Gorgeous red heads

A recent task saw me working on the UK mainland for the first time in a while, although the site was only at the landward end of the ferry ramp at Scrabster, so only a journey of about 25 metres south into Caithness.

By the time the task was completed, the grey day I had experienced on the morning trip across the Pentland Firth had morphed into a rather pleasant evening. I spent much of the return journey out on deck, watching Fulmars and Gannets, or hopefully scanning the sea for sight of a fin.

Once the ferry began to make its way past Hoy, the red sandstone cliffs of the west coast were wonderfully illuminated by the low sun. Here's a selection from Rackwick Bay to St John's Head.