Your pictures of Scotland

Donald the Highland Cow striking a pose for William MacGillivary at Waternish on the Isle of Skye.

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 10 and 17 May.

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The Valhalla fishing boat lived up to its heavenly name as it was bathed in the glow of the aurora borealis in Carnoustie, Angus.

Shirley Mackintosh captured this lush scene in Glen Coe.

Kevin Carr from Bonnyrigg caught the aurora above Eilean Donan Castle while on holiday.

Two cows in Newton Mearns indulged in a game of "Peekamoo" with Douglas Sanders.

A heron in a misty Lochend Park, Edinburgh, taken by Neil Thompson from Leith.

Everyone needed to cool off as the temperatures rose earlier this week as John McGuinness captured in this image from Lochhournhead near Invergarry.

Cùl Mòr and Cùl Beag were caught turning purple by Peter Maciver, who climbed to the top of Stac Pollaidh in Assynt to view the aurora.

Lorraine Campbell's woodland wander at Cardross Golf Club led to her coming across a field of bluebells in full bloom.

Graham Christie captured a calm summer scene at Loch Lomond near Luss Pier.

Mark Weir found an inquisitive adder attached to his lawnmower on the Kintyre Peninsula, but managed to coerce the reptile outside.

Kim Bennett captured this mystical view of the Howe of Fife in the evening mist.

Melissa Jacobs' puppy Mabel enjoyed frolicking among the flowers at Balfron in Stirlingshire. "The photo doesn’t do justice to the swathes of beautiful purple," she said.

Aileen Gillies captured an explosion of colour in front of a foreboding sky along the Crinan canal at Cairnbaan.

Grant Robertson captured this spectacular view of the Forth Bridges while coming in to land at Edinburgh Airport.

Kunal Tewari reflected on a calm scene in Glasgow.

Walter Baxter caught this RAF training Hawk flying through Yarrow in the Borders on a low level flight.

Douglas Sanderson passed this lonely rowing boat on a dreich day in South Harris.

Celia Cherry from Dumfries caught this striking sunset over Loch Earn in Perthshire,

Rachael Fleming spotted this puffin during a "magical" week exploring Skye and Shetland.

Tom Dickson from Wishaw captured the serenity of the Japanese gardens in Cowden near Dollar on a trip with his wife.

Calm sea conditions allowed George Burgess to take a kayak trip to the Old Man of Stoer in Sutherland.

Robert West and his wife saw this scene during a visit to Easdale near Oban. There are no cars on the island and islanders transport their shopping home via individually-numbered wheelbarrows.

Tim Chadwick from Bath captured this stunning tree while on holiday in Invergarry.

A cheeky posing squirrel greeted Christine Warwick at Eskrigg nature reserve near Lockerbie.

Colin Mackie stumbled across one of Scotland's "hidden gems," the Fairy Bridge in Argyll.

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