Scot Land Collection (#97)

Welding underwater. Commercial scuba diver welding a metal pipe underwater. Scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

Wind farm, Scotland
Wind farm. This is Dun Law wind farm, which is located near Oxton, in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

Hydroelectric power substation. A substation converts electricity from power station levels to transmission levels, or from transmission levels to domestic levels

Red telephone box. Designed in 1924, the red telephone box was a familiar sight throughout the United Kingdom. New designs of phone box

British diet, conceptual artwork
British diet, conceptual computer artwork

AIDS in the UK, conceptual image. Computer artwork of red ribbons overlain on a map of the UK. These ribbons are worn to show support for the cause of AIDS prevention

Heart transplant sale. Conceptual computer artwork of a heart on British Pound (GBP) notes. This represents selling transplant organs

Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland, the research centre where the British researchers Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell created Dolly the sheep in 1996

Alexander Wilson, US-Scottish naturalist
Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), American-Scottish naturalist. Wilson born in Scotland, was an apprentice weaver with an interest in poetry

Hydroelectric generator
MODEL RELEASED. Hydroelectric generator. Worker inspecting a generator in a hydroelectric power station. A turbine is fitted beneath the generator shaft. Photographed in Scotland, UK

Hydroelectric dam and pipeline at a hydroelectric power station. The dam is situated on a loch. Photographed in Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Deforested conifer plantation and harvested logs

Otter footprint in snow. European otters (Lutra lutra) are found in parts of Asia and Africa as well as across Europe. They inhabit freshwater areas and feed on birds, insects, frogs

Frost covered sand dunes. Photographed in February, at the Sands of Forvie, Forvie National Nature Reserve, Ythan estuary, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Snow-covered cottage, Braemar, Scotland
Snow-covered cottage. Photographed in Braemar, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, in winter

Storm waves breaking over the South Pier lighthouse. Photographed in October in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Cairngorm Weather Station covered in ice on the summit of Cairngorm mountain, in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. This automatic weather station collects temperature

Ice encrusted cairn. Pile of rocks encrusted with ice feathers. Ice feathers are ice formations which form on the windward side of objects subjected to icy winds

Ice feathers. These ice formations on granite boulders are also known as frost feathers. It is a type of hoar frost which forms on the windward side of objects subjected to icy winds

Heath and moorland fires, UK
Heath and moorland fires in the UK, Aqua satellite image. April 2003 was a warm, dry month in Northern Europe. This, combined with a strong easterly wind

Sand dune. The dune has been stabilised by marram grass (Ammophilia arenaria). The upper part of the dune has eroded, exposing the roots of the grass

Rainbow and a lighthouse. This arching spectrum of colours is seen when sunlight from behind the observer is reflected and refracted by rain in front

Coastal sand dunes. Waves breaking on a beach with sand dunes in the background. The grasses on the sand dunes form part of the coastal ecosystem

Rainbow over a scots pine forest (Pinus sylvestris). Photographed in August, in Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Fire brooms on a heather moor
Fire brooms in a stand on heather moorland. These brooms are for suppressing fires that break out on the moorland. Photographed at Morrone Birkwood, Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Man clearing snow, Braemar, Scotland
Man clearing snow from a road after heavy snowfall. Photographed in Braemar, Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, in January

Ripples in white sand on a beach. Photographed at Tobha Mor, on South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

Heavy snowfall, Braemar, Scotland
Heavy snowfall. Villagers in a snow-covered main street. Photographed in Braemar, Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, in January

Meandering stream and its tributaries eroding the valley floor of the glacial Caenlochan Glen. Photographed in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland in Devember

Carn Coire na Creiche mountains. This was taken from upper Glen Brittle, showing Sgurr an Fheadain and Waterpipe Gully, with Bidein Druim nan Ramh behind, right

Silurian landscape, artwork
Silurian landscape. Artwork of wetland plants, geysers and volcanoes during the Silurian Period (440-360 million years ago)

Rainbow over River Clunie, Scotland
Rainbow over River Clunie, in Glen Clunie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. This is the view south towards Carn Aosda. Photographed in August

River Clunie, Scotland, UK
River Clunie flowing through Glen Clunie, looking towards Carn Aosda. Photographed in August, in Cairngorms National Park, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Glen Clunie, Scotland, UK
Glen Clunie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. This view is from the summit of Creag Choinnich, near Braemar. The slope of the hill at top right is covered in ling heather (Calluna vulgaris)

Waterpipe gully in winter condition. This gully is located on the mountain of Sgurr an Fheadain (688 metres). Photographed in February in the Black Cuillins, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Basalt escarpments of Quirang. Looking along the cliffs of Meall na Suiramach to Leac nan Fionn (the prominent ridge) and beyond to Staffin Bay

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, satellite image. North is at top, water is blue, urban areas are grey, vegetation is green and agricultural areas are brown

Common gull

Common guillemots breeding

Grey seal pup
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup lying beside driftwood on a rocky beach. The grey seal gives birth to a single pup after a gestation of just under a year

Invercauld House, Scotland, UK
Invercauld House beside the River Dee. This building is the seat of the Clan Farquharsons, who extended the estate during the 19th Century

Polytunnels growing raspberry plants (Rubus idaeus) in rows. These tunnels are made of polyethylene and have similar effects to greenhouses providing a warm and humid environment

Polytunnels in rows. These polytunnels are being used to cultivate raspberry plants (Rubus idaeus). They are made of polyethylene and provide a warm and humid environment for growing crops

Peat bog. Plants (across top), including sphagnum moss (Sphagnum sp.), growing on a thick layer of peat. Peat is an organic material that forms when plant debris decomposes in anaerobic (airless)

Scottish highland cow. This domestic cow (Bos taurus) has short legs and long horns and is known for its shaggy coat of wavy hair that often partially covers its eyes

Cleared scots pine forest (Pinus sylvestris). Remnants of Caledonian forest, an ancient woodland after many years of logging. Ben Avon is at left

Glen Muick, Scotland, UK
Glen Muick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. Lochnager mountain is in the distance at centre left. Its peak is 1, 155 metres high

Peat bog, Scotland
Peat bog. Peat moss (Sphagnum sp.) around a pool in moorland. Photographed on Creag Choinnich, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, in September

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