ALT View of Kirkwall silhouetted against a blue and pink sunrise, with the calm waters of Kirkwall bay in the foreground.

ALT Curlew on the shore in Orkney - image by Raymond Besant.

ALT Couple birdwatching at RSPB Marwick Head, Orkney.

ALT Seals in the Stenness Loch, Orkney, under a pink and purple sunset.

ALT Three eider duck flying in formation above the sea in Orkney - image by Raymond Besant.

ALT Image of St Magnus International Festival banners hanging on Broad Street in Kirkwall, with St Magnus Cathedral behind.

ALT View of the Old Man of Hoy, Orkney

ALT Sunrise view over Stromness, Orkney

ALT Sunrise at a frosty Standing Stones of Stenness

ALT View over Bay of Firth from Cuween, Orkney.

ALT Sunrise view of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall.

ALT Image of a short-eared owl on a fence post in Orkney

ALT View of main hearth and living area inside Kirbuster Farm Museum, Orkney

ALT View of old kiln building at Kirbuster Farm Museum, Orkney

ALT Aerial view of Kirbuster Farm Museum, Orkney

ALT View of parlour space at Kirbuster Farm Museum, Orkney

ALT View of the Italian Chapel in Orkney, with sheep in the field in the foreground.

ALT Long-tailed ducks flying above wild seas in Orkney. with an otter visible in the surf below.

ALT Kingfisher on mooring ropes in Stromness, Orkney.

ALT Silhouetted grey heron in Orkney.

ALT Sanderling on the tideline in Orkney with a small limpet to the left.

ALT View over the bay at Rackwick, with wild seas rolling in and large sandstone cliffs behind.