Barnacle Geese and Bruichladdich distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese on a shore, a distillery behind in the distanceTwo of the things Islay is famous for (at least at this time of the year): In the foreground a tiny part of the 40,000 Barnacle Geese wintering on Islay, in the background on the other side of Loch Indaal is Bruichladdich with one of the eight distilleries on the island.

 

Barnacle Geese high in the Islay sky

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Picture of Barnacle Geese in flight high in a sky with broken clouds

 

Somewhere in the sky above Islay.

Barnacle Geese in a V formation, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a group of Barnacle Geese flying in a V formationTaken somewhere on Islay, a group of Barnacle Geese flying in a V formation.