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Wednesday wildlife – lochside activity

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 (8:30 AM)

A new selection of photographs from site director Nick Card.

Common seal pops up in the loch.
Heron takes flight.
Communal bathing by some golden plovers.
Cormorant drying off.
Group of mallards sitting pretty.
Juvenile pheasant.

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