Your pictures of Scotland: 16 - 23 February

Northern LightsImage source, Steph Virot
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Steph Virot took her picture in Musselburgh during a solar storm. Steph said: "I was lucky enough to witness the Northern Lights, visible to the naked eye for two hours."

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A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 16 and 23 February.

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Image source, Kent Munro
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Kent Munro, originally from Vancouver, sent in this picture saying: "Thrilled to discover the first signs of spring in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh."

Image source, Mary Nunn
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Mary Nunn said of her photo on Ben Nevis: "An incredible day of climbing Tower Ridge on the Ben and entering another world on the summit of 'brocken spectres' and views which opened up before the descent."

Image source, Blair Robertson
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Blair Robertson, of Broughty Ferry in Dundee, said: "When visiting Loch Lomond, I came across this Mandarin Duck hiding in the trees along Balloch Park."

Image source, Maureen Campbell
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Maureen Campbell said: "These two crows landed nicely for me as I was about to take the photo at Glasgow Necropolis."

Image source, Debbie Easton
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Loch Doon was like a mirror on a recent visit, said Debbie Easton from Dumfries.

Image source, John Garbett
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John Garbett's brocken spectre pictured while tackling his first Munro - Ben Vorlich.

Image source, Pat Christie
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Pat Christie said of this shot: "I managed to use this lovely piece of driftwood to frame the Seabird Centre at North Berwick beach."

Image source, Lisa Angus
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Lisa Angus, from Haddington, East Lothian, said she had the pleasure of escaping to the Isle of Harris for a week with her husband. Lisa said: "It was our first trip and we were blown away with the outstanding beauty, friendly locals and amazing sunshine."

Image source, Isla Hill
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A sheep having a scratch near Oldshoremore in Sutherland, said Isla Hill who sent in this photo.

Image source, Michael Greening
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Michael Greening said of his picture: "Loch Lomond at Balloch – seagulls on the posts from the old pier, and morning sun shining on the valley beyond."

Image source, John Quinn
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John Quinn said of his image: "Puddle reflections after heavy rain on Waterloo Street, Glasgow, mirror the buildings and almost seem like a portal to step into."

Image source, Scott Maclean
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Scott Maclean's photo of Vatersay beach in the Hebrides.

Image source, Pol MacDonald
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Pol MacDonald's picture from his family's visit to a snowy Schiehallion.

Image source, Gordon Redford
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Gordon Reford took Darcey the black lab on a walk down the River Spey between Fochabers and Spey Bay on a calm evening.

Image source, Andrew Lennon
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A picture from a walk Andrew Lennon took around Inverness' Ness Islands.

Image source, Holly Hunter
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Holly Hunter, of Old Kilpatrick, captioned her image: "Still standing. The Lone Tree at Milarrochy Bay Loch Lomond."

Image source, Ellen Thompson
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Ellen Thompson, of Lennoxtown, said of her picture: "The photograph, which I have titled 'Maw and the weans on golden pond' is of our village pond at the foot of the Campsie Hills."

Image source, Victor Tregubov
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Victor Tregubov said of this shot: "A heavy sky above the fishing village Tarbert, Argyll."

Image source, Gillian Coulter
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Gillian Coulter, who sent in this picture, said: "I always thought there was a pot of a gold at the end of the rainbow, but on this very rainy day on Mull I saw that the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry can in fact be found."

Image source, Neil Thompson
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Neil Thompson, of Edinburgh, sent in this image of Water of Leith taken near Colinton Village.

Image source, Michael Leek
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Michael Leek, of Dunoon, took this shot from Cammoch Hill, Perthshire, of one of five RAF Red Arrow jets that flew low level through Scotland on their way to RAF Lossiemouth. Michael said: "The effort in getting to this location in order to capture the Red Arrows low level was worth it."

Image source, Morag MacNeil
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Morag MacNeil took this picture while out rowing with Appin Skiff Coastal Rowing Club in Argyll.

Image source, Frank McCafferty
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Frank McCafferty, of Bannockburn, captured this scene on a visit to Glen Coe.

Image source, Graham Christie
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Graham Christie's image of reflections at the Water of Leith, Edinburgh.

Image source, Jacki Gordon
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Jacki Gordon said of her picture: "Lovely to see not only red deer but also snow in the Cairngorms."

Image source, Eswyl Fell
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"Beautiful sunshine at Lybster Harbour, in Caithness," said Eswyl Fell, who took this picture.

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