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McNige

@McNige@mastodon.scot

Retired, living in Scotland
Passionately caring for and saving wildlife, trees - the world, from this state we find ourselves in.
#Music #Photography #Etymology
#History #Humour #Wildlife #Fungi
All my own photos unless stated otherwise ๐Ÿ™‚

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A pair of beautiful Jays suddenly appeared in the garden last week, I've never seen one before and I'm pretty sure they're not too common this far north.
Fabulous colours and an interesting head feather patterning they have.
So pleased I managed to spot one and had time to grab the camera ๐Ÿ™‚

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A wet and soggy day, but even the drips on the holly berry present an interesting shot to try to capture.

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Those little touches of yellow on the lawn, great to see the bees checking them out after those dark winter months.

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Tantallon Castle was built in the mid 14th century by William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas. It was besieged by King James IV in 1491, and again by his successor James V in 1527 when extensive damage was done and again during Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Scotland in 1651. It has reminded a ruin ever since.

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Spring is here.
Lovely to see new life emerging from the nest ๐Ÿ™‚
The first baby swan to show itself, taking its first lessons in life from mum.

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My wife and I walked passed a swanky, expensive restaurant last night.

She said " The aroma of their cooking from there is absolutely gorgeous"

Being a spontaneous sort of guy, I thought I would treat her. So I turned her around and we walked past it again.

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@davep
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Elgin Cathedral
One of Scotlandโ€™s most beautiful but troubled medieval buildings, dating back to 1224.
The 13th-century west front is acknowledged as being one of the grandest architectural achievements in Scotland.

Unfortunately, the 800-year-old cathedral didnโ€™t last beyond a few hundred years and by the end of the 16th century reformation it had been left to fall into ruin.

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@NormanDunbar
He was a bit of a mad 'wolf' wasn't he.
But a cool ruin, very photogenic ๐Ÿ™‚

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The Were Rabbit
This unique vampire bunny carving is perched above Collingwood House, near St Nicholasโ€™ Cathedral on Amen Corner, Newcastle.

With its bulging eyes, huge fangs and claws, itโ€™s not a pretty sight but we still don't know why it was commissioned or why placed on that building overlooking the Cathedral...
Somebody having a laugh all those years ago ๐Ÿ˜„

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The sun going down over our local 'Witches Hill', where in the late 1600"s several witches were burned at the stake for putting spells on people, crops, weather, animals, anything really.
Sad and scary times to be an old lady in the village back then, with a god fearing judiciary and stupid superstitions ran out of control to point blame for anything that went wrong in their lives.

#Nature #Wildlife #Highland #Scotland #Photography #Forest #Wood #Wild #Sunrise #Sunset #witch #hill

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Suddenly we have frost again ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
A beautiful sunrise always kicks off a good day I say ๐Ÿ™‚

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The valleys and wee glens on the approach to Glen Coe have always been my favourite, without hiking for miles you can get that wonderful 'at one' feeling with nature, so powerful, peaceful and beautiful.

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Stone Henge, Wiltshire
You can feel the vibe there, something very special about that place

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The sun finally attempts to show it's face on another rainy day up in the mountains, east of Glencoe.
As the rain makes its way down the mountains it forms waterfalls and rivers as I watched.

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Duart Castle was built as an
extravagant home for the highland Maclean clan during the 14th on the Isle of Mull


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Bee's eye view of a Magnolia, the coros of stamens slowly unfurling.




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Braconid Wasp investigating a Fly Agric last Autumn.

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Some fabulous wee hairy fungi ๐Ÿ„



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A lonesome mushroom down in the dark woods


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One of the Kelpies, near Stirling, Scotland
A Kelpie is a water spirit in the form of a horse.


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Cool Clavulinopsis fungi hiding in the woods


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A majestic Nuthatch


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Fungi Monday



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Sunset over the wheat field

#wildlife

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More stunning fungi in the darkest corner of the woods


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