Two Whooper Swans in front of Killinallan Point, Isle of Islay

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Picture of two Whooper Swans in flight over the mouth of a sea loch, dunes behind them
Two Whooper Swans in front of Killinallan Point, Isle of Islay

Watched from the RSPB Loch Gruinart bird hide using a strong telephoto lens, two Whooper Swans at the mouth of Loch Gruinart with Killinallan Point behind them. The Isle of Mull in the distance.

Cattle resting at Ceann an t-Sàilein, Isle of Gigha

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Picture of some cattle resting on the shore of a small shallow sea loch
Cattle resting at Ceann an t-Sàilein, Isle of Gigha

A view just around the corner of the cottage I was staying in on Gigha. Some cattle resting on the shore of shallow Ceann an t-Sàilein. Kintyre in the distance on the other side of the Sound of Gigha. You can’t see it from here, but the small pier at Port na Gallochoille is just around the corner of the slightly higher green ground right of centre.

Islay, Jura and a huge boulder…

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Picture of a view across a sound between the mainland and two islands, a huge boulder on the shore
Islay, Jura and a huge boulder…

A view to Islay (towards the left) and Jura (towards the right, obviously, with the Paps of Jura easily identifiable) across Loch Caolisport from the mainland. Taken near Druimdrishaig on a beautiful drive on the “Kilberry road” in April 2023