Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

I found the Whooper Swan on the early summer, they had bred on the main island. It wasn't that great but, I had to show you.

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

For you Isabelle.

Cormorant versus Eel

Woops, I've dropped it

Wow, I caught it again

Shetland Pony

Another from our trip to the Isle of Shetland.

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)

Lovely waders.

Black-tailed Godwits are large wading birds. In summer, they have bright orangey-brown chests and bellies, but in winter they’re more greyish-brown. Their most distinctive features are their long beaks and legs, and the black and white stripes on their wings. Female black-tailed godwits are bigger and heavier than the males, with a noticeably longer beak (which helps the sexes to avoid competing for food with each other). They’re very similar to bar-tailed godwits, which breed in the Arctic. Black-taileds have longer legs, and bar-taileds don’t have striped wings. As the names suggest, the tail patterns are different, too. (RSPB)