Your pictures of Scotland: 26 July - 1 August

A light-colored sandy beach is in the foreground with clear, shallow turquoise water coming onto the shore. Dark-coloured rocks are to the right of the image between the sand and the water. The background displays a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds.Debbie Neilson

Debbie Neilson said she enjoyed an "annual dose of vitamin sea" during a visit to "idyllic" Iona

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A brown and grey rabbit standing on its hind legs in a field of yellow buttercups and green grass. The rabbit is in focus, while the background of flowers is slightly blurred.Claire Phillips

Claire Phillips, from Salt Lake City, Utah, spotted a long-eared friend among the flowers on holiday near Dunnottar Woods in Stonehaven

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A rainbow with a number of colours over a dirt track surrounded by grass verges leading towards a cluster of trees. Beyond the trees is at least one building, which is brightly-coloured. The sky is a mixture of dark grey colours.Bruno Delatousche

Bruno Delatousche spotted this vibrant rainbow after a weekend of working in the hills in Perthshire

An orange sunrise over a calm body of water. The sun is just rising above the horizon and the sky is a mixture of blue, grey and orange. The water is still and calm and is reflecting parts of the sky. A metal and stone pier stretches out into the water on the right hand side.Tommy Bamford

Tommy Bamford spotted this spectacular sunrise from McInroy's Point looking towards Gourock on the River Clyde

The Forth Rail Bridge is red and stretches across the length of the image. The water below is a dark-blue color, reflecting the sky and the bridge. Small boats are moored in the water near the shore. The shoreline has greenery, including bushes and trees, along the edge of the water, and a grassy area beyond the water's edge.Alastair Nunn

Alastair Nunn captured this striking shot of the Forth Bridge on a sunny afternoon

A sheep stands on a rocks near a red and white hooped lighthouse. The image is taken on a clear day with a blue sky and water behind it and a small amount of green grass in the foreground.Steph Lamb

The aptly-named Steph Lamb found a sheepish visitor at Eilean Glas lighthouse on the Isle of Scalpay

A valley surrounded by green mountains under a cloudy blue sky. A winding road runs through the valley with trees on either side. There are more mountains in the distance which are partially shadowed.Alan Brown

Alan Brown caught this view of Glen Docherty during a works trip to Cliff Hill, Poolewe

The Jacobite steam train crosses a stone arch viaduct over a river which has dark grey and white water. Trees are in the foreground and background of the photo, partially obscuring the white steam coming from the train. A shadowed mountain is also in the background. David Wilson

David Wilson was in the right place at the right time to snap the Jacobite train passing over the bridge at Morar

A pod of dolphins swimming in the Sound of Jura. Three dolphins are visible, some breaking the surface of the water, which is calm and dark and white around where the dolphins, which are dark in colour, are breaching the water.Ailsa Skelly

Ailsa Skelly happened upon a pod of playful dolphins during a recent trip in The Sound of Jura

A field of golden wheat under a grey sky with dark storm clouds and a glimpse of the water in the distance. Rain can be seen falling in the distance over the water.George Burgess

George Burgess experienced all four seasons in one day during a walk along the Angus coast

A boat with a black hull sitting on calm, reflective water which has reflected the cloudy sky. The boat has two large masts on the deck next to a light-coloured gangway. In the background are a number of other boats and some colourful buildings.Zoë Smith

Zoë Smith got a clear view of the last remaining tall ship moored in Anstruther while on a trip around Fife

A fox, which is mainly orange in colour with a white chest, staring right at the camera. The fox has its mouth open and its tounge hanging out by the left of its face. Its right eye is closed, but its left eye is partially open, giving the impression it is winking. It is sitting on its hind legs on a patch of green grass with brown reeds behind it.Robert Power

Robert Power captured this cheeky winking fox in Edinburgh's Warriston Cemetery

A cemetery during golden hour. Several dark-coloured gravestones run up the middle of the image. The sun can be seen going down between the middle two. The sky around it is orange and the rest of the sky is light blue and streaked with white cloud. Two areas of green grass are separated by a grey path running through it, where a bike is parked.James Kerr

