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Barnacle Geese and grazing cattle, Isle of Islay

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Picture of lots of Barnacle Geese lifting off above three grazing cowsA huge number of Barnacle Geese (and there were many many more not in the picture) lifting off after having been spooked by something at Loch Gruinart. The cows just continued grazing despite the amazing noise by the geese. I took this picture from the new hide at RSPB Gruinart in October 2013.

 

Barnacle Geese in the afternoon light, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese on the shore of a sea loch in the mild afternoon sunSome of the thousand of Barnacle Geese wintering on Islay. Seen on the shore of Loch Indaal in October 2013, Beinn Tart a’Mhill (232m) in the background.

 

Two Barnacle Geese in flight, Isle of Islay

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Picture of two Barnacle Geese in flight, one following the otherTwo of the many thousands which visit Islay every winter.