Seal on the beach in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Seal on a wide beachA different view of the seal on Kilchoman beach, looking small, vulnerable and almost lost on the wide beach at low tide. It did make it back into the water safely.

Chaffinch in a tree at Kilchoman, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a female Chaffinch sitting on the branch of a mossy treeA female Chaffinch in a tree covered in mosses and lichens just outside Kilchoman cottages. Nice Islay birdwatching from the comfort of the cottage.

Morning sun between the rocks in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a beach between two large rocks, illuminated by the November morning sunA November morning at the southern end of Kilchoman beach in Machir Bay. The sun has risen above the hills and crags on the Rhinns of Islay and is shining on the rocks and the beach at low tide.