Your pictures of Scotland: 1 May - 8 May

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News image — Colin and Alison McCormack from Glasgow went out on the Noss Boat to see the gannets off the islands of Bressay and Noss in Shetland - and got up close with them.

Colin McCormack Two gannets fly close to the camera on a sunny day, while a lighthouse and other buildings can be seen on the shore in the distance. — Colin and Alison McCormack from Glasgow went out on the Noss Boat to see the gannets off the islands of Bressay and Noss in Shetland - and got up close with them.

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 1 May and 8 May.

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Craig Bradshaw A straw devil sculpture on fire, with the flames blazing away — The traditional burning of the devil on Girvan beach brought the annual folk festival to a fiery finale.

Steven Archibald A view looking a graveyard, with the ground covered in cherry blossoms. — Steven Archibald, from Aberdeen, felt there was a stunning contrast between life and death with the seasonal display of cherry blossoms at Allenvale Cemetery in Aberdeen.

Tom Molenaar A field covered with bright yellow flowers, with large hills rising into the distance. — Tom Molenaar was out for a walk with his 10 month old son Jesse when they saw this striking view of the Ochil hills behind yellow flowers.

Morag Wilson A sunrise over a mountain and greenland on Skye, while a few sheep walk along a nearby path — The first light on Skye and some wandering sheep were spotted by Morag Wilson.

Sarah Sivers A view of a statue of a man, with a top hat and coloured blue and white. He has one hand touching the top of his hat, and through the gap in-between the crook of his arm and his head you can see three conical mountains. — Sarah Sivers felt the Striding Man at the Caol Ila distillery on the Isle of Islay appeared to have the Paps of Jura resting in the crook of his arm.

Sarah Grossman A bright purple sky above a row of flats in a big city — Sarah Grossman was struck by the vivid purple sky above Marchmont in Edinburgh.

Ian Niven A greylag gosling bird leaning over and munching on a wild flower — Ian Niven spotted the new clutch of Greylag Goslings at James Hamilton Heritage Park in East Kilbride recently - this one was enjoying the wild flowers.

Steph Virot A sunset over a loch, with the water clearly rippling. — Steph Virot described watching the sun set at Duddingston Loch in Edinburgh as "absolute bliss".

Pat Christie A statue of an arctic tern. It has its head raised upwards, and mouth open, so it appears to be eating the full moon visible between the gap. — Pat Christie spotted the arctic tern statue at the Seabird Centre in North Berwick appearing to catching the full moon.

Jenny Scott A large piece of brightly coloured street art, reading GIE IT LALDY. — Jenny Scott was out for a morning run while visiting Glasgow for work and spotted some street art that provided extra inspiration to give it her all.

Neil Barton An albino squirrel sitting in a garden, looking at flowers. — Neil Barton spotted an unusual visitor to his parents' garden in North Berwick, in the form of this albino squirrel.

Gordon Baxter A goal being scored in a hockey match. The scoring team are wearing green shirts and black shorts. One of their team is airborne as he watches his shot go in. The other team are in red shirts and white shorts with their netminder in all blue. A referee in a yellow shirt watches on. — An Edinburgh University player took to the air when scoring their second goal in the Scottish Hockey Grand Final in Glasgow, as witnessed by Gordon Baxter.

Janina Dolny Four brightly coloured Japanese fish-shaped wind socks blowing in the wind on a bright day. — Cherry blossom celebrations at Lauriston Castle in Edinburgh saw these colourful 'Koinobori' flown - traditional Japanese fish-shaped wind socks to symbolise Mum, Dad and children - and snapped by Janina Dolny.

Derek McEwan A sunrise over Edinburgh, with hills and homes visible — This sunrise over Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat was captured by Derek McEwan.

Sarah Robertson A city street, illuminated by a large white sign reading HIDE & SEEK, while another sign is lit with downward red arrows. A man and a woman are standing underneath them talking. — Sarah Robertson was on her way back from a gig in Glasgow when she took this snapshot of a late night in the city.

Marcus Tyler A beaver sitting in a river and eating a plant — This beaver was enjoying a snack on the River Almond near Perth when Marcus Tyler happened to pass by.

Clare Sharp A misty day showing an island in the distance — A misty spring day provided an atmospheric view of the island of Scarba, viewed from water just off the Isle of Luing, as snapped by Clare Sharp

Paul Le Combre A picture showing a river running through a town, with houses on either side — Paul Le Combre took visiting family members from New Jersey around Scotland, including to Dean village in Edinburgh

George Webster A game of cricket being played in a large grassy field as the sun shines down — George Webster took in this game of cricket on the Meadows in Dornoch on a sunny day recently.

Wei Gang A view of the hills and mountains on the Isle of Skye, with the water alongside them. — Wei Gang was holidaying on the Isle of Skye when he took this snap of his wife enjoying the view

Jack Murray-Bird A hare sitting in a field with an unimpressed facial expression — A rather fed up-looking hare was seen by Jack Murray-Bird near Skara Brae, Orkney.

Jacki Hall A swan in a pond, looking at its reflection in the water — A swan taking a swim at Bingham's pond near Anniesland was captured by Jacki Hall, who loved how the reflection in the water made it look like the swan was sitting in a tree.

Graham Christie A row of brightly painted three fishing boats at a harbour. Several people can be seen walking around in the background of the harbour. — Graham Christie felt these fishing boats at St Andrews Harbour gave a splash of colour to the harbour at low tide

Chris Gordon Rows of brightly coloured tulips, with a speed limit sign in the middle of them. — Chris Gordon was amused to see that this tulip arrangement in the village of Arncroach in Fife appears to have a speed limit.

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