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Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male with a large number of Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) in his bill, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male with Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) in his bill, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male with a large number of Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) in his bill, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male standing on a lichen-covered rock with a large number of Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) in his bill, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male with a large number of Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) in his bill, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male standing on a lichen-covered rock, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male standing by a lichen-covered rock, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male from the rear, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male, showing the distinctive white half-moon crescent on the breast, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male, perching on a lichen-covered rock and showing the distinctive white half-moon crescent on the breast, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) male, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) female with a large number of Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) in her bill, showing the exquisite markings of her undertail feathers, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) female with a large number of Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) in her bill, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) female, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) female standing on a lichen-covered rock, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) female, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) female with a large number of Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) in her bill, and another one in mid-air that she has just dropped, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) female with a large number of Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) in her bill, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) female from the rear, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) female with a large number of Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) in her bill, Glen Tanar, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Juvenile Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus), Gaick Forest, Scottish Highlands