Fluffy Buzzard on a gate post, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Buzzard with fluffy feathers sitting on a gate post
Fluffy Buzzard on a gate post, Isle of Islay

Spotted near Kilchoman, a Buzzard sitting on a gate post in a field. It looked quite fluffy to me, maybe it was moulting? Hopefully the experts can explain or put me right….

Window into the past on Port Charlotte Main Street, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a village main street with an old picture of the street held in place
Window into the past on Port Charlotte Main Street, Isle of Islay

Looking the other direction from the earlier Window into the Past of the Port Charlotte Hotel, a view south on Main Street. Not a regular sight these days, but back when the old picture was taken a common sight, someone in a horse cart travelling down the Rhinns of Islay

Windows at Kilchoman distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of two blue painted windows in a stone house wall
Windows at Kilchoman distillery, Isle of Islay

A detail at Islay’s farm distillery, Kilchoman. Two blue painted windows at the stillhouse.