Nightfall at Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a sea loch with a few coastal villages at last lightA view from the top of Loch Indaal on an October evening, a few Barnacle Geese can be seen on the roost in the loch. The lights have come on in Bowmore, Port Charlotte and Bruichladdich as the light fades quickly.

 

Bruichladdich and Barnacle Geese, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village with a distillery seen across a sea loch, Barnacle Geese flying past

A view across Loch Indaal to Bruichladdich from Gartbreck in April 2014. The distillery with its warehouses in the centre. Conisby on the hillside towards the right. Some of the last wintering Barnacle Geese flying over Loch Indaal, soon to leave for Greenland.

Barnacle Geese near the High Road, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese in a field on a grey overcast dayTaken on a rather grey and overcast day on Islay, Barnacle Geese resting and feeding in a field close to the High Road. The hills of the Oa in the background.