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  • 15
    Jan
    2013
    1:40pm, EST

    Anglers cast a line on first day of salmon season

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    Angler Billy Carmichael casts during the opening of the salmon fishing season on the River Tay on Jan. 15 in Kenmore, Scotland. A procession with a pipe band and anglers made its way through Kenmore at the east end of Loch Tay to mark the start of the 2012 salmon season on the River Tay.

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    An angler casts during the opening of the salmon fishing season on the River Tay on Jan. 15 in Kenmore, Scotland.

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    Kiera Gowan, 2, from Pitlochry, holds a fishing net during the opening of the salmon fishing season on the River Tay on Jan. 15 in Kenmore, Scotland.

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    An angler casts during the opening of the salmon fishing season on the River Tay on Jan. 15 in Kenmore, Scotland.

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    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Protecting Britain’s only herd of reindeer, nestled in Scottish highlands
    • Horse loggers forgo heavy machinery to protect nature
    • Two pretty views of Loch Lomond, Scotland
    • We're gonna golf like it's 1935! The World Hickory Open tees off in Scotland
    • Undeterred by jail time, 'The Naked Rambler' is back on the trail

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    ". . . the start of the 2012 salmon season on the River Tay." I would think it's the start of the 2013 season.

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  • 28
    Dec
    2012
    11:02am, EST

    Protecting Britain’s only herd of reindeer, nestled in Scottish highlands

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    Reindeer gather around herder Anna Jemmett, from the Glenmore Reindeer Centre, to eat lichen from her hands in the Cairngorm Mountains near Aviemore, Scotland, on Dec. 28. The 150 strong Cairngorm Reindeer Herd is Britain's only herd of reindeer.

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    Reindeer herder Anna Jemmett from the Glenmore Reindeer Centre carries a 26 lbs bag of grain feed along a wooden pathway, a task carried out twice a day in winter, before feeding a herd of free ranging reindeer in the Cairngorm Mountains near Aviemore, Scotland, on Dec. 28.

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    A herd of reindeer walk together in the Cairngorm Mountains near Aviemore, Scotland, on Dec. 28.

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    Reindeer herder Anna Jemmett from the Glenmore Reindeer Centre, calls out to attract a herd of free ranging reindeer before feeding them, in the Cairngorm Mountains near Aviemore, Scotland, on Dec. 28.

    David Moir / Reuters

    Ducks walk past a herd of reindeer in the Cairngorm Mountains near Aviemore, Scotland, on Dec. 28.

    For more information about Britain's only herd of reindeer visit the Cairngorm Reindeer Herd website.

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    Are you guys lost?

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  • 12
    Dec
    2012
    9:40am, EST

    Horse loggers forgo heavy machinery to protect nature

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    Simon Lenihan, a full time commercial horse logger, removes a Scots Pine tree from the Balmoral Estate with Sultan De Le Campagne, a 15 year old Belgian Ardennes horse, on Dec. 11 in Balmoral, Scotland.

    The Prince of Wales is the Patron of The British Horse Loggers, an association that works to promote horse logging and support professional horse loggers. The horses working at Balmoral are being used in place of large timber machines to minimize any damage to vegetation, soils and water-tables.

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    Simon Lenihan, a full time commercial horse logger, removes a Scots Pine tree from the Balmoral Estate with Salome Du Pre Renier, a 4 year old Belgian Ardennes horse, on Dec. 11 in Balmoral, Scotland.

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    Simon Lenihan, a full time commercial horse logger, removes a Scots Pine tree from the Balmoral Estate with Sultan De Le Campagne a 15 year old Belgian Aldennes horse on Dec. 11 in Crathie, Aberdeenshire.

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    Simon Lenihan, a full time commercial horse logger, removes a Scots Pine tree from the Balmoral Estate with Sultan De Le Campagne, a 15 year old Belgian Ardennes horse, on Dec. 11 in Balmoral, Scotland.

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    Simon Lenihan, a full time commercial horse logger, removes a Scots Pine tree from the Balmoral Estate with Salome Du Pre Renier, a 4 year old Belgian Ardennes horse, on Dec. 11 in Balmoral, Scotland.

