Walkers on Beinn Mhòr, the Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of walkers on the summit of a hillFrom an Islay walking week back in April 2006, walkers at the summit of Beinn Mhòr (202m) on the Oa in the south of the island.

Traigh Bhan and Eilean Mor panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a coastal landscape with a small beach and various cliffsA view in the north west of Islay on a bright and sunny June afternoon. Traigh Bhan on the left, a small beach but very beautiful and always empty (as it is quite remote). Eilean Mor just right of centre with Eilean Dubh hiding behind it. Carraig nam Fear on the right.

Yellow Dragonfly in Machair, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a yellow Dragonfly in high grass (machair)Somewhere in the north west of Islay, a yellow Dragonfly (don’t know its official name) in the high grass of the machair.