Fife Nature and Wildlife
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A selection of Fife nature and wildlife images.
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Birnie Loch
As you will see from the sky it was sunshine and showers at Birnie yesterday.
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Swan and cygnets
The pair of swans at Charlettown pond were showing of their new family today.
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Common Blue Butterfly
There were a few common blues around today at Gaddon loch.
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Cinnabar moth caterpillar
This Cinnabar moth caterpillar was a good find today at Gaddon loch.
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Grasshopper
A common green grasshopper i came across at Gaddon loch today.
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Common blue (female)
This is the first shot of a female common blue butterfly for me. There have been quite a few males around but this is the only female i've seen.(Gaddon Loch)
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Sedge warbler
It took me a good hour to get this shot of a sedge warbler at Fifeness yesterday. It showed itself only briefly and even then it was very difficult to get a clear shot.
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Large Red Damselfly
This is a large red damselfly i found on the east lomond hill today.
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Green hairstreak
A good find today was this beautiful green hairsteak butterfly. I found this during a walk in the lomond hills earlier today.
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Goldcrest
The goldcrest is Britains smallest bird. They usually nest high up in conifers but this one is in gorse at the path round Birnie loch , less than a metre high. The nest was quite open but still blended well with the gorse and the yellow crest on the bird looks just like one of the flowers on the bush.
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Comma Butterfly in Fife
This is my first ever comma butterfly shot. These are very rare in scotland so couldn't beleive my eyes today when i saw this one at Charlottetown.
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Red squirrel
This red squirrel was so busy eating a pine cone that i was able to get quite close to it in charlottetown wood.
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Bee ?
I think this is a bee or hoverfly but not sure. It was sitting on some gorse at Charlottetown pond.
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Robin
Turned very cold today again so this robin was happy to feed from my hand at Birnie loch.
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Sparrowhawk
This sparrowhawk landed in the garden today . It was after the house sparrows that were hiding in the clematis and actually climbed inside it trying to get them.It stayed for a good ten minutes so once i managed to get my wife Wendy away from the window i got a few decent shots.
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Ringlet
A lot of ringlet butterflies at Gaddon loch today. This is a close up of one.
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Green Spider
Came across this green spider at charlottetown pond today.
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Blackheaded gull
a blackheaded gull competing with the ducks at birnie loch.
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Chaffinch
Male chaffinch enjoying the seed at birnie loch this morning.
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Common Blue
Another shot of a Common Blue butterfly from Gaddon loch yesterday.
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2-spot ladybird
There are quite a few types of ladybirds. This one is the 2-spot which i found at Charlottetown pond.
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Green-veined white
Been dull most of the day so not much butterflies about. I did find this lovely green-veined white though.
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Long Tailed Tit
A good few of these little beauties at birnie loch today.
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Cygnet
The birnie loch swan family are doing very well. All eight cygnets were with mum and dad today. I took lots of photos of them and this is one of my favs !
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Brown Hare
I was crouched low down behind a small wall at the edge of a field at rossie bog when i took this shot. I was very lucky as a minute later a couple of walkers came by and he was off !
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Harperlees
This is the Harperlees reservoir in the lomond hills. This is a view from the top end taken early on sat morning.
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