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Petty Whin, Aviemore
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Petty Whin (Genista anglica) or Needle Furze, Aviemore Centre car park. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in June 1977. Found growing in eastern Scotland, this plant is distinguished by its long lower petals.
20 June 1977
Lady's Bedstraw, Newtonmore
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum), Newtonmore, Speyside. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
18 July 1977
Cowberry or Lingonberry, Aviemore
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Cowberry or Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) in flower in the Aviemore Centre car park. Flowering in May and June, the flowers of this plant droop towards the ground. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1977.
20 June 1977
Reindeer bull, Cairngorms
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), Cairngorms. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
26 September 1976
Osprey camp group, Loch Garten
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Osprey Camp, Loch Garten, 1965. (left to right) George Waterston (Director of RSPB Scotland), unknown volunteer, John Murray (Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Taxidermist), Tony. A dedicated group of volunteers watching the Osprey nest 24 hours a day to ensure its safety. RSPB Scotland has been protecting Ospreys at Loch Garten since 1958 and celebrated its 60th season of 'Operation Osprey' in 2018. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
10 March 1965
Osprey camp group Loch Garten
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Osprey Camp, Loch Garten, 1965. (left to right) Tony, John Murray (Taxidermist at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum), Mike Everett (Assistant to George Waterston), Ian Lyster (curator of birds in the Royal Scottish Museum), Charles Cowper (Electronic engineer). A dedicated group of volunteers watching the Osprey nest 24 hours a day to ensure its safety.
RSPB Scotland has been protecting Ospreys at Loch Garten since 1958 and celebrated its 60th season of 'Operation Osprey' in 2018. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
10 March 1965
Rogue Male Capercaillie displaying
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Rogue Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) displaying, taken by Charles Eric Palmar in the 1950s.
30 April 2015
The snowy Cairngorms from near Aviemore
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
The snowy Cairngorms looking south-east from near Aviemore, showing from left to right the skiing area of Cairngorm, the cliffs of Cairn Lochan, the U-shaped valley of the Lairig Ghru and the corries of Braeriach, taken by David Palmar
21 March 2022
Flooded Speyside panorama
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
The flooded River Spey valley in winter from above Broomhill, looking east towards Culreach. Increasingly with climate change causing heavy and frequent rainfall, especially in winter, floodplains store water, which has serious implications for farmers relying on pasture there, but helps to prevent flooding of property downstream.
14 February 2024
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly, Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) butterfly, Grantown East, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. From the top, the butterfly is orange with black markings, and doesn't look green. The "dark green" refers to the underwing, which has white patches and in many cases the green isn't actually very dark!