Amazingly, set out to look for mandarin duck, and not only found one, but he pushed all the mallards who were twice his size, out of the way and proceeded to pose like a supermodel.
In fact, a lot of the time I had to back off to try and get him in the frame. A bit of a prima donna, but appreciated

Sucks to be a frog!
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#heron
#frog
#scottishbirds
#scottishwildlife

Short Eared Owls
You can't really go wrong when you're photographing owls - they always look impressive
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#shortearedowl
#scottishbirds
#scottishwildlife

Hi, thanks a lot. I'm lucky to have some nice models to work with 😄

There's cute....
...then there's Bearded Reedlings!
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#beardedtits
#beardedreedlings
#errol
#tayreedbeds
#scottishbirds
#wildlifephotography

Otters in the center of Edinburgh
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#otters
#holyroodpark
#arthursseat
#edinburgh
#scotland

Seals and seal pups November 2024
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#greyseals
#scottishwildlife
#sealpup

You know it's cold when your water bottle freezes up!
#pentlandhills
#scotland
#scottishwinter
#cold

Sunrise in the snow covered hills
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#pentlandhills
#snow
#scotland

Always worth carrying the big lens up the hills in the snow - the grouse are too cold to fly away 😄
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#grouse
#scottishbirds
#pentlandhills
#scottishwildlife
#scottishbirds