Whooper Swans and Pintails at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of five Whooper Swans and two Pintails on a wetland in some mild November afternoon light
Whooper Swans and Pintails at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Spotted on a November afternoon at Gruinart, five Whooper Swans and two Pintails in the mild afternoon light.

Colourful cloud over McArthur’s Head lighthouse, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a colourful (orange and yellow) cloud over a lighthouse on a rugged coast
Colourful cloud over McArthur’s Head lighthouse, Isle of Islay

Watched from a ferry from Port Askaig to Kennacraig, a beautiful colourful cloud in the sunset light behind McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the Sound of Islay.

Disappearing sun over Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a beach over a bay on a stormy day with the sun just disappearing behind a bank of clouds
Disappearing sun over Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

Out at the southern end of Kilchoman beach during a late November storm with waves rolling up high on the beach. The sun is just about to disappear behind a bank of clouds (it did come back later on while I was walking back)