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Murdo MacLeod

St Kilda: summer by the sea - in pictures

St Kilda: The Island of Lewis seen behind the boat on the way to St Kilda
The Island of Lewis as seen en route to St Kilda Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: A gannet fishes
A gannet fishes off St Kilda Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: Stac an Armin
Stac an Armin, part of the St Kilda archipelago Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: Visitors from a cruise liner visit the deserted houses of Village bay
Visitors from a cruiseliner visit the graveyard, deserted houses and storage cleats of Village Bay, St Kilda Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: The deserted houses of Village bay
The deserted houses of Village Bay, on the St Kilda archipelago Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: Stac an Armin, Stac Lee and Boreray seen from Hirta
Stac an Armin, Stac Lee, and Boreray, as seen from Hirta, part of the St Kilda archipelago Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the Guardian
St Kilda: A gannet in flight over the sea, photographed from a boat arriving at Hirta
A gannet in flight over the sea, photographed from a boat arriving at Hirta, the largest island in the St Kilda archipelago off Scotland's Outer Hebrides Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: Stac Lee in the archipelago of St Kilda
Stac Lee in the archipelago of St Kilda Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the Guardian
St Kilda: The deserted houses and storage cleats of Village bay
The deserted houses and storage cleats of Village Bay on the St Kilda archipelago Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the Guardian
St Kilda: The deserted houses of Village bay
The deserted houses of Village Bay on the St Kilda archipelago Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: A sign by one of the deserted houses in Village bay
A sign near one of the deserted houses in Village Bay. The native population was evacuated in 1930 Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: The deserted houses and storage cleats of Village bay
The deserted houses and storage cleats of Village Bay on the St Kilda archipelago Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: A skua or bonxy dive bombs a visitor
A skua or bonxy dive bombs a visitor on the St Kilda archipelago Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: Boreray, Stac an Armin, Hirta, Soay and Stac Lee
Boreray, Stac an Armin, Hirta, Soay and Stac Lee, all part of the St Kilda archipelago Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: Dolphins swimming
Dolphins swimming amid the St Kilda archipelago Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: Stac an Armin, the highest sea stack in Scotland and the British Isles
Stac an Armin, the highest sea stack in Scotland and the British Isles Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
St Kilda: The Island of Lewis seen behind the boat on the way to St Kilda
The Island of Lewis seen behind the boat on the way to St Kilda Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
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