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Wednesday wildlife – avian assortment

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 (8:30 AM)

This week’s selection of photographs from around the Ness from dig director Nick Card.

Swan practises its yoga.
Ringed plover on the Stenness loch shore.
Pied wagtail.
Oystercatcher.
Oystercatcher takes flight.
One of the regular oystercatchers on the shore.
Male redshanks battle it out for the attention of a female.

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