James Kerr arrived at a cemetery in Stirling in time for golden hour

A dak sea wall with brown coloured crags with green moss on top. Below it is a collection of whte stones of different sizes and shades.Sarah Grossman

Sarah Grossman found this sea wall scattered with white shale near Birsay in Orkney

A man and a woman in traditional flamenco dancing clothes. The woman is wearing a white lace dress and is being lifted by the man. She has her arm raised in the air. The man is dressed in light beige clothing with suspenders. The background features a stone archway with the words "Stockbridge Market" above itAndrew Perry

Flamenco dancers María García and Gabriel Aragú posed in front of the arch at Stockbridge Market in Edinburgh ahead of their show LOLA: A Flamenco Love Story kicking off its run at the Fringe

An an osprey flying up from water with its wings outstretched, carrying a fish in its talons. There are green plants dotted along the surface of the water.Graham Christie

Graham Christie captured this image of an osprey collecting its lunch in the Trossachs near Callander

A view across dark water towards Ailsa Craig. The water is a dark blue colour. The island is brown and rocky with patches of green. The sky above is blue but streaked with white and grey clouds.William Dickson

William Dickson caught this view of Ailsa Craig from Lendalfoot, South Ayrshire

A shot of a wildflower meadow. The majority of the plants are green but several large dark red flowers are prominent. There are also flowers purple, pink, and light blue in colour. The sky in the background is grey and cloudy.Bev Haston

Bev Haston got a summery view of her wildflower patch in Caithness

Four reindeer standing on a grassy hillside. The grass is a mix of light and dark shades of brown and green. A small, shallow pool of water is seen in the lower part of the image. The reindeer are mainly brown in colour, with white patches of fur. All four have antlers on their heads. Rolling hills are visible in the background, with a cloudy sky above.Derek Petrie

Derek Petrie stumbled upon these reindeer roaming wild across the Moine Mhor in the Cairngorms while walking

Dark, reddish-brown, and multicolored rocks of various shapes and sizes are scattered along the shoreline and in the shallow water. Some rocks stand out prominently from the water. The water is a deep, dark blue. A patch of green grass with light-coloured wildflowers growing from it is in the bottom right.Lisa Stewart

Lisa Stewart wandered past these interesting rock formations while walking with friends at St Abbs Head in the Borders

A large oak tree viewed from below. It has a number of sprawling branches spreading out from the central trunk in all directions. Sections of the lighter-coloured sky are visible through the branches.Lois Foggo

Lois Foggo found the "atmoshpheric" Skipinnish Oak tree on the Achnacarry Estate in Lochaber. The oak won UK Tree of the Year in 2024.

A small wooden ship structure on top of a hill. The ship has a green hull, a wooden deck, and a light coloured cabin upper section. It is sitting on a grassy field overlooking green trees a light-coloured farmland.Frances Menter

Frances Menter, from Broughty Ferry, stumbled on The Ship on the Hill above Guardswell Farm, Kinnaird, in the Carse of Gowrie. She said: "The cabin is full of interesting items and things to do, including musical instruments, games and books."

A small brown deer partially visible through a field of gold barley stalks. The deer's head and upper body are visible and it's ears are raised. It is staring straight at the camera.Charlie Scott

Charlie Scott saw this inquisitive deer staring back at him through a field of barley in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire

A low hill covered with green grass has low lying grey clouds rolling over the top. There is a calm and still body of water in the foreground of the picture which reflects the blue and grey sky.Kimberley Fairley

Kimberley Fairley took this picture of a hazy Burravoe from Carnweth in Shetland

A green valley with a river and a railway line winding through it. Rolling green fields and trees and farmland is below the hill. It is a sunny day with fluffy white clouds in the sky, which is blue and white.Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson was in Perth for a friend's wedding when he decided to take a hike up to Kinnoull Hill to take this picture

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