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| Puffins are now back on the cliffs and the seabird breeding season is in full swing! Sumburgh Head is a great starting point to photograph Puffins & the trek up to the cliffs of Hermaness will not disappoint for Puffin & Gannet photography with Great Skua's en-route! |
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| A feisty Raven, one of my favourite birds, here with a small rock in his bill! |
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| A close encounter! |
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| I was delighted to be awarded Runner Up in the Wildlife Behavioural Category of the Scottish Nature Photography Awards this year with my 'Reassurance' image taken last Summer on Shetland under a Schedule 1 license of a Red-throated Diver & young chick. |
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| Flower picking is a big no no on Shetland - though try telling that to the Puffins! It's great to see the sea of pink Thrift now out in full bloom along with Spring Squill, Bluebells, Marsh Marigold, Early Purple & Heath-spotted Orchid. . . . the Keen of Hamar on Unst too is coming to life with several rare arctic species now showing well . . . |
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| Buff-tailed Bumblebee! First recorded in Shetland in 2012 and now a relatively common sight from Lerwick South. |
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| The Mountain Hares have now lost their winter white coats. |
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| This stunningly showy CORNCRAKE has delighted visitors and photographers alike as it holds territory in South Mainland. |
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| Here belting out it's limited comb-brushing tunes . . . |
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| A little wing stretch showing the chestnut wings nicely. |
