Barnacle Geese in flight at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a few dozen of Barnacle Geese in flight
Barnacle Geese in flight at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Some of the tens of thousand of winter visitors to Islay in flight, Barnacle Geese at Gruinart.

Barnacle Geese lifting off at a cloudy Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese lifting off from a wetlands
Barnacle Geese lifting off at a cloudy Gruinart, Isle of Islay

A cloudy October afternoon at Gruinart, Barnacle Geese lifting off from fields near the flooded wetlands.

November afternoon shower near Loch Gorm, Isle of Islay

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Picture of rain on a car windscreen on a rural road
November afternoon shower near Loch Gorm, Isle of Islay

Somewhere on the road between Gruinart and Loch Gorm on a November afternoon on Islay. A heavy rain shower while driving back to the cottage at Kilchoman.