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TAYSIDE
TOADSTOOLS & BIRDS
My voice / Becomes the wind / Mushroom-hunting . . . . . . . . . 19th century haiku by Japanese poet MASAOKA SHIKI [1867-1902]
OSPREY [Pandion haliaetus]
Above left on September 1, 2022. Centre, flying above loch on August 17, 2024 [note it's ringed]. Right, with lighting making plumage appear metallic. June 23, 2024
OSPREY
[Pandion haliaetus]
Above is male with flatfish lunch and female on the right.
July 28, 2021
Left is male
in 2023
Right, landing at the nest
and showing underwing markings in 2023
OSPREY [Pandion haliaetus]
Left is female with chick in nest. June 16, 2024. Right is adult and chick, June 20, 2025. Both times believe there were two chicks produced
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