A gorgeous little gosling in the beautiful bluebells

A nice wee bird in Tentsmuir forest.

In Dundee this afternoon.

Whiston Woods

At Morton lochs this afternoon.

As seen on Springwatch 2020 episode 9, Tuesday 9th June

The song thrush is a bird which has declinred in numbers in the UK and has become red listed.

The RSPB attributes this to - The decline in song thrush numbers has probably been caused by the loss and degradation of preferred feeding and nesting habitats.

Loss of hedgerows and wet ditches removed feeding and nesting sites, while increased land drainage and tillage are likely to have reduced the number of earthworms and other crucial invertebrate prey available to song thrushes on farmland.

Grazed permanent pasture (especially cow pastures) and woodland are important habitats with plenty of food for song thrushes. Both of these have been lost or degraded in many lowland areas.

Fortunately in Argyll the song thrush still thrives in good numbers.

This little beauty was happily foraging in the the hedgerow.

Song Thrush - Turdus Philomelos

Ganavan - Scotland

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One of my favourite birds the mischievous hoodie

Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) (also called hoodie)

Dunstffnage Castle - Scotland

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2nd July 2019: BBC Springwatch has chosen this picture as the cover photo for the official Springwatch group (www.flickr.com/groups/bbcspringwatch/).

5th July: RSPB Picture of the Week: (community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/natureshomemagazine/posts...).

1st Aug: RSPB Photo of the Month.

Springwatch 2024 offering up my little 'Phoretic organism'. Probably a Common Tree Chernes.

Well chuffed :@)

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Phoresis or phoresy is a temporary commensalistic relationship when a phoretic organism attaches itself to a host solely for the purpose of travel.

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This wee lamb was so tired he crashed out on the makeshift trough

On Seaton cliffs near Arbroath.

Magical morning in a small, low tent, listening to the sounds of frogs and cuckoos in the forest. Photographing the hoopoe.

On the Isle of May

At morton lochs this afternoon.

SMC Pentax-M f1.7 50mm

From my mountain bike ride yesterday on my way to Loch Tay from glen Almond,the mountains in the distance are Ben Lawers and An Stuic.

Grey Seal Pup and Cow - Halichoerus Grypus

Donna Nook Nature Reserve

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This afternoon in Perthshire.

They are looking good in Camperdown park in Dundee.

At Morton lochs this rainy afternoon.

A curlew doing a flyby in the Peak District. Been nice seeing them on Springwatch this year.

This little chap was one of a small flock of 6, close to the quarry end of the lower barn territory.

Stonechat - Saxicola Rubicola

Yorkshire Dales

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black guillemot or tystie (Cepphus grylle)

Oban- Argyll Scotland

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One from a while ago a lovely Little Egret in flight at Titchfield Haven. 😍😍

On Gordon's aerial.

Always good for bird shots, and I don't even go outside, but must keep a clean window.😊

Don't look down!

For Macro Mondays theme 'Monochrome'.

Not as dramatic as the stag pictures taken at the same time, and yet there is something about this shot, that very much leans me towards favouring it, over all the others

Red Deer Herd - Cervus Elaphus

Scottish Highlands - Scotland

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