Emperor Moth in the Heather, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an Emperor Moth sitting on some heatherSpotted during an Islay walking week walk, an Emperor Moth in the Heather on the Oa.

Impressive cliffs on the Oa panorama, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some steep and high cliffs above the seaI’m again and again impressed by the rugged beauty of the cliffs on the Oa. To help you appreciate their size look at the left edge of the panorama, those dots are walkers from the Islay walking week in April 2017. There’s also a picture of me standing on top of those cliffs taken by Mark Unsworth 10 years ago, I’m pretty sure it’s the sheer section towards the top just left of centre (the picture is now back with me after my mother passed away.

Walking along the steep cliffs of the Oa panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a group of walkers walking along steep cliffs above the seaAn impression from the Islay walking week in April 2017, the walkers passing the steep cliffs on the Oa. Beinn Mhòr (202m) in the distance.