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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Chilling out with my furry friend in the garden last night now a regular dinner guest. #fridayfox #wildlife #Edinburgh

WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Some images from my 2027 Scottish Wildlife calendar. I will be selling it at the Duddingston Kirk craft fair, Edinburgh on the 7th of November (along with other wildlife related items, mugs, cards etc). Photos from Edinburgh, Mull, Tay reedbeds, Ardnamurchan, Aberlady, Bass rock. #wildlife #calendar

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sauntered along Postman's walk in Aberlady yesterday. Scores of butterflies on the ivy lined path including 30+ red admirals. A nearby newly created wildflower meadow was bursting with plant & insect life (well done that farmer) @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #eastlothian

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

New wee fox visitor is getting more comfortable from the looks of things. Sitting waiting for a snack when i looked out this evening. Lucky to have him/her. #garden #Edinburgh #wildlife #fox

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Common darters from @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve. They may not be the biggest or most glam of dragonflies but at least they pose for you! Common hawker present too but not cooperating... @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Edinburgh #dragonfly #wildlife #Scotland

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Some dragonflies from the National trust for Scotland's reserve at St Abbs today. It's difficult enough photographing them without there being a gale blowing! Common darter and migrant hawker photographed but I reckon there were other species which I didn't. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

High octane action from Saltoun wood in East Lothian last week… an elephant hawk-moth caterpillar I believe. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #wildlife #moth.

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Edinburgh Libraries @edinburghlibraries.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Want to trace your family tree, but not sure where to start? Come to our beginners’ #FamilyHistory session at Central Library to learn about the free resources that can help with your research. Thursday 24 September at 2pm Book your place by emailing informationdigital@edinburgh.gov.uk

Poster for Family History 'Getting Started' session at Central Library on the last Thursday afternoon of the month, features a photograph of a large family group from the mid 20th century on the banks of a canal.

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

After a lengthy spell with almost no fox action there has been regular action over the past week. I think this is a youngster. Tempted to call him/her big ears as they do seem large-ish! Another bigger fox around too, great to have them here #Edinburgh #garden #wildlife #fox

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Visited Coulton wood in East Lothian yesterday. Common darters(Sympetrum striolatum) in good numbers circa 10 plus 2 common hawkers (Aeshna juncea). Only damselflies seen were 3 emerald damselflies (Lestes sponsa). Handsome wee beasts.@britishdragonflies.bsky.social #dragonflies #wildlife #Scotland

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

An autumnal feel to Saltoun wood in East Lothian last week. Circa 9 species of butterfly including painted ladies, peacocks & commas. Only a few dragonflies about on a cool-ish day including this common darter. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Highlight of todays walk around Saltoun wood in East Lothian was witnessing 2 dedicated volunteers ringing small birds. V interesting chat & a privilege to see these birds close up, goldcrest, chiffchaff & coal tit. @rspb.bsky.social #Birds #Wildlife #Scotland

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hurrah! 1st furry dinner guest for a month. He(?) attracted my attention by triggering the security light then sitting down to wait for me to notice him. Stayed for a few dogtreats then vanished #fox #Edinburgh #garden #wildlife

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Some fairly major fireworks in Leith tonight. Just caught the tail end. No idea why though?! #fireworks #Edinburgh.

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Last month at @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve this common darter seemed to have deliberately chosen the best spot to camouflage itself. #dragonfly #wildlife #Edinburgh

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

One from the 20th of July I never got around to editing due to events. Beautiful roe deer doe posing on the path in to Saltoun wood. #wildlife #deer #EastLothian #Scotland

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Another badger visit did me a lot of good. Amazing how observing nature can have a soothing effect, early evening light helps too... #wildlife #nature #Edinburgh #Scotland #badgers

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Badger shenanigans from last night. Good to get out in nature again. Helpfully the badgers schesule fits with mine at the moment. #badgers #wildlife #Edinburgh #Scotland

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

AI data centres are bad news for people and wildlife! Campaigners from 14 affected communities, are set to hold a protest in Edinburgh calling for a full moratorium on the building of AI data centres in Scotland at 11.30am on 3 September outside the Scottish Parliament.

A placard calling for 'no data cantres' superimposed with the words 'moratorium now'

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

First time out with the camera for some weeks, badger watching. Not a bad way to end the photo drought. Check out the teeth and claws on these guys. #badger #wildlife #Edinburgh

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Lovely to see the strategy of letting the ivy in the garden take over a small tree pay off. Holly blue female egg laying in the garden last week. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #butterfly

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Recent circumstances have meant photography (and editing photos) has taken a distant back seat. Here's one from last month. A chance encounter with a kestrel in Holyrood park. #Birds #Wildlife #Edinburgh

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

For various negative reasons i have not been able ro get out recently so it was especially pleasing to see this female holly blue in the garden. It laid several eggs on ivy i had encouraged to climb a small tree @savebutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Well the new fox didn’t take long to gain in confidence! Happy to feed on dog treats on the patio while i watch/dish them out from rhe back door. #fox #garden #Edinburgh #wildlife

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Training a new fox visitor. Looks like a youngster, quite small possibly one of this year’s cubs. Still quite flighty but getting better. #fox #Edinburgh #wildlife

