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Wednesday wildlife – a curious owl

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 (8:00 AM)

This week’s photographs from around the Ness of Brodgar from site director Nick Card.

Curious short-eared owl at dawn.

Short-eared owl flyby.

Short-eared owl dropping onto its prey.

Common terns near Brodgar.

Flight of red-breasted mergansers.

Goldfinch.

Squabbling redshanks in aerial combat.

Tight formation flying by a group of greylag geese.

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