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    oh it doe's happen in America as well, I know of a few horse loggers here in Montana and I know there are others around as well. And like the story above, it is a niche market providing a service to mostly private landowners who need some thinning done and want a small footprint left, The Forest Ser …

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  • 30
    Nov
    2012
    10:52am, EST

    Two pretty views of Loch Lomond, Scotland

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    Fog over Loch Lomond from Duncryne hill in Scotland, Nov. 30, 2012. Weather warnings have been issued as temperatures start to fall below freezing across many parts of the UK.

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    A man casts off his fishing rod from Inversnaid Pier on Nov. 30, in Loch Lomond, Scotland.

     

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  • 5
    Nov
    2012
    7:39pm, EST

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    Scotland remembers victims of war

    Veterans and members of the public pay tribute to those who died during war at the opening of the garden of remembrance in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland, Nov. 5, 2012. A two minute silence was held to honor those who fell during World War I and World War II and recognize those who have died in conflicts since.

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  • 26
    Oct
    2012
    12:32pm, EDT

    Reflecting the changing colors of the season

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    Autumn trees are reflected in the water of Faskally Loch near Pitlochry, Scotland on Oct. 26.

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    A dog shakes itself dry on the banks of Faskally Loch near Pitlochry, Scotland on Oct. 26.

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    Slideshow: Falling for autumn

    Leaves turn and crops are harvested as fall enters full swing.

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    Pitlochry.......one of the most beautiful little places in the world, PLUS a brilliant scotch!

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  • 8
    Oct
    2012
    2:04pm, EDT

    We're gonna golf like it's 1935! The World Hickory Open tees off in Scotland

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    Golfers dressed in 1930s period costume play on Monifeith Links course during the 8th World Hickory Open on Oct. 8, in Monifeith, Scotland.

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    A competitor taking part in the World Hickory Open golf championship carries his bag during the first round on Oct. 8.

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    A competitor taking part in the World Hickory Open golf championship during the first round on Oct. 8.

    By Matt Nighswander, NBC News
    These may look like scenes from an upcoming Merchant-Ivory movie, but they are, in a fact, from a tournament in Scotland that limits competitors to clubs made before, or made to replicate those manufactured before, 1935. Named for the traditional hickory-shafted club, the World Hickory Open is in its eighth year and also requires players to dress in the styles of an earlier era. It all looks very authentic--except for the high-fives, of course.

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    Players celebrating

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    A competitor tees off at the fifth hole.

    More stories from Scotland on PhotoBlog: 

    • Undeterred by jail time, 'The Naked Rambler' is back on the trail
    • The last stag hunt: 45 years of stalking deer in Scotland
    • Just keep swimming, Shoshoni: A horse gets his exercise in Scotland's largest loch

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  • 6
    Oct
    2012
    2:28pm, EDT

    Undeterred by jail time, 'The Naked Rambler' is back on the trail

     

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    Stephen Gough makes his way south through Peebles in the Scottish Borders, on Oct. 6, following his release the day before from Saughton Prison. The rambler has 18 convictions and has been in and out of prison since 2006 for offenses ranging from not wearing clothes in front of the sheriff, breach of the peace and contempt of court.

    Stephen Gough, known as 'The Naked Rambler,' has spent more than six years in Scottish prisons for refusing to put his clothes on. He was released from prison Friday after serving his latest sentence for public nudity. He has twice traversed the island of Great Britain wearing only boots, socks, a backpack and sometimes a hat.

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    Stephen Gough maeks his way south through Peebles in the Scottish Borders on Oct. 6.

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    Stephen Gough chats with a man he encountered on the road as he makes his way south through Peebles in the Scottish Borders.

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    Stephen Gough ends his walk for the day near Peebles in the Scottish Borders.

    More odd stories from Britain on PhotoBlog:

    • We're gonna golf like it's 1935! The World Hickory Open tees off in Scotland
    • There's nothing worse than a wet wig: Judges in London try to stay dry in the rain
    • A kid's worst nightmare? Giant vegetables compete for top prize
    • The last stag hunt: 45 years of stalking deer in Scotland

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    It is wonderful how nudity brings out the 9-year old in all of us. Who cares if he is naked? He would not be wandering naked for long, up here in Alaska. Nude hiking is possible a few days a year, but between the mosquitoes and the long, cold, winters, he would need a new hobby.

