2011

HY5009 : Scaregoose

taken 12 years ago, near to Tankerness, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Scaregoose
Scaregoose
Everyone's heard of a Scarecrow.
Here, in Orkney, the geese (mostly Greylag) are so numerous as to be a very serious problem for farmers.
"..Orkney is currently an extreme example of wider concern.." (..regarding agricultural damage - RSPB Report) LinkExternal link And LinkExternal link (switch on speakers!)
This picture also shows the very rare feature of a double ayre (Long and Cloven)

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Long Ayre [5] · Double Ayre [3] · Orkney [2] ·
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HY5009, 10 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Derek Mayes   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 30 November, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 11 December, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 5004 0949 [10m precision]
WGS84: 58:58.1791N 2:52.2330W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 5005 0948
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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