I’m not a birder or a twitcher or anything, but I like birds, and have taken a passing interest in them ever since getting drawn into the expensive habit of feeding wild birds. My favourites are the raptors and I can thoroughly recommend a day out doing the falconry experience at one of the various bird of prey centres around the country. Birds make good targets for the camera and they certainly help to hone the skills. A big lens helps!
Slavonian grebe
A rare visitor at Linlithgow Loch in the spring of 2013. Followed by breeding birds on Loch Knockie, May 2023.
Rooks
These rooks at Linlithgow found a dropped ice cream cone, and couldn’t quite decide if they liked it or not.