Barnacle Geese feeding in a field, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese feeding in a field, all standing close togetherSome of Islay’s winter visitors feeding in a field at Gruinart, just like thousands others in other fields on the island.

Barnacle Geese in a field near Rockside, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a handful of Barnacle Geese in a field, mostly only their necks and heads are visibleSome of Islay’s winter visitors in a field near Rockside on a November afternoon.

Hazy November afternoon sunshine over Bowmore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village in some hazy November sunshine, seen across a sea lochA view of Bowmore on a hazy November afternoon on Islay. Some Barnacle Geese near the shore of Loch Indaal, may be they arrived early for that afternoon’s roost?