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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…

Slingsby Grasshopper (29 Jun 2009)

Amazingly people used to start learning to glide on one of these machines!  They would do ground slides graduating to low hops, and then switch to something more…

Minnie (18 Jun 2009)

Spotted Minnie posing regally on a cat bed, and she let me take this image.  Her expression is absolutely her – an iron paw in a pretty thin…

Rufus & Minnie (17 Jun 2009)

Spotted this pair looking very relaxed with each other on the sofa.  Guess the warm sun was probably helping, but it looks a little like they are playing…

Red Arrows, Perth Airshow (06 Jun 2009)

I live fairly near Scone airfield, and when I heard they were having the Red Arrows giving a display at their airshow I looked at the maps and…

Balvaird Castle (11 Apr 2009)

Taken from the other side, with some lovely dramatic lighting.  I keep meaning to have a go at cloning out the woman sitting on the wall next to…

Balvaird Castle (11 Feb 2009)

Another shot of one of my favourite castles.  This time there was some snow on the ground which is picking out the textures. Flickr Photopage Shutter speed: 1/50s Aperture: ƒ/13…