Your Pictures of Scotland
A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 24 April and 1 May.
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"A swan just about to take off," said Michaela Murray who took this photo at Golden Loch fishery, Perthshire.
Rhona Graham sent in this photo taken at Rotten Rock in Burghead.
Karen Ritchie captured this photo of a lovely sunset at Portpatrick Harbour in Dumfries and Galloway.
"My sleepy eyes struggled to take in the amazing sunrise reflections through the mist at Eglinton Loch near Kilwinning in North Ayrshire," said Hugh Maxwell from Darvel.
Keith Valentine took this photo of downhiller Drew Carter at this year's Innerleithen downhill practice.
"My son Daniel deciding what to do about this lump of rock on a beautiful sunny morning on Donmouth Beach, Aberdeen," said Ian Adamson.
Aileen sent in this photo taken in Tarbert overlooking Loch Fyne from the new viewing platform.
Hazel Younger from Inverness visited Luskentyre beach with her Westie pup Ceitidh.
Zoe Smith sent in this photo of some Cherry Blossoms in full bloom in Dawson Park in Broughty Ferry.
There have been a lot of cherry blossom photos this week. Here is another sent in by Anton Immink taken on a riverside walk in Stirling.
"After sunrise everything was bathed in a beautiful light, including this delicate dandelion," said Marie-Pierre Garroway who sent in this photo taken at Cathkin Braes.
A week of lovely sunrises included this picture from Bow Fiddle Rock near Portknockie sent in by Stephen Dixon from Fort William.
This photo shows a tractor sowing carrots near Bridge of Earn in Perth and Kinross. Sent in by Hamish Spencer-Nairn.
Lorna Donaldson sent in this photo taken in Strathmore Valley.
"Spot the train,"she said.
A sunset over Gairloch taken on Big Sand beach, pictured by Graham Christie.
A row of people enjoying some fish and chips on a "glorious" evening at Newhaven in Edinburgh. Photographed by Tom Richard.
A flock of birds "catching the final glow of the sun," said Robert Westerman from Machrihanish who sent in this photo.
Jeanette Taylor from Aberdeen got up close with a Highland Cow in Kingswell for this picture.
"I often see these lovely cows but I'd never noticed the detail on their horns before such as the stripes on this one,"she said.
Gordon Stewart from Clackmannan was also focused on Scotland's cows with this photo of a four-month-old calf.
Claire Davidson took this photo of her dog Poppy playing with her dad on Leven Beach.
"A tender moment captured near Perth as this young leveret looks for comfort from its mother," said Peter Wilkinson who sent in this photo.
Alan Tough from Elgin was one of the many people who spotted Magnus the Walrus on his travels around Scotland. This photo was taken in Findochty.
Bill Cameron from Lochaber saw the sunrise from the summit of Ben Nevis.
"A sure sign that spring has arrived," said Eric Niven, who saw this butterfly at the Dundee Botanic Gardens.
