Barnacle and White-Fronted Geese at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese and Greenland White-Fronted Geese in a field
Barnacle and White-Fronted Geese at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Some of Islay’s winter visitors at Gruinart, Barnacle Geese in the front and Greenland White-Fronted Geese behind them.

Dramatic November light over Islay and Jura

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Picture of a hilly rural landscape in some beautiful mild November light
Dramatic November light over Islay and Jura

A November afternoon on Islay, somewhere on route from Kilchoman past Loch Gorm to Gruinart. Some beautiful mild low light over the low hills on Islay and the impressive Paps of Jura in the distance.

Swallow preening at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Swallow preening on a small prickly branch
Swallow preening at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Watched from the “old” hide (south hide) at Gruinart, one of the summer visitors to Islay preening its feathers before flying on to catch insects.