
Spotted this small murmuration of Starlings in the evening sky while walking out to watch the summer solstice sunset over Islay and Jura from Gigha. So I took a picture of them under the colourful late evening clouds.

Spotted this small murmuration of Starlings in the evening sky while walking out to watch the summer solstice sunset over Islay and Jura from Gigha. So I took a picture of them under the colourful late evening clouds.

A view from near Loch Gorm on the Rhinns of Islay, looking over some gorse bushes towards the distant Paps of Jura (from left to right: Beinn an Oir, Beinn Shiantaidh, Beinn a’ Chaolais)

It’s often worth staying a bit longer after sunset to enjoy the beautiful mild colours of the gloaming, the last light after sunset. This is the gloaming after the summer solstice sunset over Islay and Jura seen from the west coast of Gigha. Also notice the crescent moon which has appeared in the sky towards the left.