Category: Birds
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Greylag goose
Greylag goose, Oie cendrée (Anser anser)Scotland, May 2018.
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Northern Fulmar
Northern Fulmar, Fulmar boréal (Fulmarus glacialis)Scotland, May 2018.
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Common Tern
Instead of dancing and showing off (while his red bill could allow it), this common tern male had caught a nice silvery fish to go and gift it to his bride. What the photos do not show: The female was obviously interested, but the gentle male did not find her so attractive when he met…
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Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull, Mouette rieuse (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)Scotland, May 2018.
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Black-legged Kittiwake
Black-legged Kittiwake, Mouette tridactyle (Rissa tridactyla)Scotland, May 2018.
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Eurasian oystercatcher
Eurasian oystercatcher, Huîtrier pie (Haematopus ostralegus)Scotland, May 2018.
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Common Eider
The “duck” that is still brought up to collect its exceptionnally soft down, still used today for garments and beddings for the coldest nights. Common Eider, Eider à duvet (Somateria mollissima)Scotland, May 2018.
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European shag
Not as large as the Great cormorant, but much more elegant and nicer. You will admire its black face illuminated by the yellow beak base and the green eye. European shag, Cormoran huppé (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)Scotland, May 2018.
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Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gull, Goéland bourgmestre (Larus hyperboreus)Scotland, May 2018.