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Typhoon, Lossiemouth
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Moray - Lossiemouth
A typhoon from the Royal Air Force (RAF) flying over Lossiemouth.
29 January 2024
Lossiemouth Church of Scotland, Lossiemouth
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Moray - Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth Church of Scotland with a typhoon from the Royal Air Force (RAF) flying over. Taken in Lossiemouth.
29 January 2024
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
One of the rarest habitats in Europe, machair is formed only on exposed, west facing shores in Scotland and Ireland. It is low lying, fertile sandy ground which hosts a rich variety of plants and birds. Here you can see the purple flowers of Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the yellow ones of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), along the coast of Hougharry Bay, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Gannet colony, Noup Head, Westray
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Orkney - Westray
A colony of Gannets (Morus bassanus) occupies part of the Noup Head Old Red Sandstone cliffs on Westray. One Gannet is flying over, while two others are sky pointing, two others are mating, and five others sit brooding on their nests. Quite a scene of activity!
11 May 2013
High Force waterfall, Teesdale
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England - Northumbria and Durham
High Force waterfall, where the River Tees falls over the Whin Sill, a dolerite sill intruded into the country rock of limestone and sandstone during Permo-Carboniferous times, about 295 million years ago.
16 June 2024
High Force waterfall, Teesdale
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England - Northumbria and Durham
High Force waterfall, where the River Tees falls over the Whin Sill, a dolerite sill intruded into the country rock of limestone and sandstone during Permo-Carboniferous times, about 295 million years ago.
16 June 2024
High Force waterfall, Teesdale
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England - Northumbria and Durham
High Force waterfall, where the River Tees falls over the Whin Sill, a dolerite sill intruded into the country rock of limestone and sandstone during Permo-Carboniferous times, about 295 million years ago.
16 June 2024
High Force waterfall, Teesdale
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England - Northumbria and Durham
High Force waterfall, where the River Tees falls over the Whin Sill, a dolerite sill intruded into the country rock of limestone and sandstone during Permo-Carboniferous times, about 295 million years ago.