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Male Hen Harrier on the hunt, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a male Hen Harrier in flight, seen from the side below
Male Hen Harrier on the hunt, Isle of Islay

Always a fascinating sight, a Hen Harrier on Islay. This one I watched at Gruinart on the hunt. It tried to get to some pheasant chicks, but their mother wasn’t having any of it and fought off the Hen Harrier (unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures of that brief fight).

Four passing Whooper Swans, Isle of Islay

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Picture of four passing Whooper Swans in flight
Four passing Whooper Swans, Isle of Islay

Watched from the old/south hide at Gruinart, four of the many Whooper Swans passing through Islay in the autumn flying past.

Whooper Swans in the afternoon sun at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of four whooper swans in a flooded marshland
Whooper Swans in the afternoon sun at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Captured in the mild light of the November afternoon sun, four Whooper Swans at the RSPB Loch Gruinart reserve.