Bright April afternoon at RSPB Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over a nature reserve on a bright sunny afternoon
Bright April afternoon at RSPB Gruinart, Isle of Islay

A view north west from the old hide at RSPB Gruinart. No birds immediately visible in the picture because it’s a quite wide angle, but there was plenty to see with binoculars. In the far distance just left of centre you can just spot Ben More on the Isle of Mull, the only island Munro outside of Skye.

Distant raptor in front of Mull’s Ben More, seen from Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a bird of prey in flight in front of a distant mountain
Distant raptor in front of Mull’s Ben More, seen from Gruinart, Isle of Islay

A view from the RSPB Loch Gruinart reserve on Islay, looking over to Colonsay (middle distance) and the Isle of Mull with Ben More (far distance). A bird of prey, I believe a Buzzard, in flight above the shore of Loch Gruinart.

Snow capped Ben More on Mull seen from the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a snow capped mountain seen across the sea from a sound between two islands, a small lighthouse on the shore
Snow capped Ben More on Mull seen from the Sound of Islay

A view from the ferry approaching Port Askaig in the Sound of Islay on an April evening. A snow capped Ben More on Mull in the distance. In the foreground Carragh an t-Sruith lighthouse on Islay’s neighbour Jura.