Sgioba Cottage garden view at Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a cottage garden over a small burn, a beach and a coastal village
Sgioba Cottage garden view at Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

A view from the garden of Sgioba Cottage in Port Charlotte, looking over Abhainn Gearach and the small beach. To the right the old distillery warehouses, now home to the INHT and the youth hostel. The Port Charlotte Hotel behind the small tree with Shore Street and the pier to the left behind.

Port Charlotte on a November night, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village on a cloudy night, small waves rolling up on a small beach
Port Charlotte on a November night, Isle of Islay

A cloudy November evening on the Rhinns of Islay, looking over to Port Charlotte. Bright lights at the Port Charlotte Hotel, on Main Street and Shore Street. Some light waves rolling on to the small beach.

Starlings on power lines at Kilchiaran, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Starlings sitting on three power lines overhead, seen on a November late afternoon
Starlings on power lines at Kilchiaran, Isle of Islay

Leaving from Kilchiaran to walk back to Port Charlotte on a November late afternoon I noticed these Starlings overhead, sitting on the power lines coming across the Rhinns of Islay.