Category: Photo safari
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Common Tern
Instead of dancing and showing off (while his red bill could allow it), this common tern male had caught a nice silvery fish to go and gift it to his bride. What the photos do not show: The female was obviously interested, but the gentle male did not find her so attractive when he met…
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Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull, Mouette rieuse (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)Scotland, May 2018.
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Black-legged Kittiwake
Black-legged Kittiwake, Mouette tridactyle (Rissa tridactyla)Scotland, May 2018.
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Eurasian oystercatcher
Eurasian oystercatcher, Huîtrier pie (Haematopus ostralegus)Scotland, May 2018.
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Common Eider
The “duck” that is still brought up to collect its exceptionnally soft down, still used today for garments and beddings for the coldest nights. Common Eider, Eider à duvet (Somateria mollissima)Scotland, May 2018.
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Grey seal(s)
Grey seal, Phoque gris (Halichoerus grypus)Scotland, May 2018.