Another Black-headed Gull from the Orkney Islands. Beautiful place - this gull specifically was flying around the Standing Stones of Stenness. I think it thought they were just as cool as we did! (Or it was just hoping we'd drop some food)
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Black-headed Gulls were another species I really enjoyed - I'd love to see them when they have their full black heads someday!
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Jackdaws are a very fun subject. Don't have anything like them at home in the US!
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He should really look into being a professional model... I'd hire him
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Another Northern Fulmar from Scotland! They were truly photogenic.
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A European Shag (Gulosus aristotelis) flying by the ferry up on the way to the Orkney Islands!
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Another Northern Fulmar from Scotland - they sure liked swooping around the ferry!
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During our trip to Scotland, we took a ferry from the mainland up to the Orkney Islands. The ferry there was a beautiful ride - and we saw a lot of Northern Fulmars!
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I have GOT to say that I severely miss wagtails now that I'm back in the states. Why in the bloody heck do we not have these charming little fellows!!
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This goofy young gull kept making begging calls at me, hoping I had a snack for it!!
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A European Herring Gull perched on the head of a stone statue of a woman looking downwards. The gull is facing to the right, toward a statue of a woman looking upwards.
Faith, Hope, Charity... and gulls?
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I see Common Mergansers at home in the states all the time... but they were still lovely to see in Scotland!
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Sounds like a wonderful setup for it :) It sounds like it should go pretty well then!
I'm sorry for your loss. If you're able to start off the new cat in a room separate from the other cats and slowly introduce them from there, that's usually the easiest introduction method. I have heard good things about Jackson Galaxy's video on cat introduction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsYT...
A dunnock that sat pretty for a photoshoot in Inverness! The stunning little fellow hopped around and foraged underneath picnic tables, probably hoping to find some discarded food.
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Carrion Crow - not much different from the American Crows I'm used too, which meant they were absolutely lovely.
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Good news on California Condors: The Peregrine Fund (TPF) reports that 17 young condors were successfully released in 2025, joining the Arizona-Utah flock. TPF has a management facility at the Vermilion Cliffs where the condors prepare for release and are carefully monitored after release.
A Common Wood-Pigeon, photographed in Inverness. They were certainly common, but they're so lovely and beautiful and they have so much character to them. Despite being a "basic" bird, I truly do miss them now that I'm back home!
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Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I've posted - 2025 was a busy year for me. I moved (moving is a LOT of work y'all), and I took a trip to Scotland and Ireland!
These pictures are of a European Herring Gull, taking in Inverness, Scotland. #Birds #Photography #WildlifePhotography
It's always a treat when the vultures fly low enough for me to get a decent look at them!
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We'd just turned around to go home when this big beauty flew right past us!
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Indeed
A break from all my MarmotPosting(TM). Saw this stunning Red-winged Blackbird collecting some food for her young! Fingers crossed that her kids grow up healthy and strong.
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Y'all are probably getting tired of marmots by now... but who could resist these??
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Some more marmot pictures - the mother of the group is very, very alert, but she isn't too worried about us humans being a threat!
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This is different from my usual bird posting, but I got the pleasure of watching these absolutely adorable baby marmots play-fighting!
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Rare that a bird comes so close to us that my camera has issues focusing on it!
Yellow-headed Blackbirds have one of my favorite scientific names ever - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus.
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Happy Mother's Day, all - Here is a Canada Goose family I saw last month :) first goslings of the season!
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I know male Wood Ducks are the super vibrant showstoppers, but I always find the females prettier, if I'm being honest.
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Oh that looks beautiful <3