Scot Land Collection (#99)

Northern gannets breeding
Northern gannets, Morus bassanus, return to their breeding colony at Troup Head in northeast Scotland in spring. The colony at Troup Head is the largest mainland colony of gannets in Britain

True-colour satellite image of southern Scotland
Southern Scotland. True-colour satellite image of southern Scotland, including the cities of Glasgow (at centre left) and Edinburgh (at right). North is at top

True-colour satellite image of southeast Scotland
Scottish Borders. True-colour satellite image of the Scottish Border region, featuring southeast Scotland (at upper left) and Northumberland in England (at lower right). North is at top

True-colour satellite image of the British Isles
British Isles. Cloudless satellite image, approx- imating to true colours, of the British Isles. North is at top. The island of Great Britain (at right)

True-colour satellite image of northeast Scotland
Northeast Scotland. True-colour satellite image of northeast Scotland, Great Britain, centred on the Grampian mountains. North is at top

Great Britain and Ireland, satellite image. At centre right, silt is seen flowing north from the Thames Estuary towards the North Sea. France is seen at lower right

True-colour satellite image of northern Scotland
Northern Scotland. Satellite image of northern Scotland. The colours approximate to natural tones. North is at top. The city of Inverness is at lower right

British Isles from space
False-colour satellite image of the British Isles and north-west Europe captured on a relatively cloud-free day. The whole of the UK and Ireland is visible, as is part of France

1850 Hugh Miller portrait photograph
Hugh Miller, Scottish geologist and palaeontologist. Born 1802 died 1856. Photographic frontispiece of author appearing in a posthumous edition of Millers " My Schools and Schoolmasters"

Mica inclusion (black) in igneous rock. A pound coin has been placed below the deposit (bottom) to provide an idea of scale. Mica is a silicate mineral with a lamellar (gill-shaped) form

Sand dune erosion. Fence across a receding sand dune. The position of the fence marks the previous edge of the dune. Photographed on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK

Statue of James Watt in George Square, Glasgow. Designed by sculptor Francis Leggatt Chantrey and erected in 1832

Blackbird female feeding on berries
Blackbird (Turdus merula) female feeding on berries. This bird is found throughout Europe and feeds on a variety of foods, including fruits, berries, insects and worms

Scottish Highlands in winter. Frosted trees and moorland at Elphin, in the Scottish Highlands, looking north-west to Mount Suilven (731 metres)

Blackbird male feeding on berries
Blackbird (Turdus merula) male feeding on berries. This bird is found throughout Europe and feeds on a variety of foods, including fruits, berries, insects and worms

Mistle thrush feeding on berries
Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) feeding on berries. This bird is found in open woods and farmland throughout Europe and much of Asia

European rabbit in snow
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in snow, feeding on plant stems. This herbivorous mammal is native to Europe but has been introduced to many regions worldwide

Mount Suilven in winter
Mount Suilven (731 metres), in the Scottish Highlands, seen from the south at dusk in winter. Suilven, made of layers of Old Red Sandstone, is an example of a type of mountain called an inselberg

Cattle in the Scottish Highlands. Herd of domesticated cattle (Bos primigenius taurus) at a feeding station on frozen moorland in the Scottish Highlands

Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). Fruiting bodies of the porcelain fungus growing on the trunk of a dead beech tree (Fagus sylvaticus)

Silver birch woodland in autumn
Silver birch (Betula pendula) woodland on a rocky hillside in autumn. Beech leaves turn yellow in the autumn. Photographed in Rothiemurchus Forest

Cairngorm Ski Centre in a blizzard. The structures visible here are some of the ski lifts. The Cairngorm Ski Centre is located on the Cairn Gorm mountain (1245 metres) in the Highlands of Scotland

John Knox, Scottish theologian
John Knox (1505-1572), Scottish clergyman. Knox was born at Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland, and educated at the University of St. Andrews in theology

Sea ice crystals. Close-up of large ice crystals that have formed on sea ice, ice that forms on the surface of the sea. As sea water is salty, it freezes at a lower temperature than freshwater

Hoar-frosted seaweed. Crystals of hoar frost on seaweed that has been washed up on a shoreline in winter. This seaweed is knotted wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum)

Hoar-frosted road marker. Crystals of hoar frost frozen onto a reflective road marker post. The red area reflects car headlights, improving road safety

Cairngorm Ski Centre and railway, closed by heavy snow. The ski centre is at lower centre, with ski lifts leading outwards from the buildings

European otter on sea ice
European otter (Lutra lutra) running across frozen sea ice. European otters are found in parts of Asia and Africa as well as across Europe

Skye Bridge, Scotland. This view looks west from Kyle of Lochalsh (on the mainland) to the village of Broadford (on the Isle of Skye) in the distance, and the Red Cuillin hills beyond

Highland cow in winter. The Highland cow is a Scottish breed of the domesticated cow (Bos primigenius). This breed, a beef cow, is bred for its meat

Carr Bridge at night in winter. This packhorse stone bridge crosses the River Dulnain at Carrbridge, in the Highlands region of Scotland

Hoar frost crystals on a rock. Hoar frost forms from air that is supersaturated with water vapour. This can occur when moist air cools rapidly

West Highland coastline. Sunlight shining on snow-dusted mountains with a looming cloud layer in the sky, over coastal scenery in the West Highlands region of Scotland

Alternative energy sources. Two solar panels and a wind turbine on a hill in Glen Garry, Scotland, in March

Wild flowers. Tufted vetch (Vicia cracca, blue) growing amongst white clover (Trifolium repens). Photographed in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in July

European severe storm, isobar diagram. The isobars (white lines) connect areas of equal pressure, and are used on meteorological maps to help predict future weather patterns

Fog and snow-covered UK, December 2010
Fog and snow-covered United Kingdom, December 2010. Satellite image of snow (dense white) and fog (greysish white, bottom) covering the UK during the cold spell in December 2010

Sand martins. Three young sand martins (Riparia riparia) at the entrance to their nesting hole in the bank of a sand and gravel quarry. Photographed near the River Ythan, Scotland, UK, in July

Male yellowhammer
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on a branch. Photographed in the Scottish Highlands, UK, in summer

White clover (Trifolium repens) in flower. Photographed in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in July

Red squirrel, Scotland, UK
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Scotland, UK

British Isles storm and ash plume, 2011

Frozen trees and lake after a heavy snowfall. The tress at left are part of Abernethy Forest, and the ice at right is part of the frozen freshwater Loch Garten

Bladder wrack and other seaweeds washed up on a shoreline. Four species are present: bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus, centre); serrated wrack (Fucus serratus)

Forest lichen and fungus. Cup lichen (Cladonia sp. left) and wolfs udder fungus (Lycogala epidendrum, right), growing on a dead Scots pine tree stump (Pinus sylvestris)

Lugworm casts. The lugworm (Arenicola marina) is a marine worm that lives in a burrow in mudflats. These casts of excavated sand are produced from the tail-end of the burrow

Glacial valley, Scotland
Glacial valley. View across Dubh Loch (lake) towards the granite cliffs of Creag an Dubh Loch. Photographed near Glen Muick, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, in August

Bladder wrack (Fucus vesiculosus, centre) with other strands of dead seaweed, washed up on a shoreline. The air bladders (round)

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