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Wings on Wednesday -
YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in photographing birds.

This was a bit of a coup. Early January, when the weather turned to actual winter, looking out the Father's window in Edinburgh a single bird of different plumage was spotted.  At first I thought female blackbird (as there was a male of that species also on the shrub). However, when it turned to me I realised it was something else.

FIELDFARE! Rare enough to see in it's usual flocks - more so in urban areas. This one was all alone. May have been blown off course by the gales.  What a little darling!

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Shipping by...

Am a bit behind in putting up ship shots... this one was taken back in December, down at Hunterston, off Largs.

New Hydra, out of Panama; 2011; bulk carrier; 292m; 179258t.

...dat are biiiigggggg...

Here's a littlie, just to balance things out a bit. Taken also in December (hence all the 'misty-ness').

HMC Valiant; Border Force (customs); 2004; 'Cutter' class, 42m. 

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Monday's Critters

Resorting to some chicanery as am short on critter-picz still.  Here's something to test your eyes this day... spot the critter!!! Answer will be given after comments (if no one gets it).

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SUNdays

...that one magical sunset in December 2014...

"Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me thou hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed." (St John 21:29)

A BLESSED EASTER TO YOU ALL.

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Saturday Symmetry

This bridge at Leith Water is being preserved. It cannot be walked upon.

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"The men who learn endurance are they who call the whole world 'brother'."
(Charles Dickens)

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It's Thursday. Anything goes...

Peering through a gap in two-metre high hoarding, a backwards glance at the 'Windsor Castle'.

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Wings on Wednesday -
YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in photographing birds.

Clearly there was business to attend to here! Black-back gull taking flight, Gull fledgling observing it; shag preening, as are the pair of common gulls.




Taken at Leith Docks, New Year 2015.