Mastodawn

The Atlantic great cormorant is the largest of all living cormorant species in Europe.

Their plumage is not fully waterproof, allowing them to dive deep, as buoyancy is reduced.

This in return means they can often be seen perching or standing with their wings half open drying them following a period of diving and feeding.

Here's a Six Spotted Burnet (#Zygaena #filipendulae) moth that I found in a meadow at RSPB Scotland Mersehead Nature Reserve in Dumfries, Scotland UK. There were hundreds of them in the meadow. Really cool to see. Isn't he a dapper little guy in his furry black suit?
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