Your pictures of Scotland: 2 - 9 October

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News image — Georgina Whylde from Dumfries took this photo of blue grey cows peeking over a wall

Georgina Whylde Three blue grey cows look over a stone wall, with fields in the background — Georgina Whylde from Dumfries took this photo of blue grey cows peeking over a wall

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 2 and 9 October.

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Claire Davidson A red deer with its mouth open looks off-camera. There are fields in the background. — Claire Davidson said: "A lovely day feeding the red deer in Dumfries and Galloway - and luckily, one pulled some brilliant funny faces for the camera!"

Priya Nallamuthu Five swans in a pond at sunset, three of the swans are in silhouette — Priya Nallamuthu took this photo at St Margaret's Loch at Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh. She said: "I love everything about this - the lone egret, the swans, cygnets, the way the loch reflects the ruins and the moody twilight lighting."

Elizabeth Whyte A standing stone with a loch and hills in the background — Elizabeth Whyte took this picture of a standing stone on the Isle of Scalpay, just off Harris looking over to the Shiants.

Julie Kornhammer A large flat-topped mushroom in a forest — Julie Kornhammer sent in this photo she took while taking autumn pictures in the East Lothian countryside

Kenneth Milligan Small light-brown birds sit on a barbed wire fence with countryside in the background — Kenneth Milligan took this photo of a "linnet get-together along Seamill Beach" in North Ayrshire.

Kirsty Bell A narrow boat sails down a canal with trees on either side — Kirsty Bell said: "I took this picture on the Meggetland Footbridge over the Union Canal in Edinburgh. It shows a narrow boat sailing past the St Andrew boat club."

Charlie McGinn Three Highland cows lying down in a field — Charlie McGinn said: "I was out walking at Inverbeg, Loch Lomond and spotted these Highland cows chilling out in the October sunshine."

Lauren McKinnon A wide photo of a double rainbow over a residential street — Lauren McKinnon took this photo of a double rainbow over Motherwell

Marie-Pierre Garroway A long-exposure of a waterfall. The water has a red colour. — Marie-Pierre Garroway took this photo of a small waterfall on the Rotten Calder River, in Calderglen Country Park. She said: "The red colour is because of the presence of ironstone."

Paul Shaw A white-tailed eagle in flight — Paul Shaw took this photo of a white-tailed eagle on North Uist

Paul Xu A small cottage surrounded by water and hills — Peter Xu sent in this photo of a "wee cottage at Glen Coe".

John Christie A large fort in two sections with a driveway in the foreground — John Christie took this photo of Fort George, near Ardersier. He said: "The sheer size and symmetry of Fort George is amazing."

Philip Matthews Two small trees on a large area of scorched earth caused by wildfires — Philip Matthews said: "They have just re-opened much of the area of the Cairngorms that was affected by large scale fires. I took a walk up Strath Nethy to see the impact. The devastation of the ground vegetation is stark and while many of the tree are still standing, I am not sure if the ground fire has caused long term damage to their roots."

Graham Christie A grey heron sitting on rocks on a beach — Graham Christie took this photo of a grey heron at St Andrews East Sands.

Scott Lawson A valley surrounded by hills and mountains with the sun shining behind the clouds — Scott Lawson took this picture of "morning sunlight from the slopes of Corbett Beinn na h-Uamha in the heart of Ardgour".

Jim Johnston A windswept cavapoo sits on grass at a beach — Jim Johnston said: "I thought you might like this picture of Toby the cavapoo enjoying a windy day on the beach at Arisaig.

Morag MacNeil A mountain reflected in the water with trees on either side — Morag MacNeil from Duror took this picture of a "mirror image with Sgorr Dhearg in the background".

Emma Legge A red bird reflected in the lake it is standing in — Emma Legge took this photo of "a glowing redshank in the early-morning sunlight" in Musselburgh.

Jacqueline Dawson A colourful sunset in a wide-angle photo of a beach — Jacqueline Dawson said: "A spontaneous sunset decision that enabled me to capture some beautiful shots after weeks of not seeing them here in North Berwick."

Victor Tregubov A waterfall inside a cave — Victor Tregubov sent us this photo of "a spectacular Smoo Cave near Durness."

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