Sheep and Chough at Ardnave, Isle of Islay

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Picture of two sheep and a Chough in a machairIt almost looks like they’re having a chat, two sheep and a Chough spotted in the machair at Ardnave. Choughs have a stronghold on Islay, in particular at Ardnave and Kilchoman.

Sheep and Barnacle Geese at Loch Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a few sheep and a large flock of Barnacle Geese on a field at a shoreOn Islay the regular inhabitants sometimes have to share a field with the winter visitors. Here a large number of Barnacle Geese lands in field with some grazing sheep next to Loch Gruinart.

Lamb and sheep at Sanaigmore Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a lamb and its mother on dunes above a bay with a beachA young lamb and its mother on the dunes above Sanaigmore Bay on a blustery April afternoon on Islay. The Paps of Jura in the distance on the right.