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Some #photos from my husband's Saturday afternoon #walk near our home in eastern #Dundee, #Scotland. #Tayside #BroughtyFerry #Monifieth #Angus #Dighty #DightyBurn #Rivers #Woods #Photography #Countryside #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #Magpie #Magpies #Wren #Wrens #SandMartin #SandMartins #SongThrush #SongThrushes #Thrush #Thrushes #CityWildlife #UrbanNature

A few #SandMartins ...

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Wingmen:

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#SandMartins in flight

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#Sandmartins flyby

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#SandMartins in Flight.

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#SandMartins catching some flies.

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"Flapp, flapp"

#SandMartins on their way to get a coffee...

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Three hunting #SandMartins

I hope you can still make it out in the small-scale image here on Mastodon: In the picture you can also see small flies being chased by the swallows.
But I'm afraid that the flies are reserved for the full resolution image.

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#SandMartins in the reeds...

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It is a magical experience to see them in such large numbers and to hear the rustle of their wings as the flock billows across the sky.

Unfortunately you cannot enjoy this picture in full resolution.

Here you can see a small section of a huge flock of #SandMartins

They gather here before their big flight to their winter quarters. In the mornings and evenings the swarm joins together and flies together, so their cohesion is strengthened.

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Two #SandMartins preening.

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#SandMartins on the wire.

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I love the #SandMartins. I am happy every time I meet them.

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#SandMartins on the wire and flyby.

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