Your pictures of Scotland: 15 - 22 August

A silhouette of a bench and a piper against the night skyZara Macdonald

Zara Macdonald from Dornoch said: "Our local lifeboat station held a wonderful event to celebrate VJ Day and this young piper climbed to the top of a nearby hill to finish the night off with one last song. It was a very special moment for everyone in attendance."

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

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A lone sheep stands atop the summit of a Munro, with hills and valleys in the backgroundDouglas Grieve

Douglas Grieve said: "We climbed Beinn Sgulaird in Appin and expected to be first to the summit. This Munro-bagging sheep had other ideas."

A castle shrouded in fog with plants in the foregroundClaire Davidson

Claire Davidson said: "Managed to snap a picture of Dunnottar Castle emerging through a blanket of morning fog."

Standing stones with the sun shining through as it setsDavid May

David May took this photo of the Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis. He said: "What a fabulous mystical place. It is absolutely beautiful, especially at sunset. I would have lingered a lot longer but the Hebridean midges are fierce."

Edinburgh Castle, shot from below, covered in red light, with a drones flying above in the shape of the number 75Janina Dolny

Janina Dolny said: "This year marks 75 years of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The milestone show, The Heroes Who Made Us, features a drone display for the very first time."

A drone image of a field with bales of straw dotted across the frameStuart McMillan

Stuart McMillan said: "Taking advantage of the lovely evening in Limekilns Fife, I captured a drone shot of some freshly-baled straw. I love the slightly abstract image."

A robin lies on some leaves beside a pool of water Loreena Price

Loreena Price from Mintlaw said: "Lovely to see this wee robin enjoying a cool down from the heat at the hide I visited."

A mountain range, which is reflected on a loch, with the sun high in the pictureAndrew Beattie

Andrew Beattie from Irvine said: "Took this shot at Kylesku during a camping weekend in the North West Highlands."

A spider's web covered in beads of moisture, with an out-of-focus white dog looking throughGraeme Bell

Graeme Bell said: "Kipp photo-bombing my photo of a dew-covered spider's web on our morning walk in South Lanarkshire."

A field of sunflowers with a blue sky in the backgroundKate Miller

Kate Miller from East Linton took this photo of a sunflower field at Balgone Estate, North Berwick

A roe buck peeks through crops in a fieldChris Reekie

Chris Reekie said: "On one of this week's stunning summer evenings I came across this young roe buck making use of the crop cover before the combine harvester came in to cut the field near St Andrews."

One of the Kelpies, a large metal sculpture of a horse's head, with the sun shining through a gap in its mouth, as if the Kelpie has a ball in its mouthRoss Marnie

Ross Marnie said: "I was visiting the Kelpies near Falkirk today and thought this shot was quite cool."

A swan silhouetted on a loch with the sun setting in the backgroundSusan Cuthbertson

Susan Cuthbertson said: "Joined by a swan whilst watching the sunset over a very calm Gaddon Loch in Fife."

A cormorant in a lake attempts to swallow a large eelDonald Milne

Donald Milne from Falkirk said: "A slippery customer. Found this cormorant struggling to swallow an eel it had caught near the Kelpies, a task in which it was ultimately successful."

A squirrel clinging to a tree looks at the cameraNick Findlay

Nick Findlay said: "Took this picture in the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow. My kids love going to see the squirrels there."

A large lake with two swans on the water in the distanceAndy Sutherland

Andy Sutherland took this photo on his phone while having a dip in Whiting Bay on Arran. He said: "A couple of swans came along to keep me company."

A silhouette of a man wearing a hat accompanied by a collie on a beach at sunsetJacki Gordon

Jacki Gordon from Glasgow took this photo of "my boys on Troon beach as the sun went down".

A baby seagull looks off into the distance with a blue sky behind itEmma Legge

Emma Legge said: "I enjoyed watching the birdlife around Musselburgh coast in the last of the evening sun."

A firework display over a large area of groundSimon Daly

Simon Daly said: "Lovely summer sunset made the Irvine Marymass fireworks even better."

A row of bright colourful beach huts with a double rainbow overheadAdrienne McDermid-Thomas

Adrienne McDermid-Thomas said this photo captures "a magical moment on Findhorn Beach to top off the summer holidays." She added: "My daughter is running towards the end of the rainbow whilst my son and husband enjoy the stunning scenery."

Yachts and boats in a harbour at night John Tobias

John Tobias took this photo of "the glow of Dundee from across the Tay in Tayport".

A view of hills and valleys with a blue sky. Heather and thistles are in the foregroundRob Young

Rob Young said: "As a truck driver from England, I jump at the chance of having a night out in Scotland. Tonight doesn't disappoint, A9 heading to Inverness and a view that is just stunning."

A Highland cow peeks through fernsClare Blatherwick

Clare Blatherwick said: "I spotted this gorgeous furry coo peeking through the ferns whilst visiting the Isle of Mull."

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