Your pictures of Scotland: 20-27 February

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News image — Kath Thomson saw a rainbow when she was with her friends on Portobello Beach.

Kath Thomson A rainbow over a sandy beach. There are houses and buildings on the left and the sea on the right. The shadows of four people are on the sand. There are a few clouds in the bright blue sky. — Kath Thomson saw a rainbow when she was with her friends on Portobello Beach.

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 20 and 27 February.

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Andrew Briggs A beach on the Isle of Harris. The water is a turquoise colour and the sky is dark with clouds. There are hills in the background. — Andrew Briggs took this photo while on holiday on the Isle of Harris. "As always on this beautiful island, the colour of the sea has to be seen to be believed," he said.

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Alex Mitchell Sunrise over Aberdeen Beach. The sky is a pale yellow colour and the sun is reflecting on the water. A bench and a man walking a dog are in the foreground. There is frost on the ground. — Alex Mitchell captured the winter sunrise over Aberdeen Beach.

Erin Harper The Forth Rail Bridge over the Firth of Forth. The bridge has three cantilevers and is painted red. The water has ripples in it and there are a few clouds in the sky. — "A lovely day down at South Queensferry," said Erin Harper.

Gerry Quickfall Two highland cows standing on the banks of a burn at Gleniffer Braes. They are surrounded by bushes and trees with no leaves. — Gerry Quickfall from Helensburgh watched two Highland cows going for a drink in a burn at Gleniffer Braes.

Kate Masson The Old Man of Storr - a sharp rock formation on a dark hillside - at sunrise. It overlooks calm water and distant misty mountains. The sky has an orange tinge. — Kate Masson woke up early to capture Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye at sunrise. She said it was the "perfect view" for her morning coffee.

Brian Battensby Hundreds of grey seals lying on the beach. The sea is in the background and the foreground and there are seagulls in the sky. — Brian Battensby from Westhill watched hundreds of grey seals on the Sands of Forvie at Newburgh having a nap before the tide came back in.

Richard Castro Beinn Resipol reflected in Loch Sunart. The sky is bright with patches of cloud that are reflected into the loch. Trees frame the mountain and the sun sits in the top right corner. — "As I drove towards Salen from Glenborrodale I was stopped in my tracks by this stunning reflection of Beinn Resipol in a perfectly calm Loch Sunart," said Richard Castro.

Stephen Montgomery Two ducks upside down in Airthrey Loch at Stirling. They have brown and grey feathers and orange feet. — Stephen Montgomery captured two ducks "performing a synchronised swimming routine" in Airthrey Loch at the University of Stirling.

Victor Tregubov A gable-end artwork depicting a young girl picking daffodils. There are birds in the sky above the building and trees with leaves in the foreground. — "There are signs that spring is coming," said Victor Tregubov, who took this photo of a gable-end mural in Govan, Glasgow.

Bill Wright Two goosanders next to a river - one is seated, the other is standing up and flapping its wings in the air, as if it is gesticulating about something. — Bill Wright snapped this pair of goosanders on the River Kelvin.

Sue Powis A woodland area with pine trees. There is a thin layer of snow on the ground and the sun is poking through the trees to create an orange glow in the centre of the image. — Sue Powis watched the sun try to poke its way through the trees on her way to see the Falls of Bruar in Perthshire.

Gary Stanton A mountain covered in snow stands in the background of a valley with trees and three buildings. The sky is bright blue. — "Bright day at Inveroran with majestic Stob Ghabar in winter garb," said Gary Stanton.

Gail Steel A close-up of a golden retriever that is standing on the banks of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire. The water is still. — Gail Steel captured this photo of her dog Cooper overlooking the calm River Clyde at Braehead, Renfrewshire.

Grant McLean A snow-covered landscape of mountains with Loch Lomond through the centre of the image. — Grant McLean said it was a "crystal clear day" up Ben Vorlich overlooking Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond.

Sam Morris The Northern Lights in the Scottish Highlands. The sky is green with some dark clouds and red stripes. The stars are visible. — Sam Morris from Greenock was treated to a view of the Northern Lights while staying at Glenbuck Bothy in the Highlands.

Fiona Nairn A woodland covered with snowdrops on the ground. Blue sky can be seen through the trees. — "The snowdrops are out at Hill of Tarvit," said Fiona Nairn from Cupar, Fife.

Paul Shaw A brown otter facing towards the camera standing on a bed of brown/green seaweed. It has small ears, beady black eyes and whiskers. — Paul Shaw spotted this otter peering at him in Ardnamurchan.

Ruth Cumming A city street on a wet and dark night. Various lights - purple, red, green and blue - are reflecting across both sides of the road. — Ruth Cumming appreciated the burst of colour on a dark night as she crossed Commerce Street in Glasgow.

Valerie Pegler A winter landscape of a loch with snow-covered mountains in the background. The rocks in the foreground are speckled with orange and green algae and there are tree branches covered in ice. — Valerie Pegler from Crieff loved how the colour of the rocks brightened a wintery frozen landscape at Loch Turret reservoir.

Monica Riden A red squirrel perched on a rock in a woodland area. It has mud on its nose and paws. There are green moss-covered trees in the background. — Monica Riden was passing a squirrel feeder near a house in the Galloway Forest when she stopped to watch three red squirrels feeding, and captured one in this pose.

Shanti Nelson The Glasgow University main building with its bell tower. There are a couple of clouds but the sky is blue and there are trees below the building. — The main building at the University of Glasgow in the sun was snapped by Shanti Nelson.

Steven Neish Gothic-style brick buildings with turrets and spires. The image is taken from through a tunnel of an empty quadrangle at the University of Edinburgh. There are benches in the quad and statues around the edges. — Steven Neish said it was the first time he had ever had New College Quad at the University of Edinburgh to himself when he snapped this photo on an "unexpectedly sunny afternoon" on the Mound.

Elena Reid Sunrise in Nairn. There is a tree in the foreground with a pigeon sitting in the centre on one of the branches. Chimneys line the background and the sky is orange. — Elena Reid in Nairn felt the pigeon on the branch of the tree at sunrise framed the view of the chimneys perfectly, complete with a golden background.

Gordon Pearson A large stag with brown fur and big antlers standing in front of a snow-covered mountain and green pine trees. There is snow on the grass in the foreground. — Gordon Pearson met "this handsome guy" in Glencoe after a day out with his camera.

Hazel Thomson Four brown and white snow bunting birds. Three of the birds are on the snow-covered ground and one is flying. There is a silver metal bike rack in the foreground. — Hazel Thomson captured these snow buntings feeding next to a bicycle rack in the Cairngorms.

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