Your pictures of Scotland: 12 - 19 September

A field with hay bales on golden-coloured ground. There is a line of trees in the background in front of the sea, and an island covered by shadows in the distance under a cloudy sky.Laurraine Smith

Laurraine Smith captured this stunning view of Ailsa Craig while on holiday in South Ayrshire from Cumbria

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 12 and 19 September.

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A large sculpture of the Kelpie in silver against a dark and cloudy sky. The sculpture is lit from within and shafts of white light can be seen below. Two trees are in the foreground.Christopher Kelly

Christopher Kelly said he was so taken by this view of the Kelpies, he is planning a return trip

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A harbour with boats, which are mainly white with red hulls, sitting on top of the water. A number of white buildings with dark roofs sit on grass verges around the harbour. It is sunny and the sky is blue with puffy white clouds.John McGuinness

John McGuinness visisted Kyleakin Harbour on the east coast of the Isle of Skye on a sunny afternoon

A group of six red stags laying on the grass. The stags are a mixture of brown and orange in colour and have large brown antlers.Bruce Carrington

This group of red stags was photographed by Bruce Carrington in the Upper Findhorn valley

A loch at sunrise. A bare tree is in the foreground, and shadows are being cast by the sun on the left side of the image. There are mountains in the background across a calm body of water. The sky is dark blue with streaks of white cloud.Catriona Shepherd

Catriona Shepherd captured this sunrise on the shores of Loch Linnhe

A multi-coloured neon sculpture of a unicorn on its hind legs.Steven Neish

Steven Neish saw Chila Kumari Singh Burman's neon unicorn, Ekasringa, at Perth Art Gallery on Doors Open Day

A ruined tower in the background against a blue, red and grey sky. A rocky shoreline is in the foreground.Barry Keilloh

Barry Keilloh, from Kirkcaldy, missed out on the sunrise at Elie beach in Fife, but did manage to capture this stunning early morning view of Lady's Tower

A double rainbow over a loch against a grey sky. There are circular picnic tables in the foreground on a green grass verge.Sue Coomber

Sue Coomber enjoyed a bite to eat at the seafood cafe by Loch Leven in time to see this double rainbow

A brown dog with a white patch on its chest looking straight at the camera. It is sitting on a tree stump in front of a river on a windy day and its ears are being blown out by the conditions.Shaun Galloway

Shaun Galloway and Lizzie the dog enjoyed a walk to the top of Glencoe last weekend. "As you can see it was a wee bit windy," he said.

The Firth of Forth at sunset. The sky is dark with grey cloud but bright golden sunlight is breaking through over the Forth bridges below. The water is calm and the land is dark and in shadow.Salvatore Carida

Salvatore Carida snapped this picture of the Firth of Forth and its bridges just before landing in Edinburgh from Italy at sunset

A small harbour on the Isle of Lewis with clear, turquoise water. There is a small boat in the harbour which is light in colour. A white house sits on a grass verge on the upper right of the image. The sky is blue and clear.Andrew Topp

Andrew Topp came across a serene scene at Port of Ness on the Isle of Lewis

A view of Loch Torridon at sunset. The loch is still and calm and grey. The sky is light blue with large patches of orange and grey cloud. The mountains in the background are in shadow. A beach is in the foreground with patches of water.Clare Hayes

Clare Hayes was greeted with this stunning view of Loch Torridon after arriving on a long trip north from Manchester

A barn owl landing on a man. It is in mid air and its wings are splayed out. The man is facing away from the camera. He has dark hair and a dark beard and is wearing a blue T-shirt. It is a sunny day and the sky is blue with puffy white and grey clouds.Andrew Herron

Andrew Herron's son Roddy met a friendly barn owl on a visit to Huntly Falconry Centre in Aberdeenshire

Calm water leading towards green and shadowed hills in the background. The sky above is being reflected in the ripples of the water. The sky is blue and grey with dark grey and orange clouds.Hugh Maxwell

Hugh Maxwell captured the calm and still waters of Glenbuck Loch near Muirkirk in East Ayrshire during a morning stroll

A beach in the Orkney islands. The sea is calm and the sky is blue with white clouds. A wooden walkway stretches into the sand in the foreground. There is a narrow passage between long green grass verges on either side.Mary Dunlop

Mary Dunlop enjoyed a trip to a "positively balmy and Caribbean" Orkney

A red toadstool in the forest. The top is red with white dots. The stem is white and is attached to the ground, which is covered in leaves.Jenny Fincher

Jenny Fincher came across this fly agaric by Loch of the Lowes in Perthshire

A calm lake with two swans in the lower left of the image. The sun can be seen reflected in the water next to a group of trees. The sky is blue.Sam Hobson

Sam Hobson went on a wander to the high ponds at Balerno in Edinburgh one morning

A collection of spires and the golden dome of a mosque in Glasgow. The buildings are dark stone. The sky is grey and cloudy.John Lang

John Lang captured Glasgow's unique skyline on a cloudy autumn day

Two large silver figures holding sledgehammers. They are raising the hammers above their heads and are standing on a silver plinth. The sky is blue with puffy white clouds.Graham Christie

Graham Christie saw the impressive Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow sculpture - locally known as 'The Skelpies' - on a sunny day

A muddy patch of a garden. The eye of a toad can be seen poking out of the mud. It is orange with a dark, black pupil.Gavin MacLean

Gavin MacLean came across this toad burrowing under the mud while digging in his garden in Falkirk. He joked: "It's either a toad or tiny dinosaur, honestly I'm not sure."

A white-tailed eagle in mid-flight. Its wings are open. It is mainly brown with some white feathers. It has yellow talons. The sky behind it is grey and blue.Robin Gladstone

Robin Gladstone found Ronald, one of the white tailed eagles on North Uist, in flight while on the Lady Anne wildlife cruise

A cliffside next to the sea, which is being whipped by the wind. The cliffs are mainly brown with patches of green on top. The sea is light blue with large white swells of water climbing half way up the cliffs.Susanne Goetzold

A windy and wild scene greeted Susanne Goetzold at Yesnaby on Orkney

A view of the Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The stones are mainly grey with light patches on a green grass field. The background is grey. A double rainbow is overhead. The lower rainbow is bright. The upper rainbow is fainter.Tracey Patrick

Tracey Patrick, from Midlothian, was lucky to catch a double rainbow at the Calanais Standing Stones on Lewis

Three dolphins leaping out of the water. The dolphins on either side are horizontal. The dolphin in the middle is verticle and diving back towards the water. The water is grey and calm.Elaine O'Reilly

Elaine O'Reilly caught this "epic" view of the resident pod of bottlenose dolphins leaping off of Wemyss Bay

A swan on top of calm waves. The swan is white with a black face and orange bill. It is sitting on top of the water, which is rippling but glassy and calm. It is reflecting the orange and blue of the sky.John Dyer

John Dyer found this swan in a peaceful moment on Strathclyde Loch in Motherwell

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