Yesterday's Kingfisher, on the left, is a juvenile. You can tell from the grey feet. Today's Kingfisher, on the right, is older - the feet have turned red/orange, and by the looks of the slight yellowing of the bottom beak, I suspect she is a female. #birds #birding #birdphotography #addBirder
George
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Adventurer by day, professional snack eater by night.🍕 Also, I take photos. 📷 Edinburgh, #Scotland 🏴
Check out this Kingfisher's feet. Still grey with no sign of the adult signature red/orange, so a juvenile, probably less than 6 months old. The white tip on the beak is another giveaway of immaturity. Too young to sex. #birds #kingfisher #juvenile #feet #photography
"Play with me, mummy!" Scarface and pup, our local otters, take a rest from fishing. Yes, it was chucking it down. #wildlife #mammals #otters #play #edinburgh
Great to see a kingfisher on the river this morning. Hard to see them just now because of the abundance of vegetation. #birds #kingfisher #Scotland
A female sparrowhawk visited our garden yesterday, twice crashing into the bushes while chasing the small birds. Thankfully, she went away empty-handed. #birds #sparrowhawk #partycrasher #garden #edinburgh
I am not sure what the Buzzard has caught, but the Raven and the Gulls were furious. #birds #buzzard #gull #raven #raptors #birdsofprey #edinburgh #furious
Hello, hello, hello. What's all this then? One-legged black-headed gull surprised at his preening moult. #birds #moult #preening #blackheadedgull
Just another day with a kestrel. Today she hovered a lot, so I was able to get some good shots. #raptors #kestrel #hovering #photography #edinburgh #waterofleith
One of the two kestrels was back on the river this morning. #birds #raptor #kestrel #murrayfield #photography #backlit