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Wednesday wildlife – feathered friends

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

We’re back with a selection of photographs from the camera of Ness of Brodgar site director Nick Card.

Ringed plover and a dunlin.

Pair of twites.

Oystercatcher perches on a chimney pot.

Heron on the prowl.

Immature great northern diver in a bit of a flap.

Flottila of red-breasted mergansers.

Female gadwall has a stretch.

Female gadwall takes flight.

Yellow wagtail.

Starling head on.

Common tern.

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