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SnappyMac
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Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)

Photo taken at: Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel, Dunbeg, Oban, Scotland https://www.historicenvironment.scot/vi ... nd-chapel/

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Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/hooded-crow
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Linda257
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Sunshine ☀ Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and a hooded crow, och its no a bad place after all SM eh :shrug:
Cracking photo 📸
Pardon the Scottish accent
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Very nice Snappy, don't seem to see them around here where I am.
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They were on my wishlist when we first went to Scotland, and saw them at our first pit stop going over Glen Coe 😁 Occasionally occur on Portland for some strange reason lol
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Linda257 wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:04 am Sunshine ☀ Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and a hooded crow, och its no a bad place after all SM eh :shrug:
Cracking photo 📸
Thanks Linda :D Not so bad at all. Just washed the midges off the car in case their relatives come looking :unsure:
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Willpar wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:53 am Very nice Snappy, don't seem to see them around here where I am.
Thanks William :) Not around here either.
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PimperneBloke wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 9:21 am They were on my wishlist when we first went to Scotland, and saw them at our first pit stop going over Glen Coe 😁 Occasionally occur on Portland for some strange reason lol
I chased around after the first few I saw, only to find they were in the garden where we were staying :laugh:
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SnappyMac wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 9:45 am
Linda257 wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:04 am Sunshine ☀ Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and a hooded crow, och its no a bad place after all SM eh :shrug:
Cracking photo 📸
Thanks Linda :D Not so bad at all. Just washed the midges off the car in case their relatives come looking :unsure:
:rofl: Glad you had a great time and look forward to seeing all your sightings :clap:
Pardon the Scottish accent
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Good capture. I have never seen one.
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Jacksparrow wrote: Mon Sep 01, 2025 7:20 pm Good capture. I have never seen one.
Thanks Jack, I have only seen them on a couple of visits to the west side of Scotland.
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