House Martins in Burnmouth Scottish Borders

I was in Burnmouth in the Sottish Borders this morning briefly, I saw a colony of house martins picking up mud from a roadside spill. I sat a while a took some pictures of the birds in flight. The pictures are...

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Woodmouse in my garden

I was in my garden today and i could here something in the undergrowth scurrying about. So I grabbed a camera and laid down on the grass and waited to see what would come along. Then this little chap popped up took one look at me and disappeared back into the undergrowth,...

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More Whitethroats at Girrick Scottish Borders

I went to Girrick today, there is a fabulous mass of gorse there white is looked after by the local farmer. Its a great place for whitethroats. They seem to prefer to nest there within the gorse. I find I can get quite close to the birds. Some of my pictures from today are...

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Whitethroat at the Castle

I was looking around the Hume area of the Scottish Borders for birds, whitethroat in particular. I found one skulking in a hawthorn bush. It was very quick and it took a while to get my eye in but managed it eventually. These little birds are never still and opportunities few and far between but these are some of the...

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Yellowhammers at Hume near Kelso

I was traveling through Hume in the Scottish Borders and noticed yellowhammers flitting about the hedgerow. So I set up and managed to get some images of these brilliant little birds. They are quite tricky, but I got there in the...

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