Scotland – Roumazeilles.net https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress Technology opinions and others Wed, 20 May 2020 07:10:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Atlantic Puffin https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/29/atlantic-puffin/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/29/atlantic-puffin/#respond Fri, 29 May 2020 16:33:00 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/?p=15623 You’ve got to love the clown bird, the Atlantic puffin!

Nice black and white plumage, but all the colors of the world on the bill and the eye. Serious and totally funky!

Atlantic Puffin, Macareux moine (Fratercula arctica)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Scotland, May 2018.

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Scotland, May 2018.

]]> https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/27/scotland-a-fly-in-a-flower/feed/ 0 Northern Gannet https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/26/northern-gannet/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/26/northern-gannet/#respond Tue, 26 May 2020 14:55:00 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/?p=15578 One of the most beautiful sea birds, long hunted by seamen, today protected but their colonies are still quite unusual. One of them is on Bass Rock.

Northern Gannet, Fou de Bassan (Morus bassanus)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Greylag goose, Oie cendrée (Anser anser)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Northern Fulmar, Fulmar boréal (Fulmarus glacialis)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Common Tern, Sterne pierregarin (Sterna hirundo)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Black-headed Gull, Mouette rieuse (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Black-legged Kittiwake, Mouette tridactyle (Rissa tridactyla)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Eurasian oystercatcher, Huîtrier pie (Haematopus ostralegus)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Common Eider, Eider à duvet (Somateria mollissima)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Grey seal, Phoque gris (Halichoerus grypus)
Scotland, May 2018.

]]> https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/18/grey-seal/feed/ 0 European shag https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/17/european-shag/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/17/european-shag/#respond Sun, 17 May 2020 17:24:00 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/?p=15510 Not as large as the Great cormorant, but much more elegant and nicer. You will admire its black face illuminated by the yellow beak base and the green eye.

European shag, Cormoran huppé (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Glaucous Gull, Goéland bourgmestre (Larus hyperboreus)
Scotland, May 2018.

]]> https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/16/glaucous-gull/feed/ 0 Common Murre https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/15/common-murre/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/15/common-murre/#respond Fri, 15 May 2020 17:04:00 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/?p=15495 A quite large auk (so, a relative of the razorbill), the murre or the common guillemot is quite easy to find if you accept to visit the circumpolar regions (near the North Pole). Stylish and always elegant in its black tuxedo (an eternal sign of distinction as can be confirmed by James Bond).

Common Murre or Common guillemot, Guillemot de Troïl (Uria aalge)
Scotland, May 2018.

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European rabbit, Lapin de garenne, or Lapin commun (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Common pheasant, Faisan de Colchide (Phasianus colchicus)
Green pheasant, Faisan versicolore (Phasianus versicolor)
Scotland, May 2018.

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Scotland, May 2018.

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Mule swan, Cygne tuberculé (Cygnus olor)
Scotland, May 2018.

]]> https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/11/mule-swan/feed/ 0 Common starling https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/10/common-starling/ https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/2020/05/10/common-starling/#respond Sun, 10 May 2020 13:47:00 +0000 https://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/?p=15444 From afar, it is easy to ignore the starling because of its dull speckled feathers. Nearer (if you can), you’ll notice that the colors of its plumage are worth the efforts not to frighten it.

Common starling, Étourneau sansonnet (Sturnus vulgaris)
Scotland, May 2018.

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