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Brian Gallagher
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Mostly photos of things, mostly from around the Glasgow area.
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If you ever find yourself in Glasgow city centre, and you feel like you're being watched... male Peregrine, near George Square, Friday 13th Feb. #birds
February 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Kingfisher in the catkins. River Kelvin, Glasgow. #birds
February 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Ring-necked duck again. Queens Park, Glasgow. #birds
Black and white duck thrashing in the water while looking straight at camera
February 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Squirrels, Kelvingrove Park Glasgow.
mobile phone photo of a squirrel from above Sign: Do not feed the squirrels. While their antics may seem cute, they're just doing it to distract you while another one sneaks up behind you, nicks your mobile phone and uses it to empty your bank account.
February 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Grey Herons are in breeding season just now and some individuals can develop a reddish flush on their bill, with the skin under the eye also turning a blue/purple colour. This one was busy hunting in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. #birds
Close up of head and neck of Grey Heron
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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A few views of the Kingfisher from a walk by the River Kelvin in Glasgow yesterday. #birds
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Ring-necked duck at Queens Park pond, Glasgow, on another grey, windy, drizzly day today. #birds
Duck rises up in the water shaking its wings behind it
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Sitting in a bush shouting at strangers (the Robin, not me). In the Botanic Gardens, Glasgow. #birds
A Robin, viewed through leaves and branches, with beak wide open in song
February 5, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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One minute of Dipper, on a rock, in the White Cart Water at Linn Park, Glasgow. #birds
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Cormorant at Maryhill Locks, Glasgow. The punky white hair-like feathers (filoplumes) around the head are part of temporary breeding plumage. #birds
February 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Looking towards the west end of Glasgow and beyond, from Queens Park flagpole.
February 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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Details of Kingfisher plumage. River Kelvin, Glasgow. #birds
January 31, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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Otter on the River Clyde in Glasgow again, a few days ago. About 20ft away from a road bridge busy with traffic and closer still to a footpath busy with cyclists, runners, dog walkers, etc.
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Part of a mural in the Uniqlo store on Argyle Street, Glasgow.
Text says: “In the sandstone, streets, alleyways & walls, this place knows our story greater than all”
January 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Roe deer, Richmond Park, Glasgow.
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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An early morning encounter with roe deer at the weekend, in Richmond Park, Glasgow.
January 27, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Crow vs custard cream biscuit. Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. #birds
Crow works on a biscuit with claw and beak Crow separates the two halves of the biscuit
January 27, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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Heron's world is full of upside-down canal people (most of whom are on their way to Firhill stadium). At Hamiltonhill, Glasgow. #birds
Heron stands on a branch over the canal. There are reflections in the water of people walking by on the towpath above.
January 25, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Kingfisher by the River Kelvin in the West End of Glasgow. #birds
Kingfisher on a branch with its back to camera looking over its shoulder
January 24, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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Windy weather. Robin at Parklea. #birds
Robin stands on lopped branches, its feathers sticking out in the breeze
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Long-tailed tit stopped briefly for a photo. At Richmond Park in Glasgow. #birds
Long-tailed tit sitting on a branch
January 21, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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A Greenshank on the Clyde estuary at Parklea a couple of weeks ago. #birds
Greenshank stands on stony beach as water splashes around its feet
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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A short lunchtime walk along the canal at Kelvindale in Glasgow today. Swan, Fox and Grey Heron. #birds
View of the canal, from under a bridge, with gasometer in the background and a swan on the water Fox stands among branches Heron hunting in reeds along the edge of the canal
January 19, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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A few quiet moments at RSPB Lochwinnoch. Main character Heron; Whooper Swan, departing; Stonechat. #birds
January 18, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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Robin, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. #birds
January 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM