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		<title>Duckings</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2026/07/01/duckings/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Eastbourne 2026]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eastbourne, East Sussex]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Mallard ducklings on the pons at Princes Park, Eastbourne.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 1 July 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 300mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/500s<br>ISO: 560<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<title>Duck Family</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2026/05/24/duck-family/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water fowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duckling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mallard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wylam]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wylam, Northumberland]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A female Mallard duck with her ducklings on the Tyne at Wylam, Northumberland</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 24 May 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 300mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/500s<br>ISO: 400<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<title>Goosander</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2026/03/27/goosander/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland March 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water fowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Callander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goosander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mergus merganser]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A goosander in Callander, Scotland</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_merganser" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a>:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The common merganser or goosander (Mergus merganser) is a large sea duck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish. It nests in holes in trees. The name &#8220;common merganser&#8221; is used in North America, while &#8220;goosander&#8221; is used in Eurasia.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 27 March 2026<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 300mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/640s<br>ISO: 400<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<title>Chilean Flamingo</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2025/09/19/chilean-flamingo/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Devon 2025]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paignton Zoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water fowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zoological Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flamingo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paignton]]></category>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Chilean flamingos as Paignton Zoo, Devon, England.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_flamingo" data-type="link" data-id="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_flamingo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a species of large flamingo at a height of 110–130 cm (43–51 in) closely related to the American flamingo and the greater flamingo, with which it was previously considered a subspecies before being classified as its own species as a result of their lighter colour, smaller size and behavioural differences. The species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The species breeds in South America from Ecuador and Peru to Chile and Argentina and east to Brazil; it has been introduced into Germany. Like all flamingos, it lays a single chalky-white egg on a mud mound.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">These flamingos are mainly restricted to salt lagoons and soda lakes that are vulnerable to habitat loss and water pollution, especially from mining and irrigation which can cause rapid habitat degradation.</p>



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		<title>Cygnet</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2025/06/23/cygnet/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany 2025]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water fowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cygnet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[river]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swan]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Langenau, Germany]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A cygnet on the river Nau in Langenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 23 June 2025<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 300mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/8<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,250s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licensing: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<title>Canada Goose</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2025/04/20/canada-goose/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water fowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada goose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northumberland]]></category>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A Canada goose on the pond at Wylam, Northumberland, England</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_goose" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe. It has been introduced to France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, New Zealand, Japan, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and normally migratory; often found on or close to fresh water, the Canada goose is also common in brackish marshes, estuaries, and lagoons.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Extremely adept at living in human-altered areas, Canada geese have established breeding colonies in urban and cultivated habitats, which provide food and few natural predators. The success of this common park species has led to it often being considered a pest species because of its excrement, its depredation of crops, its noise, its aggressive territorial behavior toward both humans and other animals, and its habit of stalking and begging for food, the latter a result of humans disobeying artificial feeding policies toward wild animals.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image details</strong> <br>Date: 20 April 2025<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 260mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.3<br>Shutter Speed: 1/640s<br>ISO: 400<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>



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		<title>Goose</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2025/03/09/goose/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Beamish Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water fowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goose]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Beamish Museum, England]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A domestic goose at Beamish Museum, Co. Durham, England</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image details</strong> <br>Date: 9 March 2025<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 300mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,000s<br>ISO: 220<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>



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		<title>Common Shag</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2024/12/26/common-shag-3/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water fowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[river]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyne]]></category>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A common shag on the Tyne at North Shields, England.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_shag" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The European shag or common shag (Gulosus aristotelis) is a species of cormorant. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Gulosus. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa, mainly wintering in its breeding range except for the northernmost birds. In Britain this seabird is usually referred to as simply the shag. The scientific genus name derives from the Latin for glutton. The species name aristotelis commemorates the Greek philosopher Aristotle.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image details</strong> <br>Date: 26 December 2024<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 300mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,000s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>



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		<title>Common Shag</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2024/04/14/common-shag/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 18:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water fowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Shields]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Shields, England]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A common shag at South Shields Marina, England.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_shag" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The European shag or common shag (Gulosus aristotelis) is a species of cormorant. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Gulosus. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa, mainly wintering in its breeding range except for the northernmost birds. In Britain this seabird is usually referred to as simply the shag. The scientific genus name derives from the Latin for glutton. The species name aristotelis commemorates the Greek philosopher Aristotle.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image details</strong> <br>Date: 14 April 2024<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 170mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/4.8<br>Shutter Speed: 1/500s<br>ISO: 450<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>



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		<title>Frozen Gulls</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2024/01/21/frozen-gulls-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water fowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black-headed gull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frozen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Shields]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[North Shields, England]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Black-headed gulls on the frozen pond at Coble Dene Park , North Shields, England.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image details</strong> <br>Date: 21 January 2024<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 300mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/500s<br>ISO: 450<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>



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