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Red kite 6A Breed in central Scotland and as you can see is doing very well, at this time of the year they are roosting in large numbers this is one of thirty two I had good fortune to see today.
Reintroduced to Scotland, The Red Kite is a joy to see and hear over in the skies and over the hills of central Scotland

Ice has made the town park more than just a mirror of clour

Only a short while ago, I was getting p...offed
because I could not get a decent photograph of Herons when they seemed to be everywhere. Now I feel blessed.

I love HenryXXXX

I will be back to normal soon, well maybe not normal! but I will be able to spend time on my contacts photographs.

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The herons are a widespread family with a cosmopolitan distribution. They exist on all continents except Antarctica, and are present in most habitats except the coldest extremes of the Arctic.
The herons and bitterns are carnivorous. The members of this family are mostly associated with wetlands and water, and feed on a variety of live aquatic prey. The diet includes a wide variety of aquatic animals, including fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic insects.

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The Goldcrest is the smallest European bird, I seen movement in a coniferous tree and it was so far away that I never even knew what it was, when I got home, I was surprised to see I had a Goldcrest, Unfortunately the next day I returned to the same spot alas they or it had moved on.
In European folklore this was considered "king of the birds" . This kinglet has greenish upper-parts, whitish under-parts, and has two white wingbars. It has a plain face contrasting black irises and a bright head crest, orange in the male and yellow in the female.
The Goldcrest breeds in coniferous woodland and gardens, building its compact, three-layered nest on a tree branch. Ten to twelve eggs are incubated by the female alone, and the chicks are fed by both parents.
Not the best ever photograph but it is a keeper.

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