{"id":386302,"date":"2026-01-23T15:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/386302\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:36:20","slug":"photographs-from-around-the-country-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/386302\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographs from around the country"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FionaFiona Mathieson<\/p>\n

Fiona Mathieson snapped this image of the bandstand in Dunfermline illuminated on a foggy night.<\/p>\n

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 16 and 23 January.<\/p>\n

Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Please ensure you adhere to the BBC’s rules on photography that can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please also ensure you take your pictures safely and responsibly.<\/p>\n

If you submit an image, you do so in accordance with the BBC’s terms and conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"AlanAlan Rankin<\/p>\n

Alan Rankin from Carrbridge took this stunning photo at Lochindorb, Grantown-on-Spey.<\/p>\n

Please ensure that the photograph you send is your own and if you are submitting photographs of children, we must have written permission from a parent or guardian of every child (a grandparent, auntie or friend will not suffice).<\/p>\n

In contributing to BBC News you agree to grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to publish and otherwise use the material in any way, including in any media worldwide.<\/p>\n

However, you will still own the copyright to everything you contribute to BBC News.<\/p>\n

At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe the law. You can find more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All photos are subject to copyright.<\/p>\n

\"PetePete McNaught<\/p>\n

Pete McNaught from Bo’ness took this dramatic photo of some big waves in St Monans, Fife.<\/p>\n

\"DavidDavid May<\/p>\n

David May enjoyed this beautiful view of Ben Wyvis while walking his dog. He said: “I thought the snap looked more like a water colour painting”.<\/p>\n

\"LisaLisa MacKenzie<\/p>\n

Lisa MacKenzie from Stromness shared this image of the northern lights from the Standing Stones of Stenness.<\/p>\n

\"GrahamGraham Christie<\/p>\n

Graham Christie from Helensburgh shared this dramatic photo of the Old Boat of Caol, a shipwreck in Loch Linnhe, with Ben Nevis in the background.<\/p>\n

Sherry Morris<\/p>\n

Sherry Morris from Contin village spotted what appeared to be Scotland’s longest cow, “otherwise known as a limoooosine”, she joked.<\/p>\n

\"SuzanneSuzanne Wade<\/p>\n

Suzanne Wade from Freuchie shared this stunning image she took while walking in Heatherall Woods, Fife.<\/p>\n

\"RobinRobin Blythe<\/p>\n

Phillip and Robin Blythe spotted this charming squat lobster whilst on a recent night dive off Little Cumbrae on the Clyde.<\/p>\n

\"StevenSteven McDonald<\/p>\n

Steven McDonald shared this misty image, taken during a walk in Callendar Park, Falkirk.<\/p>\n

\"PeterPeter Xu<\/p>\n

Peter Xu snapped this image during a visit to the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland.<\/p>\n

\"ScottScott Mellis<\/p>\n

Scott Mellis was one of the lucky ones to spot the Aurora Borealis this week, which he photographed from Covesea lighthouse, Lossiemouth.<\/p>\n

\"SimonSimon Kinnie<\/p>\n

Simon Kinnie from North Berwick had some company during a cycle home. He said: “The geese look like they are enjoying the view too”.<\/p>\n

\"TinaTina West<\/p>\n

Tina West from Fife spotted these little ducks walking on the ice at Kinghorn Loch, Burntisland.<\/p>\n

\"FrankFrank Wolfe<\/p>\n

Frank Wolfe from Denny snapped this image of frozen leaves while walking with the Stirling rambling club this week.<\/p>\n

\"NickNick Sturgess<\/p>\n

Nick Sturgess from Muir of Ord spotted this “hare pair” while walking in the Cairngorms this week. He added: “I was able to sit and observe them for a couple of hours seemingly unbothered by my presence.”<\/p>\n

\"PetePete Cocking<\/p>\n

Pete Cocking from Glasgow took this image on his way home from a hike in Glencoe, Rannoch Moor.<\/p>\n

\"MichaelaMichaela Murray<\/p>\n

Michaela Murray took this stunning image of a horse in Perth.<\/p>\n

\"AndyAndy Dunshee<\/p>\n

Andy Dunshee spotted this squirrel in midflight in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway.<\/p>\n

\"VictorVictor Tregubov<\/p>\n

Victor Tregubov from Glasgow took advantage of a rainy day and visited the Glasgow City Chambers, taking some stunning images along the way.<\/p>\n

\"CarolineCaroline Dryburgh<\/p>\n

Caroline Dryburgh from East Kilbride spotted this queue of pigeons at Rouken Glen this week.<\/p>\n

\"VincentVincent Logue and Ava<\/p>\n

This calm image of the timber ponds on the River Clyde was taken by 9-year-old Ava Given during a family walk. Her granddad Vincent Logue filled us in on the background of the posts. He said: “These historic bays were once used to store wood for the region’s early shipbuilding industry”.<\/p>\n

\"AdamAdam Mayle<\/p>\n

Keen wildlife photographer Adam Mayle took this image of a blue tit in the woods in East Kilbride.<\/p>\n

\"CameronCameron Reid<\/p>\n

Cameron Reid submitted this beautiful image of the north Ronaldsay lighthouse in Orkney.<\/p>\n

\"SamSam Macdonald Johnston<\/p>\n

Sam Macdonald Johnston submitted this image of frozen stones, taken after a particularly sharp overnight frost in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire.<\/p>\n

\"HannahHannah Bryant<\/p>\n

Hannah Bryant spotted this female chaffinch midflight at the RSPB reserve in Loch Lomond.<\/p>\n

\"ChrisChris Shelbourn<\/p>\n

Chris Shelbourn from Edinburgh took this image of a duck navigating the ice at Blackford pond, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

\"CateCate Honey<\/p>\n

And Cate Honey shared this stunning image she took during a visit to Scotland from Western Australia – hopefully she wasn’t too shocked by the change in climate when she returned home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fiona Mathieson Fiona Mathieson snapped this image of the bandstand in Dunfermline illuminated on a foggy night. A…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-386302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}