taken 12 years ago, near to Tankerness, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland
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)
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This picture also shows the very rare feature of a double ayre (Long and Cloven)
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