Waxing Gibbous Moon (and some birds), Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Waxing Gibbous Moon and some birds flying just below
Waxing Gibbous Moon (and some birds), Isle of Islay

A November afternoon on Islay, the Moon had risen over the hills east of Gruinart. A few birds in the sky, flying past below the Moon.

Birds passing the Moon, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a large flock of birds flying past the afternoon Moon
Birds passing the Moon, Isle of Islay

Seen from Gruinart on a November afternoon, a large number of birds (unfortunately I can’t remember what type) is flying past the Moon low in the sky.

Moon setting over Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a full Moon setting over the sea in a bayA clear night in Saligo Bay on the west coast of Islay. Under thousands of stars in the clear sky the almost full Moon is about to set over the Atlantic.