Barnacle Geese and a rainbow, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a few Barnacle Geese flying in front of a rainbowSometimes you just have to be lucky and be in the right place at the right time. Combined with a bit of patience and persistence. I had stopped somewhere on the road between Kilchoman and Saligo to see if I could get a decent shot of some Barnacle Geese when in the constantly changing conditions of a November afternoon a rainbow appeared. At some point some Barnacle Geese were spooked and flew off, passing in front of the rainbow after a while.

Barnacle Geese in flight, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small group of Barnacle Geese in flightA tiny fraction of the tens of thousands of Barnacle Geese wintering on Islay

Last one closes the gate, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a flock of Barnacle Geese flying over dunes, a gate in the foregroundA flock of Barnacle Geese preparing to leave Islay in mid April, spotted at the gate to/from the Cruach Mhòr dunes at the Big Strand.