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  • 4
    Oct
    2012
    10:39am, EDT

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    Stick figures for peace in Scotland

    Members from Faslane Peace camp take action outside the Scottish National Party headquarters on Thursday in Edinburgh, Scotland. The activists were acting as part of the "No To NATO Scotland Coalition," using chalk to draw 24,000 figures on the pavement to represent the deaths of people that have been killed, to date, in the current Afghanistan campaign.

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  • 1
    Oct
    2012
    11:35am, EDT

    The last stag hunt: 45 years of stalking deer in Scotland

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    Head stalker Peter Fraser leads a shooting party up to Milstone Cairn on the Invercauld Estate in Braemar, Scotland, on Sept. 28, 2012.

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    Peter Fraser prepares to load a freshly shot stag onto a pony.

    After forty five years as a professional stalker, and 43 years as the head stalker on the Invercauld Estate, Peter Fraser is working his last red deer stag season before his retirement in November. (Stalking is the term used in Scotland for hunting and shooting deer.) The stalking season runs from July until October.

    According to the Invercauld Estate website, "the land has been in the ownership of the Farquharson family for many centuries and extends to approximately 200 square miles of spectacular scenery. The Estate is managed commercially but with great respect for the natural environment."

    Read more about gamekeepers and Peter Fraser on the Scottish Gamekeepers Association website. 

    Editor's note: This series of pictures was made available Oct. 1.

     

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    Peter Fraser, right, and his hunting party look down on a stag at Loch Kander on the Invercauld Estate on Sept. 29, 2012, in Braemar, Scotland.

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    Peter Fraser drags a shot stag at Milstone Cairn on the Invercauld Estate on Sept. 28, 2012.

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    Peter Fraser disembowels a deer in Corrie Kander on the Invercauld Estate on Sept. 29, 2012.

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    Peter Fraser stands in the larder doorway on Auchallater farm on the Invercauld Estate on Sept. 29, 2012.

     

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    Thats a pretty impressive buck.

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  • 19
    Sep
    2012
    2:30pm, EDT

    Just keep swimming, Shoshoni: A horse gets his exercise in Scotland's largest loch

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    Susan Gell and Roy Rodgers exercise their horse, Shoshoni, in Loch Lomond on Sept. 19 in Luss, Scotland.

    Susan Gell and Roy Rodgers exercise their horse, Shoshoni, in Loch Lomond on Wednesday in Luss, Scotland. Roy and Susan both live on Inchtavannaich Island on Loch Lomond and regularly take their horses to the mainland for exercise by letting the horse swim across the water. Loch Lomond is the largest freshwater loch in Scotland with about thirty islands.

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    Susan Gell and Roy Rodgers exercise their horse, Shoshoni, in Loch Lomond on Sept. 19 in Luss, Scotland.

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    Susan Gell walks with a horse near Loch Lomond on Sept. 19 in Luss, Scotland.

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  • 9
    Aug
    2012
    8:19am, EDT

    Runners, walkers illuminate Edinburgh hillside in festival performance

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    Runners and walkers dressed in light emitting suits and holding light sticks make their way up Arthur's Seat as part of a dress rehearsal of a mass participation public art piece called 'Speed of Light' on August 8, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

    The piece which forms part of the annual Edinburgh Festival is set to illuminate the iconic natural monument as hundreds of people make their way up and around the hill, creating streaks of light as they go, Getty Images reports. Each of the walkers' glowing sticks is also set to provide a musical accompaniment as their movement triggers the sticks to create different sounds.

    Scenes from the Fringe: Edinburgh welcomes arts festival season

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    Walkers holding light sticks prepare for the final assent to the summit of Arthur's Seat.

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    Runners taking part in NVA's Speed of Light run in a circle to warm up before the performance.

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    The summit of Arthur's Seat, at an altitude of 822 feet, offers panoramic views of the city of Edinburgh and the Firth of Forth.

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