. I you are planning to visit Scotland during the pandemic, please consult the official gov.scot website for advice and guidance.
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    Loch Linnhe from Ardgour

    Waiting for the ferry on Saturday. I actually had to re-route the journey home in order to follow Scottish guidance and avoid travel into tier 3 areas. For people living in, or currently visiting Scotland the gov.scot website is packed with transparent current information, advice, facts and stats – down to post code detail.
  8. So lucky and/or privileged to live in this beautiful, socially progressive and resilient country.
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    Abstract

    I snapped this littleTreecreeper through the window during a sunny interlude. The colours of the various mosses and algae on the bark of the birch tree are amazing as is the wee bird's ability to meld into the background.
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    Autumn Fruits.

    This Blackbird, along with a few Redwing accomplices polished off all the berries from my Rowan tree in a matter of a couple of hours.
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    Early Morning, North Uist. Loch Portain
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    it's been a heartbreaking week of decisions.
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    Ac Virga

    Well, I think it is?
  14. Pic taken from beach at St Cyrus. Visited NNR St Cyrus on 17.08. 2020 on an overcast and breezy afternoon. It is a very interesting area for a number of reasons, including a micro-climate feature, geology, various wildlife, butterflies and insects in particular, and botany. With limited time, I confined myself to walking the trail to the beach through the narrow strip of rough grassland which lies between ancient, mainly volcanic volcanic sea-cliffs to the west and dunes bordering the beach to the east. The resulting shelter here allows some plant species to reach their northernmost limits in the UK. After a very blowy and chilly stroll on the beach this shelter was particularly noticeable on the day I visited, immediately after descending into the lee of the dunes. Lots of other sections and interesting features to explore at this site, which is probably best visited spring/summer.
  15. Newly fledged Swallow chick makes a rather inelegant return flight to the nest. Given the late arrival and dearth of swallows this year, I was so pleased to watch this successful brood of four fledge. The adults are starting a new family, I think. They should have just about enough time.
  16. A Speckled Wood butterfly, ready and poised to see off the passing Small Whites.
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    Refreshed

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    A Dunnock from this evening, enjoying a bath on the patio: a much overlooked, pretty little brown bird with a sweet rhythmic song.
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    The Bee Corner

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    This little bed of catnip and self-seeded foxgloves is usually humming with various pollinators at this time of year. However, there has been a dearth of flying insects and bees this spring/early summer, at least since the blossom season, although over the past few days a small number of bumble bees, mostly the buff-tailed variety have been visiting.
  19. Not a great pic, but neglected corners can reveal nice surprises. He's been lurking in this weedy area for a day or two, hopefully with a nearby nest. Bullfinches have, I believe, adapted to feeders in some areas, but this is only the second time I have observed one. The first occasion was some ago.
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