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Wednesday wildlife – on land and loch

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 (8:00 AM)

This week’s selection of pictures from the lens of Ness of Brodgar dig director Nick Card.

Curlew and rabbits at the Ring of Brodgar
Hare foraging for breakfast
Love is in the air
Oystercatcher caught in a still Loch of Stenness
Perfect formation flying of two pairs of red-breasted mergansers
Redshank wading on the loch edge
Wagtail about to take flight
Widgeon coming into land

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