Swan and Seal in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a Mute Swan and a Seal near a shoreThe shore of the Sound of Islay is an excellent place to watch Islay’s varied wildlife. Not long after watching this Seal and Swan we watched an Otter just a few hundred yards down the shore.

Seal outside Lagavulin distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a seal on a rock in a bay outside a distilleryA local resident on the south coast of Islay, resting on a rock just outside the famous Lagavulin distillery. Taken from a DJI Phantom 3 hovering over Lagavulin Bay.

Loch Gruinart seals and Ardnave dunes, Isle of Islay

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Picture of seals on a sand bank in a sea loch flanked by dunesA view across Loch Gruinart from the Killinallan side. Seals are resting on the sandbanks visible at low tide, the dunes at Ardnave in the background.