Your pictures of Scotland: 27 December - 3 January

Iain Cameron The sun shines on a mountain, with a loch in the foreground and a house in the centreIain Cameron
Iain Cameron said: "Just outside Ballachulish, the last of the evening sun catching the peaks."

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 27 December and 3 January.

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Fiona Berry A body of clear water, with hills in the background reflected in the waterFiona Berry
Fiona Berry said: "I live in Kilwinning and took these pictures on our climbing club New Year trip to the Smiddy hut in Glen Etive."
Fabio Todde A beach at sunrise with a  lighthouse in the backgroundFabio Todde
Fabio Todde took this photo on Christmas Day at Rattray Head, Crimond, Aberdeenshire.
Kevin Williamson A country road winding off to the left with a brightly coloured forest to the rightKevin Williamson
Kevin Williamson said: "This was taken whilst out on a car journey in the Aberdeenshire countryside, near Torphins."
Alison Pendlowski A car mirror reflecting a sunset with a landscape in the backgroundAlison Pendlowski
Alison Pendlowski said: "Driving up the A90, heading up to Peterculter for Christmas with family with a beautiful sunset behind us, as can be seen in the car wing mirror."
Angela Pearson An image of popular Scottish singing duo The Proclaimers projected onto a wallAngela Pearson
Angela Pearson took this photo of The Proclaimers projected onto Edinburgh Castle during The Castle of Light experience.
Frank Wielbo A greenfinch stares with a hard expression whilst clinging to a bird feederFrank Wielbo
Frank Wielbo took this shot of a "greenfinch with a scary face at our garden feeder near Melrose in the Scottish Borders."
Darren Pearson A ferris wheel lit up by the sun with the rest of the street in shadowDarren Pearson
Darren Pearson took this dramatic photo of Princes Street in Edinburgh
Hazel Hood Sheep eat from a trough with the sun in the backgroundHazel Hood
Hazel Hood took this photo of sheep eating at Whitehillocks Farm in Glen Clova, Kirriemuir
Ishan Acharya A dark, brooding cloudy sky over a city centre, with a church steeple in the middleIshan Acharya
Ishan Acharya sent us this picture taken in Inverness
Iain Fyfe A mountain with a snowy foreground and a white cross in the skyIain Fyfe
Iain Fyfe captured this celestial Saltire at Lochaber with Ben Nevis in the background
Jimmy Mason Two leafless trees silhouetted by a sunriseJimmy Mason
Jimmy Mason from Dunfermline said: "Taken while passing the kissing trees on the back road to Kinghorn, amazing morning sky"
John Dickson A lenticular cloud behind buildings in the foregroundJohn Dickson
John Dickson said: "Spotted this interesting, UFO-like cloud formation over North Berwick while walking with my partner Gill at the weekend."
Liz McCree Twelve sheep in a line from left to right, standing in a snowy field Liz McCree
Liz McCree said: "Sheep all queuing up the British way. Taken in Glen Clova."
Manilyn Ritchie The silhouette of a church and flying bird in front of a sunsetManilyn Ritchie
Manilyn Ritchie said: "Golden sunrise ignites the sky on Christmas day, the silhouette of south church of Fraserburgh and the harbour lighthouse."
Melanie Barrett Two Highland cows, one in the foreground and one at the rear, behind a fence in a fieldMelanie Barrett
Melanie Barrett took this photo of two Highland cows close to the Glencoe Visitor Centre
Parul Ghosh Dastidar A long-exposure photo of a waterfall running down the centre of the picture surrounded by trees and vegetationParul Ghosh Dastidar
Parul Ghosh Dastidar said: "Stumbled upon this waterfall in full spate near Ardvreck Castle."
Pete Wilson A panoramic photo of a harbour with a blue sky above and three people walking at the left-hand sidePete Wilson
Pete Wilson from Elgin said: "A pic of Lossiemouth on Christmas Day, it was 15c!"
Rona MacKinnon A landscape with a loch in the middle taken from a hillRona MacKinnon
Rona MacKinnon took this photo at Kinlocheil
Rachel East The sun setting on a bayRachel East
Rachel East said: "Where heaven meets earth. The sun setting on another year at Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire."

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