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Great photos Snappy. I'm always glad to see the avian offering but it was nice to see other denizens of the lochs doing what comes naturally.

Superb set of photos PB :nod: :clap: . Given the distances involved the level of detail is astonishing. :nod:


Thanks Jack, I can't claim the credit for details, that's the new breed of lenses and cameras.... I just point it in the right direction, and press the button at hopefully the right ...

Just the Wagtail version of handbags at dawn.

Superb set of photos PB . Given the distances involved the level of detail is astonishing.

A very scruffy pheasant doing his best against the odds. There's always a photographer around when you're in your work clothes.

Time has passed but the attendees have not altered much. I like them all.(all the feathered ones anyway)

The Lapwing's expression says it all. I'm much the same when up to my ankles in a slurry like area. Great photo.

To be fair a fleeting glance of a Kingy counts as a win for me.

Willpar wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2026 12:16 pm Had a nice walk this morning, sunny and warm with a breeze. Spotted 5 clouded yellows and a peacock. Brings my tally of clouded yellows this season so far to 48.

That is exactly 48 more than myself . Butterfly action has now ceased in my garden.

Is it my eyesight or has that Swan got a kink in it's neck? Although I like to see them an introduced species never creates the same interest for me.


I thought the same Jack. I think I read somewhere that in "our" swans a kink in the neck is possibly a sign of lead ingestion, usually from ...