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  Saturday mornings other worldly sunrise over The Solway in South West Scotland. This intertidal zone of mud and sand has a number of small streams that wind their way to the main channel, which at low tide is literally miles away.. Skiddaw in the Lake District sits in centre of the view.

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  A Hummingbird Hawk Moth on a thistle. One of the upsides of prolonged heatwave conditions (not the usual 2 days) combined with a southerly air flow, is we get an influx of visitors from the continent. I’ve been chasing these wee beauties for years, conditions were perfect this week as there was a significant “fall” of these wonderful moths on Scotland’s Southernmost tip, The Mull of Galloway. They are mesmerising to watch and a challenge to photograph. On this occasion everything came together.

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  It’s been another roasting day here in Galloway, with heatwave conditions for the last week or so and no rainfall in the forecast until the end of the month.. This evening’s sunset was seen through a veil of smoke coming from various fires burning around the country.

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  Galloway has erupted in colour this last week or so with every possible shade of green above a carpet of blue.. Spring seems to have come slightly earlier this year, but it’s still snowing on the higher hills further north.

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  Comet Lemmon, from the dark skies of Galloway, South West Scotland. I’ve been waiting for clear skies all week, and finally this evening we were blessed with amazingly good views. This is a single frame from a DSLR with a 400mm lens, with a tracking mount.

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  A misty Saturday morning in Galloway, South West Scotland, after a few days of proper cold it warmed up to just above freezing last night.. this morning frost has formed where the ground is still frozen and we’ve got a brief spell of sunshine before wind and rain sweep in..

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  Sunset over Ardwall Island in Fleet Bay, Galloway, South West Scotland, The haunting sound of Grey Seals singing, drifting across the still water.

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  Sunset above the evening mist after several days of heavy rain here in South West Scotland. This wasn’t really visible from ground level, but a couple of hundred feet up it was like a glimpse of heaven..

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  It’s been a shocking dull cold wet month here in Galloway, South West Scotland, but finally the arctic has briefly won the battle and frigid air has pushed south across Scotland. The weather station is offline so not sure how cold it is, but certainly cold enough for a decent Mpemba effort!!

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  Sunset on the Solway in South West Scotland where the land merges with the sea..

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  Lichens illuminated with UV light at dusk on the Solway shore, South West Scotland. Seeing the world in a different light..