'Solace' A solitary Robin seeks shelter inside St. Odhran's Chapel on the island of Iona, where ancient kings lie buried. #blackandwhite #Scotland #ThePhotoHour #Highlands #Archaeology

A very Happy New Year to all. Looking forward to making new friends and having new challenges in 2019. #scotland #blackandwhite #forests #nature #photography

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The lonesome Pine. A lonely Scots Pine on the muir high above Loch Tay. #blackandwhitephotography #scotland #trees

'Bleached'. The bleached remains of a fishing boat, a reminder of subsistence living. Melness, north Sutherland. #ThePhotoHour #Scotland

'Sturdy' Two hill ponies (Garrons), still used for working on Highland estates. Balnahanaid, Perthshire. #ThePhotoHour #Scotland

'Sturdy' A hill pony (Garron), still used for working on Highland estates. Balnahanaid, Perthshire. #ThePhotoHour #Scotland

'Native'. A Highland Cow impervious to wet and wind. Gleann Dhu, Isle of Mull. #ThePhotoHour #Scotland #blackandwhitephotography

'Reminders'. Bottles sit where they were left, traces of the last occupants of a farmstead. Achkeepster, Caithness. #ThePhotoHour #Scotland

'Vestiges' Traces of the last occupant of a long abandoned croft in Sutherland. #ThePhotoHour #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland

'Merging'. Where tree meets rock. A Beech tree merges with the bedrock. Cally Crags, Dunkeld. #blackandwhitephotography #trees #forests

'Last rays' The last rays of the days sunlight shine over the hills and forests above Loch Laggan, Badenoch. #ThePhotoHour #blackandwhite

'Brooding;. A brooding October sky over the Atlantic Ocean and hills of Wester Ross. #ThePhotoHour #blackandwhite #Scotland

'Quietude'. Morning stillness in a stand of Norway Spruce and Larch. Craig Vinean Forest, Perthshire. #ThePhotoHour #blackandwhitephotography

'Instincts'. A Golden Eagle showing the alertness and hunting instincts which make it an apex predator. Camilty Forest, West Lothian, Scotland. #ThePhotoHour #blackandwhitephotography

'Hunter'. A Golden Eagle in full readiness, ready for hunting. West Lothian, Scotland. #ThePhotoHour #blackandwhitephotography #NaturePhotography #Scotland

'Exposed'. A Caledonian Pine at the extreme of it's limit on the upper treeline around 2,500 feet. Coire na ciste, Cairngorms. #ThePhotoHour #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland #trees

'Blanketed'. Snow and ice blanket the fields and forests near Dunkeld, Perthshire. #ThePhotoHour #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland

'Singular'. A lone Spruce sapling sits in a forest clearing, perfectly formed and framed by the light. Craig Vinean Forest. #ThePhotoHour #blackandwhitephotography #Scotland

'Timeworn'. A standing stone still standing after some 5,000 years. Lohbuie, Isle of Mull. #blackandwhitephotography #scotlandhour #standingstone