Your pictures of Scotland: 15-22 November

A red and white striped lighthouse stands out proudly against a deep blue sky and a crisp Scottish dayImage source, Sean Bonnet
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Sean Bonnet caught the lighthouse on a perfect blue sky day at Boddam.

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 15 and 22 November.

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An eagle in flight across a loch with the shoreline in the backgroundImage source, David Crawford
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A white-tailed eagle on the Isle of Mull from David Crawford.

An observatory building is viewed through a gap in autumnal trees which have shed many of their golden brown leaves across the grass in the foregroundImage source, Malcolm MacBain
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A view of The Mills Observatory which can be found at the top of Balgay Park in Dundee, from Malcolm MacBain.

A red hat and a nose is stuck on top of a little Christmas tree man in front of a fence and a fieldImage source, Martin Hall
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"Met this wee chap while walking the dog near Falkirk," says Martin Hall. "He seems to be in the Christmas spirit already."

An undulating green hillside with trees on top of it which follow the line of the hill against a lovely blue sky.Image source, Patricia Callender
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"I love the way the trees appear to be exactly following the contour of the hill," says Patricia Callender of this view from the West Highland Way at Drymen.

Five monkeys lined up in a wooden shelter look a little bit sullenly towards the camera.Image source, Jim Murdoch
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Jim Murdoch says it "took a while" to get this shot of brown capuchin monkeys at Edinburgh Zoo.

The rugged Berwickshire coastline and seaside on a cloudy day with a few visitors like tiny specks in the foregroundImage source, Tom Conway
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Tom Conway from Glasgow was in St Abbs on what he describes as a "windy but stunning day".

Two large hay bales with colourful faces drawn on the side of them in a farm field in Scotland.Image source, Sarah Taylor-Gerloch
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"Here’s a fun photo of a couple of characters looking out for Boo across a field near Cupar in Fife," says Sarah Taylor-Gerloch.

Some frost covered berries on a tree are bright red in colourImage source, Margaret MacNeil
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"I woke this morning to the first hard ground frost at home," says Margaret MacNeil from Duror. "It was lovely to be outside in the frosty, bright day."

A string of mountain tops just out from above a misty skyImage source, Craig Brown
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A striking view of An Teallach in the Highlands from Craig Brown.

The full moon above clouds has a yellow glint to itImage source, William Johnston
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William Johnston from Glasgow captured the yellow glow of the moon over the weekend, framed by "moody clouds".

Some late autumn sunshine on a south of Scotland hillside with an electricity pylon in the foreground and wind turbines in the distanceImage source, Tim Gandy
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Tim Gandy took this picture at Elvanfoot looking towards Moffat which he says would have been a "fantastic shot apart from the pylons and wind turbines".

A ruined castle cuts a fine outline on a chilly day with a clear blue skyImage source, Mangela Coia
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Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe, on a cold and frosty morning from Mangela Coia.

A rusted old winch sits on a rocky outcrop on the east coast of ScotlandImage source, Irvine Morrison
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"Wonderful old fisherman's - or perhaps smuggler's - winch on an isolated part of the coast between Eyemouth and Berwick," says Irvine Morrison.

A close-up view of a small tuft of very frosty blades of grassImage source, Tegan Moss
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A cold, crisp frozen morning in the park - with frost on the grass - from Tegan Moss in Edinburgh.

An aerial view of a bend in a river with trees on the shoreline and frosty hills in the distanceImage source, Iain Gillespie
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A view over the River Tweed, with the Eildons in the distance, and just showing the Leaderfoot Viaduct from Iain Gillespie.

A distant mountain covered with snow and a valley below which is also dusted with white with trees in the foregroundImage source, Angus Chisholm
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A snow covered Ben Wyvis was submitted by Angus Chisholm.

An old sandstone bridge has its arches reflected in the river below with some blocks of flats in the backgroundImage source, Madison Hope-Tatnell
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"A view of Devorgilla Bridge at Whitesands, Dumfries, on a crisp, winter morning," says Madison Hope-Tatnell.

A bicycle on its stand on a snow-lined lane with a dusting of snow on the trees beside the laneImage source, Brian Watson
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"There's no such thing as weather, just the wrong sport for the day - as I discovered on this Black Isle forest trail when a squally snow shower caught me out," says Brian Watson.

A small boy on a cobbled street stares up at colourful lights strung up between an alleyway of buildingsImage source, Hannah Gruneberg
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Hannah Gruneberg took this photo of her son looking in wonder at the colour-changing lights in Skinnergate, Perth, during an evening walk.

A golf course with flags covered in snow and a sign saying "putting green closed"Image source, Stewart Paul
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"I took this picture at Cruden Bay Golf Club," says Stewart Paul. "The sign made me smile. Talk about stating the obvious!".

A ferris wheel at night lit up on a busy Edinburgh streetImage source, Debanjan Ray
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Edinburgh's Winter Festival at twilight from Debanjan Ray.

A Caledonian MacBrayne ferry in traditional blue and white colours sails across a calm sea with a frosty hill in the backgroundImage source, Craig Mailey
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Craig Mailey took this picture of the MV Loch Seaforth coming into Ullapool shortly before getting on board to travel to Stornoway.

A harbour at sunset with the building silhouetted by an low orange winter sunset and the masts of a few boats sticking up tooImage source, William Hardie
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"Glorious sight of a low winter sun dropping behind Elie harbour’s iconic granary at the start of my Scottish vacation," says William Hardie from California.

The outlines of two islands are just about visible in a striking sunset with orange-yellow light piercing through dark cloudsImage source, Douglas Soutter
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The sunset over Cumbrae and Arran from Haylie Brae at Largs from Douglas Soutter.

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