Richard Hopkins / Close up shot of Female European otter (Lutra lutra) eating fish surrounded by seaweed, Shetland, UK, December.
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Richard Hopkins / Female European otter (Lutra lutra) looking directly at camera as her male cub suckles before she turns away from him; he pesters her to feed him again. Shetland, UK, September.
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Guy Edwardes / Mhangarstaidh Beach, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March.
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David Woodfall / Corncrake (Crex crex) walking at dawn on Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Cheviot sheep grazing eroding machair at front of sand dunes, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Two Little terns (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.
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David Woodfall / Strips of cultivated Black oats (Avena strigosa) , grown by crofters ,who create sillage and feed it to their cattle in the winter. Berneray, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.
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David Woodfall / Corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), in strips of cultivated machair. North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK,
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David Woodfall / Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum) machair habitat, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.
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David Woodfall / Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum) with Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) machair habitat, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.
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David Woodfall / Dunlin (Calidris alpina ) North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Brown hare, (Lepus europaeus) male pursuing female that is in season, Islay, Scotland, UK., March (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Brown hare, (Lepus europaeus), male and female displaying courtship behaviour, Islay, Scotland, UK., March (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) adult with nest material on eyrie with chick showing background, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK., May.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Sunset over the Cullin Mountains from Elgol shoreline, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK, April.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Rocky shoreline, Loch Scavaig and view to Cuillin mountians, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK, April.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red deer, (Cervus elaphus), stag in rough grassland, Jura, Scotland, UK., April
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Brown hare, (Lepus europaeus), group of animals in field, Islay, Scotland, UK., March
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Aerial view of nesting Gannets (Morus bassanus) and swirling seas, Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK, October.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) silhouetted at sunset on Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK, June.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) jumping out the water, Shetland, Scotland, UK, January.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Puffins (Fratercula arctica) Shaint Isles, Scotland, UK, June.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Big storm hitting cliffs, with waves breaking over the top, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Big storm hitting cliffs, with waves breaking over the top, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Village Bay on St Kilda and the old houses that formed the village, Scotland, UK, May.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Orca whales (Orcinus orca) pod surfacing together, Shetland, Scotland, UK. April.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Curled octopus (Eledone cirrhosa) amongst a horse mussel bed (Modiolus modiolus) Shetland, Scotland, UK, August.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium) flowering, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) on a rocky reef with view of the sky, Shetland, Scotland, UK, August.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, split level shot, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Orca (Orcinus orca) surfacing and blowing, Shetland, Scotland, UK, August.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Cuckoo wrasse (Labrus bergylta) and Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) on the wreck of Jayne, Shetland
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) diving for fish, split level shot, Shetland, Scotland, UK, September.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Kelp forest (Laminaria digitata) with small fish, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) amongst plankton , Shetland Isles, Scotland.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Otter (Lutra lutra) portrait on shore with boats in background. Argyll, Scotland, UK, August.
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Ross Hoddinott / RF - Sand dunes with Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and beach at Seilebost beach, Isle of Harris, Scotland, UK. October (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ross Hoddinott / Luskentye beach, mountains and incoming tide, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. October 2018.
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Ross Hoddinott / Sand dunes, marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and beach at sunrise, Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Scotland, UK. October 2018
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Theo Bosboom / Blue hour before sunrise over the dunes of Seilebost beach, Isle of Harris, Hebrides, Scotland. February 2018.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Puffins (Fratercula arctica) and Razorbills (Alca torda) with Eilean Mhuire behind, Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. June, 2018
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Islands of Boreray and Stac Lee, St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, summer.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Guillemot (Uria aalge) swimming, split level view, Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. June, 2018.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Feral sheep with Galtachan islands behind, Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. June 2018
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Puffin (Fratercula artica) with orange sea lichen (Caloplaca marina) covered roch behind, Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. June.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium) growing on Garbh Eilean with the Isle of Lewis behind, Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. June.
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Guy Edwardes / Wave in sea off Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. Long time exposure
