Eagle-eyed bird-watchers in Kinross have spotted a giant bird of prey at the Loch Leven nature reserve.
Visitors have enjoyed the spectacular sight of white-tailed sea eagles flying above RSPB Vane Farm since last month.
The majestic birds have been fishing in the nearby loch.
One visitor described the sight as “amazing” and said she was “thrilled” to see a second sea eagle appear.
The young birds are part of the East Scotland Sea Eagle release programme a partnership between RSPB Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Forestry Commission Scotland.
They hope to reintroduce sea eagles to east Scotland, building on successful reintroductions on the west coast.
So far 64 birds have been released through the initiative since it began in 2007.
The birds are easy to identify due to their coloured tags the female (turquoise tag H) and male (turquoise tag Z) are just over 18 months old and were two of three birds seen at RSPB Vane Farm last winter.
This winter they have been roosting on the Loch Leven islands, making the most of the winter wildfowl.
A third bird was electronically tracked on Sunday at the reserve and is thought to be a bird from last year’s release.
Photo used under Creative Commons licence courtesy of Flickr user Robert tdc.