Moon rising over the hills east of Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the Moon rising over some low hills on an October evening
Moon rising over the hills east of Gruinart, Isle of Islay

An October evening on Islay, watching the Moon rising over the hills east of Gruinart from the RSPB hide at Loch Gruinart

Barnacle and White-Fronted Geese at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese and Greenland White-Fronted Geese in a field
Barnacle and White-Fronted Geese at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Some of Islay’s winter visitors at Gruinart, Barnacle Geese in the front and Greenland White-Fronted Geese behind them.

Goats on a hillock near Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of several goats on a small hillock near the sea
Goats on a hillock near Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

I’m not sure if this is the place as the one in the Wild goats at Machir Bay picture, but even if it isn’t it’s very close to it. A herd of wild goats on a small hillock at the southern end of Kilchoman beach, Machir Bay visible behind it with Eilean an Tannais-Sgeir just visible in the distance on the right.