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Highlights from the 18th June on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social week in the Italian alps. Scarce copper, apollo, heath fritillaries & spotted fritillary. Superb week with 110 species seen thanks to the guides plus great food in the hotel! @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

1st furry visitor in a few months. We have gone from 4 foxes every night to none. Hopefully this is a new regular. I have a supply of dog treats in just in case. #garden #Edinburgh #wildlife

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Discovered a new colony of holly blues today near Prestongrange mining museum in East Lothian new to me anyway)! At least a dozen HBs dogfighting & briefly pausing to nectar on a snowberry bush& nearby flowers Plenty of holly & ivy around too. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Looking for banded demoiselles i stumbled upon shoals of tiny fish (minnows?). Hopeful sign that the river is in good health. An otter swimming by shortly afterwards was another positive. River Tyne near East Linton. #wildlife #mindfulmoment

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Spotted fritillary and southern swallowtail from last month's @greenwingstours.bsky.social excellent butterfly holiday in the Italian alps. Stunning creatures. @europebutterfly.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #butterfly #wildlife

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Banded demoiselles resplendent in their metallic colours this week on the river Tyne in East Lothian. Had to don the wellies to get some of the shots but well worth it. Even had an otter swim by as i was leaving! @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #wildlife #odonata #river #damselflies

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I have spent a lot of time risking heat stroke tracking these incredible beasties this week, donning the wellies to wade in to the Tyne. Hundreds of photos to go through but here is a starter for ten, a female banded demoiselle (had a bonus otter swim by today too!). @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Dancing demoiselles on the Tyne in East Lothian. Great to see banded demoiselles not too far from home. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #damselflies #wildlife #Scotland

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Saltoun wood in East lothian last week. My local dragonfly hotspot. Amazing wee creatures, once you get a close look at them most folk will agree! broad bodied chaser, emperor, four spotted chaser & common darter. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #dragonfly #odonata #wildlife

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

White letter hairstreaks and commas in Meadowfield park Edinburgh today. Within yards of where I sighted the 1st Edinburgh WLH a few years ago. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #wildlife #nature #Scotland #Edinburgh #butterflies

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This is disgusting. NatureScot, stop bashing Gannet chicks - End the Guga hunt!

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Some butterflies from a recent @greenwingstours.bsky.social trip to the Italian alps. mountain argus, scarce copper, silvery argus & lesser marbled fritillary. Great trip, well led with 110 species of butterflies seen over the week. @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social #wildlife

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I happened to run in to a family of long tailed tits on a very hot day this week. Youngsters all fluffed up (v cute), to do with the temperature? Taken in a local Edinburgh park. @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #Birds #wildlife #Scotland #Edinburgh

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A lovely encounter with a roe deer fawn in @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve. We were walking back along a narrow path when mum & fawn appeared (mum jusst out of shot) magical to have this encounter in Edinburgh They moved off in to the woods after feeding . #wildlife #Edinburgh #deer

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Some beauties from last week's @greenwingstours.bsky.social Italian alps butterfly trip. Guides were excellent, butterflies mostly obliging with an incredible array of species. Blue spot hairstreak, Knapweed fritillary, Idas blue & Queen of Spain fritillary. @europebutterfly.bsky.social

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A few butterflies from the last morning of a great Italian alps trip with @greenwingstours.bsky.social well led by Ben Greenaway & Pete Eeles. Large blue, grison's fritillary, black-veined white & Langs short tailed blue. The abundance of butterflies was astounding. @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Four spot chaser in @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve recently. 1st dragonfly of the year for me in the reserve. Wee beauty. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #nature #wildlife #Scotland #Edinburgh

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Last night’s light show in Edinburgh Definitely the strongest thunderstorm i have ever witnessed here. Can’t really hear the thunder but can certainly guage the intensity of the lightning ⚡️! #storm #Edinburgh #lightning

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

@scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve is alive with fledglings just now. Here are two at opposite ends of the size spectrum (& possibly cuteness spectrum), juvenile grey heron & juvenile wren. @rspb.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social #Edinburgh #spring #wildlife #Scotland #Birds

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Some colourful butterflies from Musselburgh on Monday. Common blue female, orange tip male, ringlet & small copper. 1st common blue & ringlet for me in 2026. There is a lovely meadow beside the new scrapes with abundant wildflowers. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social #Scotland

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

After a quiet afternoon walking through @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve with the wildlife not cooperating we retreated to the garden cafe at Duddinston kirk for consolation coffee & cake The wildlife then chose to come to us! @rspbscotland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #robin #Edinburgh

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The meadow at @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve in Edinburgh is looking brilliant I reckon wildflower species are in double figures including my favourite bird’s foot trefoil. Plenty of pollinators taking advantage of the nectar bounty @plantlifeuk.bsky.social #wildflowers

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Golden ringed dragonfly spotted at Camus Nan Gael in Ardnamurchan last week. Impressive beast. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #dragonfly #Scotland #wildlife

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WildPhotoScot @wildphotoscot.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Orange tip female on common vetch (i think) at the @scotwildlife.bsky.social Bawsinch reserve in Edinburgh earlier this week. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Edinburgh #wildlife #butterfly

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