Image caption January - Dawn Miller, from Glenrothes, spotted this buzzard as the golfers in the background aimed for a birdie on the course. Image caption January - Lochluichart, Ross-shire, looks like a winter wonderland in Richard Wright's photo. Image caption February - Snowdrops by Starlight at Cambo House Estate near St Andrews. Photo by David Cooper from Glenrothes. Image caption March - The 22:20 bus from Bellfield "wheeching" past the Kilmarnock Railway Viaduct gave William Wheelans a photo opportunity. Image caption April - Margo Hutchison, from Bearsden, watched a Punch and Judy show in Stirling Castle. Image caption April - A rock formation at Storr, on the Isle of Skye, with Raasay in the background. Gareth Hughes and Fran Shaw were on holiday from Manchester. Image caption May - Beach huts on East Beach at Hopeman, Moray, caught the attention of Kenny Divers from Glasgow. Image caption June - Linda Murphy was among the spectators who turned out to welcome the Olympic torch to Cumbernauld. Image caption June - This photo was taken by James Davidson, from Edinburgh, after a day of walking in the Highlands. Image caption July - 'Young at heart' was Ailsa McDiarmid's suggestion for this photo taken at the top of Ballageich Hill in Glasgow. Image caption July - "Say cheese". Rowan practised his photography skills on his parents. Mum Leeanne said they were attending a wedding in Caithness. Image caption August - Conn and Harris (just out of picture) in the garden in Dunfermline. Dad Mark Rennie kept out of the way of the onslaught. Image caption August - Bob Gray's stag do involved a dinner party on The Table in the Quiraing, near Staffin. Best man Colin Baird said getting the table, chairs and crystal decanters back down was 'interesting'. Image caption September - Katherine Fotheringham from Scone said getting Andy Murray's autograph in Dunblane after his US Open victory was worth the three-hour wait. Image caption October - The sun was setting as Heidi Obern went beachcombing on the beach at Brora. The view is looking towards Golspie. Image caption November - Dad Dave Harris, from Edinburgh, thought Thea did not know what to think of her new little brother Zachary when he first came home from hospital. Image caption November - Contrasting colours of Marischal College and the sky above prompted Matthew Moore, from Aberdeen, to reach for his camera. Image caption December - Ducks on the River Teith seemed to be "canoodling on a cold December morning", according to Elaine Sneddon from Lasswade. Image caption December - Highland cattle formed an orderly queue at feeding time on Ballimore Farm Estate. previous slide next slide

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