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Immature Mute Swan (17 Nov 2009)

Still at Birnie Loch!  This is one of the 2009 cygnets part-way through the process of changing it’s brown immature plumage for the white of an adult. It…

Mute Swan Preening (17 Sep 2009)

Also taken at Birnie Loch.  Judging by the size of the black knob at the base of his bill, this looks like a cob (male) swan to me….

Female Tufted Duck, Birnie Loch (17 Sep 2009)

I found my new lens was excellent for ‘wildlife’ photography.  Actually the resident birds at Birnie and Gaddon Lochs are fairly habituated to people, and this duck was quite…

Red Arrows at Leuchars (12 Sep 2009)

The day before I took this photo my new 70-300mm lens arrived.  Since the camera has a crop factor of x2, that equates to 140-600mm on a 35mm…