There are definitely flowers in that shot. Lovely image and a great theme. 👏👏👌

Thank you very much Alan, really appreciate your comment. 😁👍🙏🙏

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Petals&Perches any bird with flowers in capture. So here is an Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) taken out on the Isle of May National Nature Reserve off the east coast of Scotland.

An Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) gently passing a fish to it's chick. Also taken out on the Isle of May.

A Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) taken on a loch in central Perthshire, Scotland.

A Common Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) planning it's next fishing trip on a loch in central Perthshire, Scotland.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Petals&Perches any bird with flowers in capture. So here are an Atlantic Puffin, an Arctic Tern, a Grey Heron and a Cormorant. More info in ALT Text. #Birds #Photography #Nikon #ECK @alan678.bsky.social

Stunning! 👌👏👏

Went out late afternoon to see if I could find some of our local Brown Hares (Lepus europaeus) in nearby fields. Crops are growing giving them more cover to conceal themselves. Some more approachable than others. #Hares #Mammals #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Same hare as in the first shot. That was a close as it was going to let me get.

This one was sitting just the other side of a hedge only a few feet away.

A bit of a Mexican standoff with this one but it was comfortable to tolerate me. Lovely animals.

Went out late afternoon to see if I could find some of our local Brown Hares (Lepus europaeus) in nearby fields. Crops are growing giving them more cover to conceal themselves. Some more approachable than others. #Hares #Mammals #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Edinburgh #Scotland

Great day! 🏌️

Thank you very much, really pleased you found them of interest. They belong to a fairly large group of bugs known as shieldbugs. There are about 10 common species. Some are specialised to one plant and vary in colour often to blend in with their particular plant. Thanks for commenting. David 👍

Thank you very much Rob. 👍🙏😁

You too Luis!!! 👍

Highland Cattle. I met this little guy on a hot day trying to cool off by taking a dip in Loch Rusky. That wonderful shaggy coat is great for our Scottish winters but not so good for the summer. #Photography #Nikon #Scotland

Not sure how much they can see through that fringe. Very good natured animals.

Highland Cattle. I met this little guy on a hot day trying to cool off by taking a dip in Loch Rusky. That wonderful shaggy coat is great for our Scottish winters but not so good for the summer. #Photography #Nikon #Scotland

Good butterfly day!! 👌

Thank you very much Luis, very pleased you liked them. David 👍🙏🙏

Hello Alan. Thank you very much for your very kind comment. David 👍🙏🙏

Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ComeEatWithMe, birds who have food in their beaks. So here are some Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) taken out on the Isle of May National Nature Reserve off the east coast of Scotland.

A Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) feasting on frogs at Hogganfield Loch, Glasgow.

A Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) taking it's catch to it's chick. Taken on Linlithgow Loch, West Lothian.

A Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) taken on the Harrison Water, Livingston, West Lothian.

Rob's @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #ComeEatWithMe, birds who have food in their beaks. So here are some Atlantic Puffins, a Grey Heron, a Great Crested Grebe and a Common Kingfisher. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Thank you very much Rob. 😀👍🙏🙏

Common Cowslip (Primula veris) growing in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #wildflowerhour #cabbagefamily #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Honesty (Lunaria annua) growing in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #wildflowerhour #cabbagefamily #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Common Cowslip (Primula veris) and Honesty (Lunaria annua) growing in The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. #wildflowerhour #cabbagefamily #Nature #Photography #Nikon @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Agreed, love watching them. Thank you for commenting. 👍🙏

Thank you Rina. 👍🙏🦋

The cryptic underwing markings of a male Orange-tip butterfly settled down to roost as soon as a cloud drifted across the sun. Just in time for Rina's #ButterflyWeek #Nature #Photography #Nikon

The cryptic underwing markings of a male Orange-tip butterfly settled down to roost as soon as a cloud drifted across the sun. Just in time for Rina's #ButterflyWeek #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Drat and double drat! 🤣

Alan @alan678.bsky.social has set the theme for the #BirdOfTheDay as #ABCD. So here are an Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) aka Snakebird, American Darter. This is an adult male having a bit of a bad hair day! Taken in the Florida Everglades.

A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) siting amongst a tangle of mangrove roots. Taken in a local reserve in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

A Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) taken in Cammo Estate Nature Reserve, Edinburgh.

A Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) aka Common Dipper, Eurasian Dipper. Taken along the Water of Leith in Edinburgh.

Alan @alan678.bsky.social has set the theme for the #BirdOfTheDay as #ABCD. So here are an Anhinga, a Black-crowned Night Heron, a Carrion Crow and a Dipper. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon #ECK

An atmospheric image Luis. Love the motion blur. 👍👌👏

Hello snickerdoodle. Clever, resourceful animals. Thank you for commenting. David 👍🙏

Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), a plant also commonly known as Ramsons.

I think this is the non-native Spanish Bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica).

Pond Sedge (Carex sp)

Wild flowers seen today at The Scottish Wildlife Trusts' Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve, Edinburgh. Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris), Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), a Bluebell and a Pond Sedge (Carex sp). #WildFlower #Nature #Photography #Nikon @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Thank you very much Luis!! 👍😁🙏

Spotted a fox out on one of the islands in Duddingston Loch today. Staring at geese out of reach on the water and searching in the reeds for nesting birds I imagine. Eventually settled down to sleep. Suspect it does it's real hunting out there after dark. #Foxes #Nature @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Spotted a fox out on one of the islands in Duddingston Loch today. Staring at geese out of reach on the water and searching in the reeds for nesting birds I imagine. Eventually settled down to sleep. Suspect it does it's real hunting out there after dark. #Foxes #Nature @scotwildlife.bsky.social

It certainly has Caroline. Thank you for commenting. David 🙏

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social ‬ is #DucksOutOfWater, any Duck that is out of the water but NOT FLYING. So here is a female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) taking refuge up a tree on the Water of Leith in Edinburgh.

A juvenile male Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) photographed at the mouth of the river Esk in Musselburgh, East Lothian.

Another female Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) just enjoying the sunshine.

A female Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) on her nest out on the Isle of May National Nature Reserve off the east coast of Scotland.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social
‬ is #DucksOutOfWater, any Duck that is out of the water but NOT FLYING. So here are a Mallard, an Eider, another Mallard and second Eider. More info in ALT Text. #Birds 🪶🦉 #Nature #Photography #Nikon

Thank you Luis 🙏🙏