Brian Gallagher
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Mostly photos of things, mostly from around the Glasgow area.
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Kingfisher on the River Kelvin in Glasgow. These are both of the same adult male Kingfisher. Another one, a juvenile, was around nearby shortly after this. #birds
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Great White Egret and Otter highlights from visit to Lochwinnoch, Sunday 12th October. Kingfisher and Water Rail showed too but not for photos.
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Robin of the Railway. Paisley Gilmour Street. #birds
A Robin sings, sitting on top of some hardware carrying overhead cable
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Being a Heron isn't all standing around looking like a dinosaur. Sometimes you need to shake it 'til your tongue hangs out. #birds
A Heron mid-shake of the head, its tongue swinging out of its beak
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Heron on the River Kelvin in Glasgow. #birds
Heron stands in profile, against a dark background.
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Carrion Crow hellscape. Cathcart, Glasgow. #birds
Two Carrion Crows sit on metalwork above a large valve or pump. The background is an unnatural orange colour, from a block of flats in the background.
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Long Tailed Tit, in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. #birds
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There are Kingfishers to be seen all over and around Glasgow. In the last 10 days i've seen them on the Clyde at Dalmarnock, the Cart at Spean St, the canal at Kelvindale and of course our fairly regular reliable male on the Kelvin below the Botanic Gardens. #birds
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An Cailleach Dubh. Cormorant on the River Kelvin, Glasgow. #birds
Cormorant looking towards camera with beak wide open
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An Cailleach Dubh. Cormorant on the River Kelvin, Glasgow. #birds
Cormorant, looking towards camera.
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An Cailleach Dubh. Cormorant on the River Kelvin, Glasgow. #birds
High contrast image of a Cormorant against a black background. Black and White but the eye is blue.
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With storm Amy raging outside there probably won't be much photography this weekend, so here's Kevin the Kelvin Kingfisher from two weeks ago. #birds
A Kingfisher sits on a branch, the
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Heron supervising the installation of autumn colours around the River Kelvin in Glasgow. Taken last weekend - Glasgow is v. grey and wet today. #birds
Heron stands on dead wood in the middle of the river, the beginnings of autumn colours visible in the vegetation behind. Closer view of the Heron, looking out over the water.
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Stonechats, at Ardmore Point. #birds
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Various dinosaurs from around the River Kelvin in Glasgow. Cormorant and Grey Heron. #birds
A Cormorant stands with its back to the sun and its wings held out A Heron in a tree, scratching itself and looking down towards camera
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Long-tailed tits, members of a noisy gang roaming the Kelvin Walkway in the West End of Glasgow. #birds
A long-tailed tit sits on a branch in dappled light Long-tailed tit looking over its shoulder
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Early morning Mute Swan landing on the big pond at Richmond Park, Glasgow. #birds
A Swan lands on water, its wings outstretched in front, backlit in the sun.
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Kingfisher doing his thing. Taken from the blue bridge over the River Kelvin at the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow. #birds
Kingfisher on a  branch, with a small fish in its beak Kingfisher swings beak and fish upwards Kingfisher whacks the fish down hard on the branch to stun it Kingfisher tosses the fish in its beak to reposition it for swallowing
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Moorhen arabesque with working leg à la hauteur. On dead wood in the River Kelvin in Glasgow. #birds
A Moorhen stands on dead wood above running water. It stands on one leg, with the other leg stuck straight out behind, and its wings slightly raised and spread.