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TOADSTOOLS & BIRDS
My voice / Becomes the wind / Mushroom-hunting . . . . . . . . . 19th century haiku by Japanese poet MASAOKA SHIKI [1867-1902]
Forfar Loch, July 17, 2019
showing wild flowers, mainly poppy.
The loch is bordered by reeds and trees and has yachting club and caravan park as well
Popular place if wanting to spot
tree sparrow and a colony of magpie
MAGPIE[Pica pica]
Left on August 26, 2020. Right on June 13, 2021
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL [Larus fuscus]
Lesser gull has yellow legs. March 18, 2021
Left -
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
[Larus marinus]
October 25, 2020
BLACKCAP [Sylvia atricapilla]
Left is a female, which has a russet cap, whereas the male on the right side has the black cap. August 5, 2020
GREAT CRESTED GREBE [Podiceps cristatus]
Left is a grebe on its nest, that floats on water, on June 27, 2022. Right side was taken on March 30, 2021
GREAT CRESTED GREBE [Podiceps cristatus]
Young grebe from June 20, 2024
LITTLE GREBE / DABCHICK [Tachybaptus ruficollis]
Above in drab, winter plumage on November 2, 2022
REDWING [Turdus iliacus]
Left - Five of them were ground-feeding on March 18, 2021
GREY PARTRIDGE [Perdix perdix]
Right -
April 19, 2024.
CORMORANT [Phalacrocorax carbo]
Above - Drying its wings on July 14, 2020
Left - July 28, 2021
GADWALL [Anas strepera]
Female [left] and male [right] on April 22, 2024
Left -
DUNNOCK
[Prunella modularis]
February 13, 2025