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Colin Milligan A squirrel perched on a green metal fence. The squirrel is facing the camera with its front paws gripping the fence and its bushy tail curled upward. Behind it, a grassy hill is scattered with fallen brown leaves. You can also see a bay window from a tenement.Colin Milligan

Colin Milligan found this squirrel ready to pounce in Horselethill Road, Glasgow.

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between November 21 and 28.

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Benjamin Ross Two men wearing red jackets and black trousers, standing on a snowy mountaintop. The ground is completely white. A collection of hills in the background are also covered with snow. The sky above is light blue with streaks of white cloud.Benjamin Ross

Benjamin Ross walked the Cairngorms Plateau on a sunny afternoon.

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Douglas King A large, light green crane stands on a dark pier jutting out into still water. The water is reflecting the blue sky above, which is streaked with white cloud. There is grey cloud in the background.Douglas King

Douglas King saw Clydebank’s Titan crane emerge from the fog.

Steve Cartwright A foggy hillside with green grass and long, brown grass in the foreground. A circular rainbow is at the centre of the image. In the middle appears to be the outline of a man in dark, shadowy tones. The sky above is grey with a small amount of blue shining through the clouds.Steve Cartwright

Steve Cartwright had a close encounter with a Brocken Spectre on Hillside Hill near Greenock.

Lewis Almond Snowy ground in the foreground. A brown fence is in the middle of the image. A gate sits between two sections of the fence. Snowy hills are in the background. The sun is orange and glowing in the top right of the image. The sky is blue with white cloud streaked across it.Lewis Almond

Lewis Almond stumbled on this “tranquil” scene while walking in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh.

Maria Howat A dark castle completely in shadows at the centre of the image. The water below is calm and reflects the sky, which is grey and streaked with dark cloud. An orange glow from the setting sun is on the left side of the image.Maria Howat

Maria Howat saw Kisimul Castle as the sun went down on the Isle of Barra.

Dougie Thomas A misty day with a large, dark, rail bridge going through the centre of the image. The grass and plants in the foreground are weathered and green and yellow. Mist is covering the mountain in the background. The sky is white and grey with small points of blue poking through.Dougie Thomas

Dougie Thomas, from Bothwell, captured this view of the Glenfinnan Viaduct while on a walk with his wife.

Gareth Burge An autumnal scene, with the sun shining through the trees. The image has an orange and golden glow. Trees are on either side of a path going through the centre. They have brown and orange leaves. The path is dark coloured and has the shadows of the sun across it.Gareth Burge

Gareth Burge enjoyed an autumnal stroll through Culzean Country Park in Ayrshire.

David Byrne A sheep looking straight at the camera. It has a white face with a black nose and its ears are up. It is standing on green grass with a body of water in the distance. The sky above is blue and has clusters of grey and pink clouds. A smaller sheep with a black face and legs and a white body is behind it on its right side.David Byrne

David Byrne found a few inquisitive sheep on the Isle of Bressay in Shetland.

Iain Donnachie A grey seal with its right flipper raised partially in the air. Its tail is also in the air. It is lying on an unseen rock below the surface of the water.Iain Donnachie

Iain Donnachie got a wave from this seal balancing precariously on a rock at Longniddry as the tide was coming in.

David Pritchard The moon in between two cars on a big wheel in Glasgow. The moon is in the centre of the image. The two cars on either side are glowing purple neon.David Pritchard

David Pritchard said: “It looked like the big wheel on St Enoch Square in Glasgow was offering trips to the moon.”

John Pullen Two snow-capped mountains behind a body of water. There is a collection of trees in the foreground of the image which are red and brown. A still body of water is in the centre and towards the back of the image. The sky above is blue with puffy white clouds.John Pullen

John Pullen captured a striking view of the snowy peaks of Sgurr na Moraich and Sgurr na t-Searraich above Inversheil.

Emma Flack A stag silhouetted against the background. The stag is in complete darkness, but its body can be made out against a pink and orange backdrop. A tree is on either side of the animal. Behind it is a body of water. Large grey clouds are above it. Emma Flack

Emma Flack arrived at Kishorn just in time to capture this stag as she looked across to the Isle of Skye.

Pamela Copeland A kingfisher sitting among reeds. The reeds are green and brown. The bird is sitting on a reed bending upwards. It is mainly orange and blue, with white spots and teal feathers.Pamela Copeland

Pamela Copeland said this kingfisher was “eyeing up its lunch” in Lockerbie.

Pat Christie A Royal Mail postbox top with a knitted Christmas top. It has white snowmen and a Santa head. It is stretched across the top of the postbox and the words Royal Mail are in yellow on the red background below.Pat Christie

A postbox in North Berwick is ready for any letters to Santa, as captured by Pat Christie.

Allan McKellar A harbour on a bright winter day. The sky above is blue. The water below is calm and reflects the boats on the surface. A large hill is in the background with a row of colourful houses in blue, green, yellow and white in front of it. Allan McKellar

Allan McKellar came across this serene scene in Tarbet.

John Thomson A white cottage with a dark roof. There are two buildings with three doors. The building closest to the camera is slightly smaller. It has an orange door in the middle and a small window in the top right of the building. The larger building also has a dark roof and has two doors and two small windows. A large hill is in the background and is dark coloured with white snow on the top. The cottage is surrounded by long, green and yellow grass.John Thomson

John Thomson, from Aboyne, saw the White Cottage in a “cold but sunny” Glen Coe with Buachaille Etive Mòr in the background.

Duncan MacPherson The Scott Monument in Edinburgh is in the middle of the image. It is dark with green and red lights on either side. A large fairground ride is to the right and is lit up in white and blue. A smaller ride is to its left and is lit up in yellow.Duncan MacPherson

Duncan MacPherson caught the winter festival in Edinburgh in full swing.

David Cowan A climber wearing a yellow jacket climbing a white and dark rocky cliff face in the snow. White and orange ropes are supporting the climber. The sky above is blue and streaked with white and grey clouds.David Cowan

David Cowan snapped Greg Boswell climbing a new route in the corrie of Lochnagar.

Catriona Burrow A woman wearing a dark pink jacket and black gloves standing in hip-deep snow. The snow is bright white. The woman has her hood up and goggles on. She is raising both her hands in an outwards facing peace symbol.Catriona Burrow

Catriona Burrow’s friends Katie was hip deep in snow as they made their way out from the Stuic near Braemar.

Aardra Mahadevan Geetha A series of colourful houses in Jedburgh. The house closest to the right is light blue, the one next to it is pink, then orange, then dark red. All of the houses have dark roofs. The sky is bright blue.Aardra Mahadevan Geetha

Aardra Mahadevan Geetha enjoyed a colourful visit to Jedburgh.

Nicolas Raes The St Mungo mural on a gable end in Glasgow. It features a man with a dark beard wearing a red bobble hat allowing a robin to perch on the end of his finger. A green tree is partially covering the right side of the image.Nicolas Raes

Nicolas Raes saw St Mungo in all his glory in High Street, Glasgow.

Eric Niven A forest path through trees with sun glowing through the woods. The path is brown and earthy and has grass on it. There is grass on either side which is partially green and partially red. A line of trees is in the background and is green and brown. There are thin trees to the right hand side.Eric Niven

Eric Niven was lucky to enjoy some sun while cycling through the forest near Dunkeld.

Kim Bennett A grey circular arch of cloud over a path and a hillside. There is green grass on either side. The sky above is blue.Kim Bennett

Kim Bennett spotted this ghost rainbow while walking on the Howe of Fife.


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