Your pictures of Scotland: 21 - 28 March

Alan Findlater snapped this colourful picture of the Connel Bridge near Oban.
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A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 21 and 28 March.
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Angela Perry said she was "very privileged" to witness these two swans in Fochabers, Moray.

Jill McAdam spotted a horse having a lazy day at Ardgowan Estate in Inverkip.

A very blue view from Brodick in Arran. By Paul Marley.

"The destination of my morning walk was the 500-year-old St Clement's church on the Isle of Harris," said Kent Munro. "All's wool that ends wool!"

Troon marina reflections by Sandy Donoghue.

A fiery red sunrise reflected in the Beauly Firth near Inverness. Picture by Val Ross.

Michael Yuille spotted an endangered Yellowhammer while on a visit to the Argsty Red Kite Centre near Doune.

Scott Wilson took this picture while enjoying some bright spring weather in the Cairngorms.

"Spring arrived last week - with warm sunshine as a welcome tonic," said Graham Rosie, who snapped this picture on Mendick Hill in the Scottish Borders.

Bev Haston spotted a seal peeping its head above the water at Brora beach in Sutherland.

Jamie Ballantine snapped the moody Stronachlachar pier at Loch Katrine on a flat and grey day.

Alex Orr said: "The stunning Japanese water gardens, which form part of the Stobo Estate in the Scottish Borders, are a joy to behold as spring begins."

A view from Seacliff Beach looking beyond the harbour wall, with Bass Rock standing tall in the distance. Taken by Jane Kelly.

Kimberley Fairley took this frosty morning picture of Carnwath in South Lanarkshire while out a walk.

A curious squirrel meets its reflection in Ardnamurchan. Picture by Paul Shaw.

"Lovely spring day at St Abb's Head," said Brian James. "The cormorant, as cormorants do, getting a bit of spring sunshine."

David Charles snapped a ram on a hillside with moody skies while he was at Glen Lyon in Perthshire.

"The gorgeous Dumfries House in Ayrshire," said Melissa Rarity. "It's a beautiful estate in the spring."

Angela Pearson photographed a red squirrel before it scrambled up a tree in Pitmeddon Forest near Auchtermuchty.

A view from Cummingston Beach with the crashing waves of the Moray Firth along the cliffs towards Burghead. Taken by Elizabeth Patterson.

Ian Niven took this picture of a pair of Whooper swans during their "head bobbing and dipping" courtship ritual at Hogganfield Loch, Glasgow.

Victor Tregubov caught this tranquil view of Loch Knapps shortly before the sunset.

Two giraffes enjoying the warm weather at Edinburgh Zoo. Taken by Ross Gourlay.

Julie Kornhammer saw some cute baby lambs in Haddington, East Lothian.
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