This red grouse seen in the Cairngorms is a first for me thanks to @petewalkden. Anybody who wants to hire a guide around the Highlands of Scotland area or the Isle of Mull, I can highly recommend Pete.
I haven't been checking the #trailcams as often this summer and the cows have repositioned this one again, but look what I found when I checked the SD card! First time I've caught a young deer on camera. #MastodonNatureCommunity#Nature#Deer
A Merlin, basking in the sun on an otherwise chilly day last February. The Merlin is a small falcon that specializes in aerial pursuit or surprise capture of avian prey.
Breeding in boreal forests in North America and Eurasia, many migrate, but residents remain in middle and northern latitudes year-round. Merlins are widespread, but uncommon, and have adapted to suburban and urban settings.
Cape May Warbler -- yup, def migration time! These guys pass the nesting season and summer in northernmost Canadian spruce forest, feeding largely on juicy spruce budworm caterpillars. But, they also have a unique adaptation for feeding on nectar from flowers in the Caribbean and Central American locations where they over-winter. Like hummingbirds, they have tubular tongues. This migrant was slurping up berries on that tree, but also sallied forth to catch a flying insect or two. Cape May Warbler populations declined by 70% between 1966 and 2015, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. A major cause is the logging industry, which has reduced old-growth forests and employed pesticides to kill the spruce budworm (information from All About Birds). #birds#birdsofmastodon#birdphotography#naturephotography#nature#MastodonNatureCommunity#wildlife#wildlifephotography#birding#aves#fotografia