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Rainbows

It was William Wordsworth who said “My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky:” Here are some rainbow photographs to lift everyone’s hearts.

Rainbow, Orkney, Hoy, Old man of Hoy, dramatic cliffs, sandstone cliffs,
Rainbow over sandstone cliffs near the Old Man of Hoy, island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland.
Rainbow, North Sea, Moray coast, Scotland
Rainbow over the North Sea, from the Moray Coast east of Hopeman, Scotland.
Rainbow, autumn, birch trees, Scotland
Rainbow over birch trees and juniper bushes in autumn, Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Glenmoriston, Scotland.
rainbow; double rainbow, Scots pine, Glen Affric, Caledonian Forest.
Double rainbow over an old 'granny' Scots pine in the Caledonian Forest in Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow, Scotland.
Rainbow over lime trees and hazel trees, Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Glenmoriston, Scotland.
Rainbow, subtropical rainforest, Parana pine, Araucaria angustifolia, Brazil, Atlantic rainforest
Rainbow and clearing mist after heavy rain over Araucaria trees (Araucaria angustifolia), Campos do Jordão State Park, São Paolo, Brazil.
rainbow, Scots pine, Caledonian Forest, Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow over Scots pines in the Caledonian Forest in Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow, sandstone cliff, dramatic light, Moray coast, Scotland.
Sandstone cliffs and cave, with a rainbow over the North Sea, on the Moray coast between Hopeman and Covesea, Scotland.
Rainbow, Scots pine, birch, Caledonian Forest, Glen Affric, Scotland
Rainbow over Scots pines and birches beside Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin in the Caledonian Forest, Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow, Wester Ross, Scotland, Scottish Highlands
Rainbow over the Glen Mhor Estate, near Kishorn, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Rainbow, Scots pine, birch, Caledonian Forest, Dundreggan, Scotland.
Rainbow over Scots pines and birches, Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Glenmoriston, Scotland.
Rainbow, Orkney, Scotland.
Rainbow over farmland on the main island of Orkney, from the beach at Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland.
Rainbow, double rainbow, gorse, flowering gorse, Scots pine, Scotland.
Double rainbow over young Scots pine and flowering gorse, Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Rainbow over wind turbines, Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Rainbow, birch trees, Strathfarrar, Scotland.
Birch trees in early spring in late afternoon light, with a rainbow behind, Glen Strathfarrar, Scotland.
Rainbow, sandstone cliff, Moray coast, Scotland
Sandstone cliff with a rainbow over the North Sea, on the Moray coast between Hopeman and Covesea, Scotland.
Rainbow, Garibaldi Provincial Park, Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia, Canada.
Rainbow over Garibaldi Lake, beside mountain hemlocks and subalpine firs, Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.
Rainbow, tropical rainforest, Amazon watershed,  Peru.
Rainbow over lowland tropical rainforest, with rain falling on the Las Piedras river, Madre de Dios Department, Peru.
Rainbow, birch trees, gorse in flower, Loch Ness, Scotland.
Rainbow over birch trees and gorse in flower beside Loch Ness, Scotland.
Clearing storm clouds and a rainbow over Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic.
Rainbow, Scots pine, Caledonian Forest, Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow over Scots pines in the Caledonian Forest in Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow at Athnamulloch, Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow, Moray Art Centre, daffodils, spring, Findhorn, wind turbines, Scotland.
Rainbow over the Moray Art Centre in spring, Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Rainbow, double rainbow, Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Double rainbow in autumn over my house at Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Rainbow, Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Unusual multiple rainbows over birches and Scots pines at Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Rainbow, Loch Ness, Highlands, Scotland.
Rainbow over Loch Ness, Highlands, Scotland.

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13 May

Kittiwakes are nesting on the sandstone cliffs of the Moray Coast just now. Between couples exhibiting pair bonding behaviour, single birds advertising their availability & squabbling neighbours at the densely-packed nesting sites, there are a lot of red tongues on display!

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I saw, for the first time, an Aedes sp Mosquito feeding on a Box Turtle today. I was thrilled to get a capture!

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