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Your pictures of Scotland: 20-27 December

Gareth Taylor A boy wearing a red jacket and red bobble hat standing in the sea. Waves are crashing into the backgroundGareth Taylor
Gareth Talbot's son Ruaridh "blowing the cobwebs away after a few stormy days" at Newark beach in Deerness, Orkney.

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between December 20-27.

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Eloise Simpson Portrait image of a pale blue sky, fading into orange and pink with snow covered mountains below. In the distance, a person is visible sitting on the peak of the mountain.Eloise Simpson
Eloise Simpson from Edinburgh snapped this photo after her first time winter climbing in the Cairngorms, near Aviemore. She said: "We finished climbing just as the sun set and it was such a beautiful view."
Roseanna Mitchell Clear sky above a still loch, surrounded by hills and a bright pink building visible in the distanceRoseanna Mitchell
Roseanna Mitchell snapped this image of the pink lodge on Loch Glass, Dingwall.
Alison Stewart Cloudy grey sky with pink and orange sunset visible in the far distance, above calm waters with the sunset reflecting on it next to a sandy beach covered in seaweed with a large pipe running through the centre of the image into the water.Alison Stewart
Alison Stewart from Dunfermline enjoyed a walk in Limekilns, Fife on Boxing Day "to get moving" after an indulgent Christmas Day.
Zoe Harle Landscape image of a murky pond surrounded by large trees below a bright blue sky. A group of flamingos are gathered around the edge of the water.Zoe Harle
Zoe Harle visited Auchingarrich Wildlife Park in Crieff with her mother for Christmas, where they shared fond memories of her late father during a quiet moment.
Alan Sloss Large thick old tree, growing onto a small moss covered wall with more trees in the backgroundAlan Sloss
Alan Sloss from Balloch snapped a photo of a tree "taking a rest" at Loch Lomond golf course in Luss.
Leeanne Dobbie Portrait image of a stag, standing close to the camera. In the distance, a snow-capped mountain is visible below a cloudy sky.Leeanne Dobbie
Leeanne Dobbie from Glasgow bumped into a beautiful stag in Glencoe.
George Burgess Large wooden "snake shaped" log with eyes painted on and red glitter painted to look like lipstick wearing a large Santa hat with a small white dog looking into the "mouth".George Burgess
George Burgess captured the moment his dog Ted encountered a festive "Nessie" at the Ness Islands.
Graham Christie Small black bird, sitting on a branch with its beak open, carrying a small red berry, perched on a branch with more berries with falling rain faintly visible Graham Christie
Graham Christie from Helensburgh spotted a blackbird sheltering from the rain and having a snack in his garden.
David Sneddon Landscape image of a vivid sunrise on a darkening sky, the sunset is reflecting on the water with a stone wall zig-zagging into the water and a faint green light visible in the far distance.David Sneddon
David Sneddon enjoyed the sunrise at St Monans zig-zag pier in Fife on Christmas Eve.
Andrew Briggs A bridge sits on a frozen loch. Wintry looking trees are visible in the distance and at the top is a snow covered mountain peakAndrew Briggs
Andrew Briggs captured a frozen Glencoe Lochan and snow-capped Pap of Glencoe during a trip last week.
Calum Taylor A lit up Christmas tree sits in the middle of a town centre. Other Christmas lights are also hanging to the side.Calum Taylor
Dunfermline looking festive on a cold winter evening - sent in by Calum Taylor.
Pete Walls The stars in the sky above a house.Pete Walls
"Last night the skies were clear, lovely stars and no moonshine," said Pete Walls from Edzell, Angus.
Douglas T Coutts Landscape image of a beach with a vivid pink, purple, orange and yellow sunrise on a light blue sky with wooden pillars from an old pier on the beachDouglas T Coutts
Douglas T Coutts snapped this beautiful image at Lossiemouth on Christmas morning.
Loreena Price A close up image of a robin red breast.Loreena Price
Loreena Price from Mintlaw in Aberdeenshire sent in this photo of a robin.
Pat Christie A toy santa and elf photographed from behind sitting on a sandy beach with blue waves visible in the background.Pat Christie
"Santa and one of his elves enjoying a North Berwick sunrise before heading off to get ready for the big day" - sent in by Pat Christie.
Shirley Faichney An orange and yellow sunrise appears through the clouds over some waves.Shirley Faichney
Shirley Faichney got to enjoy a "glorious Christmas Eve swim", in what she calls the dooking capital of Scotland - Leven Beach in Fife.
Ian Camrass Landscape of the River Clyde at the Transport museum with a boat moored outside and a bridge illuminated over the water below a darkening sky Ian Camrass
"An unusually calm sunset" over the River Clyde at the Govan-to-Partick bridge, photographed by Ian Camrass.
Rebecca Mellon Two terrier dogs wrestling over a stick on a beach strewn with seaweed, below a pink tinted sky with the rooftop of a small house visible over some sand covered dunes in the backgroundRebecca Mellon
Rebecca Mellon sent in this photo of Ria the Welsh terrier and Hamish the wire -haired fox terrier enjoying a game of tug of war on St Combs beach, Fraserburgh.
David and Obby Stevenson Aerial view of tractors, vans and farming equipment lined up in rows at night time in a car park - around 60 or so - all brightly lit with Christmas lights as people walk around each vehicleDavid and Obby Stevenson
A birds-eye view of Lanark Young Farmers tractor run which raised money for Cancer Research UK - sent in by David and Obby Stevenson.

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