The Torridonian Faeries sprinkle gold over the sunny sandstone boulders each summer. Wall art from Torridon Glen.
Botanists will tell you that this is Xanthoria parietina, Xanthoria aureola, or a plethora of other crustose lichens but they are wrong. It is faerie
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Location: Based on photographs taken along the path to Coire Mhic Fhearchair in Glen Torridon in the Nort-west
Photo credit: © GeoJuice / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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