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Waxwing⁠
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One of a fairly large flock flying between berry-laden trees in the Forres area, in the Scottish Highlands. ⁠
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#rspb #nature #birdoftheday #live_love_wildlife #bbcspringwatch #bbcearth #bbcwildlifemagazine #planetbirds #nature_brilliance #allmightybirds #bb_of_ig #bestbirdshots #lovenature #earthcapture #wildlifephotography #beautiful #naturephotography #earthpix #bird_brilliance #1birdshot #waxwing #scotland

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Otter Cub⁠
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From a very close encounter this week. Having tracked the otters for a couple of hours with limited fortune, I had raced back to the car to collect a spare battery for one of my clients.⁠
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He was rather grateful when I returned, as within minutes of doing so, the otters decided to come ashore right beside where we were hiding, to consume a flat fish, and roll in the seaweed for a while.⁠
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Made the hours of discomfort worthwhile.⁠
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#otter #mull #scotland #1natureshot #earthcapture #cute #nb_nature_brilliance⁠

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Otter⁠
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With a red cod (I think) for dinner. She ate the head and some of the upper parts of this sizeable fish, before the cub arrived to finish off the rest.⁠
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#otter #mull #scotland #1natureshot #earthcapture #cute #nb_nature_brilliance

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Otter Cub⁠
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Playing peekaboo over a bank of seaweed. He was actually happily eating something his mother had brought ashore, but periodically checking out where she'd gone fishing.⁠
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#otter #mull #scotland #1natureshot #earthcapture #cute #nb_nature_brilliance

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Golden Eagle⁠
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The wildlife that attracted me to Mull initially, was the abundance of birds of prey here. As well as the reintroduced white-tailed eagles, which are now thankfully thriving, there are over 25 pairs of golden eagles.⁠
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Even so, seeing them close enough for a decent image isn't that easy, so any reasonably close sighting is something to be excited about. For me anyway! I think my client that day was pretty pleased too. Awesome birds.⁠
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#goldeneagle #mull #eagle #raptor #birdphotography #wildlifeguiding #wildlifephotography #1natureshot #earthcapture

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Otters - mother and cub.⁠
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After fishing for perhaps an hour, this mother and her cub climbed out of the loch, rolled around on the seaweed for a while, conditioning their fur coats, before curling up together, for a sleep.⁠
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Of course, the cub was restless, and kept waking Mum up, to play. Here he has grabbed her head!⁠
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#otter #mull #scotland #1natureshot #earthcapture #cute

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Otter Cub⁠
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I am working on Mull for a few weeks currently, guiding clients to see the wildlife here. I absolutely love the isle, and have been visiting for years now.⁠
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This otter cub was busy looking around the seaweed at the edge of the loch, to find bits to eat, while his mother was out in the water trying to find him something else to eat. ⁠
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Every so often, when he felt alone, he'd squeak over and over, until his mother replied, at which point he'd dive into the water, or scamper over the rocks, to meet up with her again. They're fabulous creatures to watch and photograph, of course.⁠
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#otter #cub #cute #mull #scotland #wildlifephotography #photographyguide #1natureshot #earthcapture

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Kingfisher⁠
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One of the shots I had hoped to achieve during the week I spent watching this local kingfisher. ⁠
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The water behind was pretty dark in the morning shade, and when a shard of light just lit up the top of the post, I was very pleased to see the kingfisher arrive, and pose! ⁠
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The light was pretty harsh and strong on the post and bird, so exposing to get that right, meant the dark background became black.⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #earthcapture #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus

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Kingfisher.⁠
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A beautiful female, showing off that coloured underside of her beak, as she glances skywards.⁠
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Kingfisher.⁠
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Perched beside a pool on a rainy afternoon this autumn.⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #earthcapture #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus

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Mandarin Duck⁠
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Great looking ducks, especially against dark coloured water. I'd like to have got a lower angle, but I really wasn't dressed for it...⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #earthcapture #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus

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Mandarin Duck⁠
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Outshining all the other "duckers" on the canal that morning!⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #earthcapture #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus

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Kingfisher⁠
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A female, with a tiddler for lunch.⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #earthcapture #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus

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Crested Tit.⁠
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Just a simple silhouette, but it works because the subject is so distinctive in shape.⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #earthcapture #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus

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Crested Tit⁠
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The late afternoon sunlight just lighting up that crest, like a crown...⁠
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#birds_illife #birds_private #fotofanatics_nature #kings_birds #birds_perfection #nature_perfection #world_bestnature #birds_nature #nature_spotlight #raw_allnature #nature_worldwide_birds #ig_birdwatchers #sassy_birds #ig_discover_birdslife #inspire_nature_now #discoverwildlife #1natureshot #birds_adored #explore_wildlife #bns_birds #bestbirdshots #nature_of_our_world #exclusive_wildlife #birds_captures #earthcapture #birdfreaks #instanaturefriends #wildlifeonearth #earthfocus #photographerfocus

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