Your pictures of Scotland: 25 April - 2 May

A woman stands on top of a stack of rock looking out to rocky mountains. The sky is blue.John McKay

John McKay took this stunning picture of Jo Cardwell near North Goatfell on an amazing trip to Arran - looking towards Cir Mhor and Caisteal Abhail.

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Two birds of prey flapping near each other. They have dark and light brown feathers. Their tails are splayed.Michael Chalmers

Michael Chalmers watched a pair of red kites squabbling over food at Argaty.

Reds, pinks and greens make this leafy garden scene look very colourful.Alan Forrester

Alan Forrester captured a riot of colours in Dunfermline Glen.

Huge grey house with two pointy roofs nestled in green countrside beside a hill covered in trees.Ian Pitkethly

Ian Pitkethly enjoyed a moment looking at Tigh Mor, formerly the Trossachs Hotel.

A huge mass of white and pink tulips in front of a stone building with lots of windows.Chris Gordon

Chris Gordon took this picture of these tulips in full bloom outside St Salvator's Halls of Residence, University of St Andrews.

The red Forth rail bridge dominates this picture. There is a grey sky and an island in the distance.Lorna Donaldson

Lorna Donaldson viewed Inchcolm island through the Forth rail bridge.

Two lines of pink cherry blossom along rows of gravestones. There is a strip of green grass in the middle.Kirsten Grant

Kirsten Grant enjoyed the cherry blossom trees in Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen.

A long street with shops and pink cherry blossoms.Neil Bonner

Neil Bonner took this beautiful picture looking towards Marischal College, Aberdeen.

Cherry blossoms cascading down a flight of steps. There is a pink cherry blossom tree at the top of the steps.Chris Gordon

Chris Gordon captured the cherry blossoms in Abernethy, Perthshire.

A path with two lines of pink cherry blossom overhanging it. There is green grass on one side of the path and a fence on the other.Janice Taylor

Janice Taylor said of the pink cherry blossoms along the River Forth: "It feels as though you are walking through a pink tunnel and never fails to bring joy."

A turquoise sea meets a sandy beach which has a red boat parked on it. There are rocky hills in the background.Suzie Wood

Suzie Wood captured the beauty of the Isle of Iona while at her dad's wedding.

Looking down the red steel frame of the rail bridge. In the background is hills and houses in Fife.Odran Doherty

Odran Doherty very bravely took this picture of Fife from the top of the Forth Rail Bridge.

Cherry blossom covers a road which has overhanging trees. There is a car parked on the road in the distance.Brian Johnstone

Brian Johnstone caught the last of the cherry blossom near Beith.

Stone pillars on the left of the picture are reflected onto pools of water left on the causeway from the tide having receded. Emma Thorley-Cripps

Emma Thorley-Cripps took this picture as she walked along the causeway to Cramond Island.

A red squid lying on a yellow sandy sea bed.Robin Blythe

Robin Blythe spotted this tiny Bobtail Squid whilst diving off the west coast of Scotland.

A climber wearing a white bobble hat and red jacket climbs up a steep rock face with ropes. There is a mountain in the distance.Gathy Tuolor

Gathy Tuolor was captured climbing on the rugged wall of Glen Ogle.

Lots of cherry blossom trees with a strip of green grass in the middle.Lorna Donaldson

Lorna Donaldson found a row of cherry trees in the garden dedicated to peace in Bridge of Allan.

A seagull standing on a table looking into a fish and chip shop.Monika Wood

Monika Wood spotted this gull waiting patiently outside the fish and chip shop in Crail.

A fish is held upside down in the talons of the bird of prey. The osprey is using a lot of power in its brown wings to fly while carrying the fish.Glenys Munro

Glenys Munro captured this osprey catching a fish in Spinningdale.

A large golden yellow field stretching into the distance.Julian Paren

Julian Paren saw the rapefields at Balnakyle, Black Isle, Easter Ross.

A golden sunset over dark blue water.Robert Westerman

Robert Westerman watched the islands of Islay, Jura, and Gigha silhouetted on the horizon as the setting sun reflected on the waters at Machrihanish.

A garden bench among tulips overlooking the beautiful view of the colourful houses at the harbour and the distant red and black Cuillins.Helen Wilson

Helen Wilson marvelled at this pretty scene at Portree on the Isle of Skye.

- called this due to the redish iron deposits on the ground outside it.Lacie Watson

Lacie Watson was on honeymoon in Banff when she visited this Roman-built well called the Red 'Reed' Well.

Orangey brown muddy field with rows ready for planting crops. An old stone wall is in the foreground.Luci Allan

Luci Allan took this picture of the tattie fields at her house near Kirriemuir, Angus.

More than a dozen birds all on individual posts along the jetty looking at the sunrise.Andrew Chamberlin

Andrew Chamberlin liked how the birds all had an individual perch to watch the sunrise at Portobello beach.

There is a bright light in the sky above the huge pointy mountain. There is grass in the foreground.Christina Brownee Cox

Christina Brownee was on the West Highland Way when he came upon this ethereal scene of Buachaille Etive Mor.

A colourful scene of people waiting in the station for trains. There is a clock hanging from the roof and brown kiosks in the background.Alli McMahon

Alli McMahon enjoyed the buzz at Glasgow Central Station.

A fox stands on its hind legs while resting its front paws on a garden chair. Tony McKeown

Tony McKeown was reading in his garden in Glasgow's southside when this 'nosey parker' wanted to know what he was up to.

More than half a dozen birds sitting on a guano-covered rocky ledge.Siddharth Jayaraman

Siddharth Jayaraman managed to zoom in on this beautiful seabird scene on the Isle of May.

A brown furry beaver having a scratch.Marcus Tyler

Marcus Tyler took this photograph on a private estate in Perthshire of a beaver enjoying a good scratch.

Brown furrowed field on one side of a grey road and on the other is a yellow rape field.Kate Kay

Kate Kay captured the juxtaposition of a stunning yellow rapefield next to the brown muddy furrows of a field in Munlochy Bay.

A beautiful snake half submerged in water. There are brown stones at the bottom.Chris Ormiston

Chris Ormiston spotted this adder enjoying an early morning swim in Loch Muick, Aberdeenshire. He said: 'The first time I've ever seen a Scottish snake.'

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