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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
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL [Larus fuscus]
Lesser gull has yellow legs, Great gull has pink legs. March 18, 2021
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
MAGPIE
[Pica pica]
Left on
August 26, 2020
Right on
June 13, 2021
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]
Juvenile at Balgavies Loch, August 13, 2023
REDWING [Turdus iliacus]
Five of them were ground-feeding on March 18, 2021
CORMORANT [Phalacrocorax carbo]
Above - Drying its wings at Forfar Loch on July 14, 2020
Left - Balgavies Loch on July 28, 2021
GADWALL [Anas strepera]
Female [left] and male [right] on April 22, 2024
GADWLL [Anas strepera]
April 19, 2024. Kept this photo as good, clear shot of a male
GREY PARTRIDGE [Perdix perdix]
April 19, 2024
