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Showing nearest 50 of 10,856 images tagged with top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms tag near HU4741.
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Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Lerwick
by Mike Pennington for square HU4741 A first-winter bird, but almost certainly not bred in Shetland as... (more)
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Common Guillemot (Uria aalge), Lerwick
by Mike Pennington for square HU4741 Fishing in the Small Boat Harbour.
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Black Guillemots (Cepphus grylle), Lerwick
by Mike Pennington for square HU4642 A pair displaying in the Morrison Dock.
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Dead seal in Lerwick harbour
by Mike Pennington for square HU4642 With two first-winter Great Black-backed Gulls and Fulmar scavenging from the carcass.
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Common Seal (Phoca vitulina), North Taing, Lerwick
by Mike Pennington for square HU4640 The head of Brei Wick is a regular haul-out for Common Seals.
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Three birds on a rock at Hellia, Seafield, Lerwick
by Mike Pennington for square HU4640 From left to right, a Rock Pipit (Anthus spinoletta), a Knot (Calidris... (more)
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Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus), Loch of Clickimin, Lerwick
by Mike Pennington for square HU4640 Small numbers of Whooper Swans can be seen in Shetland all year round.
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Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus), Holmsgarth, Lerwick
by Mike Pennington for square HU4642 A common seaweed around British coast. Although they photosynthesise like... (more)
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Seals on Green Holm
by Mike Pennington geograph for square HU4947 Taken from the Noss cruise boat.
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West Hamarsland
by David Nicolson geograph for square HU4047 The "new" house at West Hamarsland with an obliging mountain... (more)
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Seal Pup
by Graeme Smith for square HU4325 A seal pup on the rocky beach
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Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus), Kirk Ward, Nesting
by Mike Pennington for square HU4758 White winter pelage is intended as camouflage, but it is not very... (more)
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Common Seals at Knoutsie, Skelda Voe
by Mike Pennington geograph for square HU3144 |
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Red Throated Divers on Truggles Water
by David Nicolson geograph for square HU3754 When I got up in the morning there were 5 Red Throated Divers (or Loons... (more)
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Juvenile Gannet (Morus bassanus)
by Rob Farrow for square HU4624 A young gannet sitting on a rocky outcrop on the south of East Ham on... (more)
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Bonxie or Great Skua (Stercorarious skua)
by Rob Farrow for square HU4624 This Bonxie or Great Skua was, I think the mate of the nesting bird seen... (more)
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Nesting Bonxie or Great Skua (Stercorarious skua) (2)
by Rob Farrow for square HU4624 Another view of the bonxie seen in HU4624 : Nesting Bonxie or Great Skua (Stercorarious skua) (1). His or her partner can... (more)
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Nesting Bonxie or Great Skua (Stercorarious skua) (1)
by Rob Farrow for square HU4624 This Great Skua, known in Scotland colloquially as a "Bonxie"... (more)
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East Pool, Mousa
by Rob Farrow geograph for square HU4623 The little stretch of water between Perie Bard on the left with its small... (more)
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Two seals in East Pool
by Rob Farrow for square HU4623 There were a lot of seals lounging about on the shores of East Pool, with... (more)
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Seals in East Pool
by Rob Farrow geograph for square HU4623 This is a close-up of some of the seals that can be just made out in HU4623 : East Pool, Mousa
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Waving seal
by Rob Farrow for square HU4623 This seal was definitely the most active of all the seals that were in... (more)
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Two seals interacting
by Rob Farrow for square HU4623 While most of the seals in and around East Pool on Mousa were content to... (more)
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Beached seals on Mousa
by Rob Farrow geograph for square HU4623 Six seals flopped on the grass all pointing the same way, with two more... (more)
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Juvenile Red Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
by Rob Farrow for square HU3720 This is certainly a Diver (genus Gavia), and as its coloration is muted,... (more)
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Seals on the Jetty at Walls, Shetland
by Dave Napier geograph for square HU2449 |
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Scarfi Taing
by Derek Mayes geograph for square HU4014 A scarfi is a cormorant, perhaps a shag too. None were there today but it... (more)
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Flowers on the north side of Grutness Voe
by Mike Pennington geograph for square HU4010 A vibrant display of Bird's-foot Trefoil, Tufted Vetch and Red... (more)
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Sumburgh Puffins
by Liz Gray for square HU4007 Sumburgh Head puffin colony, these colourful little chaps seemed very... (more)
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Sumburgh: puffin on a foggy day
by Chris Downer for square HU4007 A puffin perches on the side of the cliffs at Sumburgh Head, while the... (more)
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Sumburgh: puffin and some other bird
by Chris Downer for square HU4007 A puffin perches on the cliffs while some other bird, its identity lost... (more)
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Seals beside Papa Stour pier
by Mark Stockdale geograph for square HU1860 The seals are very sensitive and it took me several attempts to get close to them.
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Thrift on Cumlins, Heoga Ness
by Mike Pennington geograph for square HU5278 Looking towards Burra Ness.
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Thrift on Cumlins, Heoga Ness
by Mike Pennington geograph for square HU5278 Looking out towards the skerries of Neapaback.
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Marsh Pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris), Heoga Ness
by Mike Pennington for square HU5279 Marsh Pennywort is quite local in Shetland, growing in very damp areas,... (more)
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Lesser Clubmoss (Selaginella selaginoides), Uyea Scord, Collafirth Hill
by Mike Pennington for square HU3383 Not a moss, but a relative of the ferns, the species is widespread on the... (more)
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Geese at Housetter, Northmavine
by Mike Pennington for square HU3684 A White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) in the foreground, among Greylag... (more)
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Scarfs on the cliffs north of the Noup, Foula
by Mike Pennington geograph for square HT9538 Scarf is the Shetland name for the Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis).... (more)
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Salmon cages at Belmont
by Mike Pennington geograph for square HP5600 A rough day. A small flock of Long-tailed Ducks are passing.
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Golden Plovers (Pluvialis apricaria), Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington for square HP5801 Golden Plover flocks are a typical sight in Shetland in autumn. Flocks of... (more)
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Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington for square HP5901 The Striped Dolphin is a rare vagrant this far north; this juvenile was... (more)
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Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus), Easter Loch, Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington for square HP5901 In an ice-free corner of the loch.
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Goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula), Easter Loch, Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington for square HP5901 A male and a female; Goldeneyes winter in Shetland but do not breed here.... (more)
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Juvenile Gannet (Sula bassana), Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington for square HP5901 Juvenile Gannets leave the breeding colonies before they can fly, gliding... (more)
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Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) on Easter Loch, Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington geograph for square HP5901 Tags:
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Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington for square HP5901 Newly arrived from winter in the southern hemisphere, Arctic Terns are... (more)
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Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Easter Loch, Uyeasound
by Mike Pennington for square HP5901 In the foreground is crushed ice, broken up by the thaw and strong winds.
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Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), east coast of Mu Ness
by Mike Pennington for square HP6300 On a small stack between Hestibanks and Kid Geo.
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Otter family, Muness
by Mike Pennington for square HP6301 A mother and two large cubs on the retreat; one has lost the tip of the tail.
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Whale vertebrae, Breiwick, Ham Ness
by Mike Pennington for square HP6301 Part of the backbone of a Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) corpse... (more)
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