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St Rule's Tower in St Andrews, a magnificent viewpoint well worth the climb to the top. The tower was built in about 1123 and predates the start of building work on the nearby (now ruined) St Andrews Cathedral by almost 40 years. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/standrews/strules/index.html

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A triumph of over-engineering, the Forth Bridge, often called the Forth Rail Bridge since the arrival of the Forth Road Bridge: now one of three great bridges across this part of the Firth of Forth, each built in a different century. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/queensferry/forthrailbridge/index.html

The Forth Bridge. The image shows the Forth Bridge seen from the south-west with evening sun illuminating its whole length. There are five stone supports at the near end, leading in from the right of the frame, and these are lit by the sun to a bright honey colour. The metal structure of the bridge is in the lower left of the frame and is bright reddish-orange. The sky is blue, and this is reflected in the water.
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    Ta d’à!

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    Gone Fishin'

    A Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) looking for lunch.

    Tuesday April 16th, Elie beach, in eastern .

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    Mother Of Pearl

    Polar stratospheric or nacreous clouds last Christmas.
    Due to their altitude of 15,000–25,000 m (49,000–82,000 ft) and the curvature of the Earth's surface, these clouds shine brightly before dawn or after dusk. Consisting of ice crystals, these form below −78°C (−108°F) and are now more common outside of the polar regions due to global warming.

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    A photo of a sunrise, with stripes of orange-brown cloud on the horizon catching the first sunlight of the morning. Above a cloud bank lit from below the sky would usually still be quite dark, but on this morning the sky is full of strangely multi-coloured clouds, resembling a film of oil floating on a water surface. The visible colours are similar to those of a rainbow, but with less recognisable structure. These are almost like puddles of rainbow, with large patches of green fringed with blue, and yellow bordered by red. It's quite unearthly.
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    Red Sky In The Morning

    This has to be one of the most impressive sunrises I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot!
    Christmas morning 2020, and one of the best gifts that year was this stunning sky. Brief but gorgeous, complete with a sun pillar caused by ice crystals suspended in the cold air.

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    A photo of dawn. The foreground at the bottom of the shot is a line of trees, house roofs and street lights. Near the centre of the image the sun is rising, and a faint line of light extends upward from it. The centre and top of the shot are filled with the sky, which is full of streaky cloud. These have picked up the colours of the sunrise, and range from pastel lemon yellow, through orange and gold to a deep ochre orange. It's simply magnificent.
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