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Sunset over Tràigh Thorastain, Coll
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Coll Northwest
A green flash at sunset over Tràigh Thorastain, Coll. Here, the sun is setting across the Sea of the Hebrides just south of Berneray (Barra Head). A green flash lasts only a couple of seconds just as the sun sets; it is a result of refraction of the sun's rays by the atmosphere. It is an optical phenomenon caused by higher frequency light (green and blue) refracting (curving) more than red light, so remaining visible after the red light from the sun has sunk below the horizon. It is a magnification of the thin green line around the setting sun, which is usually not visible to the naked eye. It is best seen in clear air over the sea with no cloud on the horizon. I have only observed a green flash twice in the 5 years I have been looking - the other occasion being at Barvas, Lewis in July 2010.
24 August 2014
Sunset at Barvas, Lewis
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Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais)
Green flash sunset at Barvas, Lewis. The green flash is an optical phenomenon caused by higher frequency light (green and blue) refracting (curving) more than red light, so remaining visible after the red light from the sun has sunk below the horizon.
10 July 2010
Common Green Grasshopper, RSPB Loch Lomond
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus), an insect in the family Gomphocerinae, in Compartment 34 at RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
04 July 2023
Common Green Grasshopper, RSPB Loch Lomond
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus), an insect in the family Gomphocerinae, in Compartment 34 at RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
04 July 2023
Lapwing, Fidden, Mull
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Mull
Lapwing or Green plover, Fidden, Mull, resplendent in full breeding plumage.
13 May 2007
Green Park Hotel, Pitlochry, and Loch Faskally
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Pitlochry, Loch Faskally and Ben Vrackie
Green Park Hotel, Pitlochry, on the shores of Loch Faskally
23 November 2019
Green Carpet moth, Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The bright green colour of this moth when freshly emerged, fades with age to a yellowish-brown or whitish. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Green-veined White, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) on Bloody Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum), taken by David Palmar. This is a female, spring brood individual. Later in the season the dark grey/brown colouration on the upperwing becomes less obvious.
06 August 2023
Green dock beetle, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Green Dock Beetles (Gastrophysa viridula), taken by David Palmar.Typically found on Dock plants, these beetles are also usually found near water,
06 August 2023
Dark Green Fritillary butterfly, Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) butterfly, Grantown East, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. From the top, the butterfly is orange with black markings, and doesn't look green. The "dark green" refers to the underwing, which has white patches and in many cases the green isn't actually very dark!